The Life of A Billionaire’s Wife
Chapter 43

Chapter 43 To Be Her God-Granddaughter

Equally concerned about Elizabeth's well-being, Veronica followedbehind Matthew toward the doctor.

"The patient suffered from an intracerebral hemorrhage, which meansthere has been bleeding in her brain tissue,” the doctor explained asshe took off her surgical gown. “The symptoms are as she haddisplayed earlier. Good thing we got to her here just in time. It wouldhave been bad if it was even a second later.”

Veronica could not help but let out a huge sigh of relief upon hearingthe doctor's words. Intracerebral hemorrhage.

Those were the exact symptoms Tony had when he had the samecondition two years ago. She remembered how panicked she was whenTony had gone to the fields to work only to end up foaming at themouth while convulsing because a blood vessel in his head hadruptured.

She had immediately called for an emergency back then. She as-briefly-as-possible mentioned the symptoms, and the doctor patiently told herwhat she could do to help. Alas, she managed to bring Tony back fromthe brink of death as she did according to the doctor's instructions.After that incident, Veronica, as a precaution, had made sure to teachDaniella what to do in case something like that were to happen again.After all, Daniella was the one who was staying by Tony's side.

"Is she awake?" Veronica asked with a concerned look.

The doctor nodded in response and reassured her, “Yes, she hasregained consciousness.”

As the doctor spoke, a nurse emerged with a hospital bed from theemergency room—in the middle of the bed lay Elizabeth.

The worried Matthew hurriedly stepped forward and caringly asked,“How are you feeling right now, Grandma?”

Even though Elizabeth had just gone through a life-threatening ordeal,she still managed to show her grandson a kind smile. “I'm fine. I wasjust—"

Her words came to an abrupt stop when she noticed that Matthewwasn't the only one there. “Veronica? What are you doing here?” sheeventually asked.

Instead, it was the doctor who answered on Veronica's behalf. “This isthe girl I told you about earlier! She is the young lady who saved yourlife! You have to give your thanks to her. It would have been bad if shewasn't there.”

The doctor then turned to Veronica, and with her thumbs up, she asked,“Have you learned first aid or something before? You did pretty well!”“No, I have never learned anything like that,” Veronica answered with apolite smile on her face. “It is just that my father went throughsomething similar 2 years ago.” She then looked toward Elizabeth.“Madam, I'm glad to see that you are fine and awake now. I'll be takingmy leave then.”

Unexpectedly, Elizabeth reached out and held Veronica by her wrist.“Hold on. I would like to have a chat with you.” She smiled.

The nurse then brought Elizabeth into a VIP room as Veronica andMatthew quietly followed along. After the nurse hung an IV drip forElizabeth, she swiftly made her exit from the ward.

After that, Elizabeth threw a glance at Veronica as she waved theyounger woman over. As soon as Veronica was standing by Elizabeth'sbedside, her hand was caught in yet another grip. “Dearie,” she cooed.“Thank you so much for saving me. If it wasn't for you, I would havedied right there and then.”

“Don't say that, madam. You will live a long, long life,” Veronica quicklysaid with a smile.

She then continued asking, “Shouldn’t you be at the Kings Residence,madam? What were you doing at Riverside Park?"

No matter how she thought about it, it didn't make sense for Elizabethto be there early in the morning by herself. From what she was awareof, Kings Residence was nowhere near the park.

Hearing Veronica's question, Elizabeth could only let out a long sigh atthat. “I have been staying at home ever since my husband passed away,and I tend to overthink when I am alone. So, I can only go to the parkto meet with other people when I want to get myself out of my head. Iget to practice Tai Chi and chat with the other old folks every morningthis way.”

Veronica had not expected Elizabeth to share her honest feelings withher, but when she did just that, Elizabeth seemed like any other elderlyperson who was equally susceptible to loneliness. In fact, shesurprisingly sounded humble for a woman of her standing. Because ofthe position she was in, it was only natural for others to instinctivelydistance themselves from her. It was inevitable that she wouldsomewhat feel lonely. Pretending to be a regular granny to hang outwith others in the park could possibly be the best option for her.“Madam, you should get someone to accompany you even if you areonly going for an exercise,” Veronica said apprehensively.

“I go to the park for my peace of mind. Wouldn't bringing someonealong defeat that exact purpose?” She chuckled as she lovingly pattedthe back of Veronica's hand. “You saved me. Tell me, what can I do torepay you?”

Elizabeth was grateful for Veronica from the bottom of her heart asVeronica did save her life after all! At that moment, Veronica couldn'thelp but feel as though it was fate that brought them together again.“It is fine, madam. I didn't do it for a reward. I would have done thesame even if it was someone else that needed my help,” Veronica kindlyrefused.

To her, being willing to lend a helping hand was what made people“human’. It wouldn't have come from a sincere place if she had savedElizabeth thinking she would get a reward in return.

“What a nice young woman you are.” Elizabeth sighed, and yet her eyeswere glaring at Matthew the whole time. “It is a pity that we don’t havea lady like you at our home. Ah! How about this? Why don’t I make youmy god-granddaughter?”

Elizabeth had always liked Veronica ever since they had first met. Shestrongly believed that it was fate that had brought them together.Veronica could not replace her words for a moment there, and when shefinally did, she blankly repeated, “Huh? Make me your god-granddaughter?” That escalated rather quickly!

The proposal was so sudden that Veronica almost forgot to respond.“Yes! I understand that you and Matthew couldn't get married. It is apity that the both of you could only cross paths and not get to the endof the road together. I still feel guilty for what happened to the child,too. But I know that you are a good girl, and I really do like you. So...”At that, she expectantly stared at Veronica, “Would it be alright for youto accept my request?”

Hesitantly, Veronica could only mumble, “This...”

Her saving Elizabeth had been a complete coincidence, and yet shefound herself considering the older woman's lucrative request. She wasaware that she wouldn't have to fear the Larsons anymore if she wereto agree to it. And also, having Elizabeth to back her up would probablystop Matthew from further harassing her in the future.

As she pondered, Elizabeth sneakily slid the jade bracelet on her wristonto Veronica's without her realizing. “I have been wearing this braceletmy whole life, and I am giving it to you now. Treat it as the first presentI am giving you as your god-grandmother,” she insisted.

A small frown gradually appeared on Veronica's face. She was feeling allsorts of emotions as she looked at the bracelet.

Matthew, who had been standing quietly aside, was confused by hisgrandmother's actions. He suddenly spoke up. “Please think about itagain, Grandma.”

Elizabeth's grip on Veronica only got firmer as she threw Matthew aglance. “Think about what? I have decided on it. From now on, you haveto treat her like an older brother would.”

Older brother? His squinting eyes swept to glare at Veronica.

Veronica had not noticed the rage on Matthew's face at first, but shecould almost feel the temperature around Matthew drop after hearingElizabeth's words. The hairs on her back automatically stood as she feltthe cold glare poking into the back of her torso.

“You and Tiffany are engaged. I'm sure I don't have to remind youabout what you should and should not do in the future. I will breakyour legs if I were to replace out that you haven't been treating Veronicaright,” Elizabeth sternly warned.

The listeners of the conversation immediately knew what she meant byher words. After all, Elizabeth was aware of what had transpiredbetween Veronica and Matthew in the past. Her words now shouldserve as a warning for Matthew to back off from Veronica.

“Hal” Matthew scoffed before asking in a ridiculing tone, “Grandma, areyou sure she didn't approach you on purpose?”

Elizabeth didn't bother waiting for him to finish his sentence as shereached out and gave Matthew a hard pinch on his thigh. “I amsomeone who has lived a long life and literally just came back from thedead. I can't be wrong about this.”

Truth be told, Elizabeth had fully expected Matthew to be against heridea. She had always known just how much her grandson dislikedVeronica.

Matthew heaved a frustrated sigh, but still, he gave it another go. “Sheis not as simple as you think she is.”

“I might as well look for an idiot or a fool if I was hoping for asimpleton!” Elizabeth impatiently roared, rendering Matthew silentalmost immediately.

Upon hearing that, Veronica no longer held back her laughter asgiggles erupted from her. She couldn't help but realize how adorableElizabeth was.

Elizabeth then declared, “It is my birthday in two months. I will beinviting the business pioneers of Bloomstead to the celebration.Veronica, come for my birthday. I shall introduce you to them.”

It was a well-known fact that Elizabeth enjoyed her peace by mostlykeeping to herself and her family. The attendees of her birthdaycelebrations in the past, too, were only people from the Kings Family.Now that she was willing to invite the public to the celebration just tointroduce Veronica to them, it was obvious how much she had putVeronica on a pedestal.