No one dared disobey Joseph, except Kathy.
He compromised.
He instructed John to bring a thin quilt and let Kathy lay on the sofa, "Sleep here, and I sit beside
Grandpa."
"Let's take turns to sit up." Kathy grabbed his arm. She didn't want Joseph to stay up late.
They loved each other.
"Kathy, your accompany is sufficient. Go to bed." With that, Joseph covered her with quilt, not allowing
her to struggle any more.
Kathy stared at Joseph without blinking. It seemed that Joseph could lift a sky at any time.
As sleep crept up on her, Kathy felt her eyelids get heavier. Joseph lowered his head to kiss her cherry
lips for a while before moving away.
He walked to the corridor with a cigarette case. Just lighting a cigarette, he saw Julian was walking out
of the elevator.
Joseph flicked the soot and became fierce.
Julian ignored Joseph and was about to open the door to enter Mathew's ward.
But he was stopped by Joseph.
"Joseph!" Julian looked at him angrily.
Joseph said in an extremely indifferent voice, "Go away."
"I come to visit my Grandpa!" Julian tried to push Joseph's hand away.
However, he couldn’t push.
Instead, Joseph hooked his neck severely and threw him against the wall!
Julian was no match for Joseph. He fell to the ground and was awkward.
"I'm going to see my Grandpa. Joseph, what right have you to stop me!" Julian said angrily.
Joseph squinted his eyes with endless anger in his eyes, "Do you know that Grandpa develops
symptoms of heart failure? He can't be irritated. He almost couldn't wake up during the first aid just
now!"
Joseph's eyes were red. He tried his best to restrain emotions.
Julian was stunned and trembled. Finally he could hardly stagger to his feet so that he fell again.
Joseph kicked him on his lap, "Julian, get out of here. You are too shamed to visit Grandpa!"
With that, he walked into the ward.
Julian stood up staggeringly, and could only look at his unconscious Grandpa through the window with
his fist tightly clenched.
"Grandpa…"
In the ward, both Kathy and Mathew woke up.
Joseph and Julian made a noise just now.
"Joseph." Mathew's old voice sounded. Kathy hurried to help him up first.
She was not sleepy at all.
Joseph looked terrifying and his eyes were hard. Gradually, he recovered his equilibrium.
"Grandpa, how do you feel?"
Joseph's tone didn’t become gentle until he spoke.
"Much better now. I am old and in poor health." Mathew sighed.
It was not the first time. He probably knew that he may not live long.
"Grandpa, you can live long." Kathy comforted him.
Mathew shook his head, "I am old. Go back. Don't sit up with me."
Joseph frowned and naturally did not leave, "Grandpa, I'll go buy you some food."
Joseph knew that Grandpa entertained guests during the dinner and hardly touched food.
"Well, Kathy, you also go back. I feel much better now. I don’t want to toss you young people." Mathew
kept waving his hands.
After Joseph went out, Mathew also drove her out. Kathy was even more worried.
Julian remained here. Joseph directly ordered the security guard to come up to drag him out.
In the wee hours of the morning, many restaurants on the roadside were closed.
Joseph stopped in front of a gruel store.
The owner was about to close the store, but when he saw Joseph, he immediately ran out to entertain
him.
"May I help you? This is the menu."
Kathy took it. Joseph didn't say a word. Kathy ordered a white porridge and added a beef porridge,
When she remembered that Joseph also ate nothing.
Joseph didn’t speak all the way with his hands in his trouser pockets. His expression was very
indifferent.
He looked quite aloof.
Kathy took the initiative to hold his cold palm, approached him, and hugged him.
But a chill stole over his body, Kathy was a little frustrated.
"Joseph, just say something." Kathy was really worried.
After a while, Joseph turned his head and lovely rubbed her hair as he did in the past, "I’m sorry to
have worried you."
"Alright." Kathy muttered.
"What's going on with Grandpa?" In view of Veronica was there just now, she didn’t asked.
Joseph looked so terrible. She guessed something bad must be happening.
"Heart failure. Grandpa can't undergo surgery and there are risks with drug treatment."
Kathy listened quietly and felt that Joseph was getting more and more aloof.
"Grandpa might pass away at any moment."
Joseph said gravely.
Death was unpredictable.
Mathew was at a high risk of death.
Kathy trembled all over. At the party today, she saw grandfather was in good spirits. Although he was
over seventy years old, he usually paid attention to exercise and health preserving. As a result, he was
in good health.
He had been ill in the past few years and his body functions have gradually declined.
"Joseph."
"Let’s go back." Joseph took the packed lunch box and walked ahead.
Kathy looked at his long and lonely back and also felt sad.
They returned to the ward. Joseph didn't eat anything but just served his grandfather the porridge.
Eating up, Grandfather started to drive them again.
In case stimulating Mathew, Joseph and Kathy left the ward. Joseph sent Kathy back to school first.
"I will come to the hospital tomorrow." Kathy said.
"You have classes tomorrow. Stay in school."
Kathy reluctantly frowned.
At this time, she wanted to accompany Joseph.
But Joseph showed his objection on the face.
Anyway, she would rush to hospital after class tomorrow. Kathy thought secretly.
The next day, Mathew was fine so he was discharged from hospital early.
Joseph took him back to Joseph’s residence.
Veronica was about to visit Grandpa. At this time, she saw Grandpa return.
"Grandpa!" Veronica excitedly pushed her wheelchair over.
Mathew was leaning on crutches. He was more spry than he was yesterday, but looked pale.
"Veronica, you get up so early." Mathew smiled.
"I'm going to visit you, but I didn't expect you are discharged so soon."
"I am fine and in good health. There is no need to be hospitalized."
Joseph supported his grandfather without saying a word.
Veronica chatted with Grandpa for a while. When she came down to the living room, she saw elder
brother was smoking again.
He didn't smoke very much before, but recently he often smoked.
"Joseph, Grandpa is fine, right?" Veronica asked.
"Yes, don’t irritate him."
"I definitely won't. I'm obedient. I'm afraid that Julian will come back to irritate Grandpa." Veronica was
scared.
When Grandpa saw Julian, he was really angry.
Especially Julian seemed to do well now.
Joseph frowned and smoked.
"I will send someone to watch Julian."
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