CHAPTER 98: CHAPTER 98: PRETENDING TO BE FRAIL TO MELT HIS HEART

Seeing Raina as if she had lost a whole circle of weight, her eyes haggard, her small face pale, and rainwater soaked through her thin, plain clothes.

Adrian Grant couldn’t push her away, and raised his hand to hold her in his arms.

Facing the child who had passed away, he didn’t know what to say.

There was always a bit of guilt in his heart, and he wanted to make up for it with Raina.

"Adrian, Aurora especially liked you when she was alive, could you burn some paper money for her?"

Raina Lowell controlled her emotions and moved out of Adrian Grant’s embrace.

God knows how much she hates this man right now.

Hates him for being heartless and cold-blooded.

Being able to watch her daughter die without having a shred of empathy, not staying to accompany her daughter for even a second longer.

After she uses him for revenge, after sending Isabelle into prison, she’ll leave with Evelyn.

In this life, she’ll never have any ties with him again.

Adrian Grant agreed, "Alright."

He followed Raina Lowell to the child’s tombstone, knelt down, and picked up the somewhat damp paper money to burn for the child.

Even though this child had nothing to do with him, looking at the child’s photo on the tombstone, Adrian Grant still felt his heart ache.

The hand tearing the paper money was trembling a little.

He didn’t know why he felt so pained, maybe it was because his heart held Raina, Aurora was Raina’s child, the reason of loving her and everything connected to her?

Raina Lowell still didn’t quite want Adrian Grant to taint her daughter’s tomb.

If not for wanting him to feel some guilt, she wouldn’t allow him to be at her daughter’s grave.

She truly didn’t want him to stay even for a moment, she stood aside and reminded him:

"Adrian, can you take me back? I’m a bit cold."

Adrian Grant stood up, hurriedly took off the coat he wore at the engagement party, draped it on Raina Lowell’s shoulders, and unconsciously wrapped her in his arms again.

"Alright, I’ll take you back."

Feeling that Raina was so weak she could barely walk, swaying as if she was going to collapse, Adrian Grant simply picked her up in a princess carry, to send her back to the car.

He let Caleb Landon drive to Lowell Manor.

Even though Raina had divorced with nothing, but he had allocated her the house at Lowell Manor.

He thought Raina had been living at Lowell Manor these days.

In fact, she hadn’t.

After Alaric Jennings came over, he bought real estate here and took Raina and Evelyn to live elsewhere.

But for revenge, Raina Lowell had no choice but to go back with Adrian Grant to Lowell Manor.

In the car, to grasp this man’s heart, Raina Lowell weakly leaned towards his embrace.

Her voice carried a crying tone as she spoke.

"Adrian, Aurora left me, what should I do from now on? I don’t know what meaning life holds for me, I want so much to accompany my Aurora, so that she won’t be afraid alone over there."

Adrian Grant knew the child’s passing was a huge blow for a mother.

But hearing her speak of wanting to die, he truly feared Raina would disappear from this world like she had last time.

He held her tightly in his arms, leaning down to touch her.

"Don’t do anything stupid, you still have Evelyn, and...Alaric Jennings."

Adrian Grant knew he didn’t deserve to say she still had him.

Because he was engaged to Isabelle Everett.

And he would marry Isabelle in the future.

Right now, acting this way towards Raina was only out of post-divorce guilt, a man’s care for his ex-wife.

Raina Lowell shook her head, "I don’t like Alaric Jennings, I only like you, but you don’t love me, are you about to marry Isabelle Everett?"

She pretended not to know about his engagement to Isabelle Everett.

Thinking of their engagement today, if she kept Adrian Grant overnight, would Isabelle Everett be furious?

How Isabelle Everett intervened in their marriage back then, she would now return the favor.

She wanted Isabelle Everett to show her true face, to let Isabelle confess to orchestrating kidnapping and murder like last time.

Facing Raina’s question, Adrian Grant chose silence.

But his heart was inexplicably moved.

He truly felt Raina’s words were true, that she had him in her heart.

And he, what had he done to her?

"Adrian, if you really love Isabelle Everett, if you’re going to marry her, then let me out of the car! I want to be with my daughter."

Raina Lowell deliberately threw a tantrum, insisting on opening the door to get out.

Adrian Grant hurriedly stopped her, holding her in his arms to comfort:

"Even if I truly marry Isabelle Everett, I won’t leave you alone, don’t do anything stupid, I have an obligation to support you."

"But..."

"Listen, it’s hard to get a cab here, I’ll take you to Lowell Manor first."

Raina Lowell took what she could and stopped arguing about getting out, even if she couldn’t forgive this man’s past indifference.

But at this moment, she had to act like she needed him, leaning against him, unwilling to leave.

Adrian Grant couldn’t bring himself to push her away either.

Arriving at Lowell Manor, afraid Raina couldn’t walk, he carried her out of the car, into the house.

Madam Cole came to the door to bring them shoes.

Adrian Grant instructed: "Run a bath, Raina needs a hot bath."

Considering her whole body was soaked, if she didn’t change her clothes quickly, she’d catch a cold.

Madam Cole hurriedly went upstairs to get busy.

Raina Lowell got down from Adrian Grant’s embrace, pretending to be strong: "Adrian, I can walk on my own, I’m fine."

Adrian Grant was still a little worried, raising a hand to support her.

Once Madam Cole filled the bath, he helped her into the bathroom.

Raina Lowell didn’t refuse, wanting to see how far he could go with her even after getting engaged to Isabelle Everett.

But once he sent her to the bathroom, he turned around and left.

Still aware of maintaining a distance with her.

Raina Lowell snorted coldly, not seeing him being so measured when they were husband and wife.

Now he knew to stay away from women out of love for Isabelle Everett.

He really did love Isabelle Everett.

After undressing, Raina Lowell stepped into the bathtub, completely submerging herself.

Adrian Grant instructed Madam Cole to make ginger water for Raina, then went to the cloakroom to get her clothes.

It was already very late, and Isabelle Everett’s call came through.

Adrian Grant answered, Isabelle Everett’s voice wasn’t as gentle as before, but carried a bit of questioning:

"Adrian, where have you gone? Why aren’t you home yet?"

Adrian Grant felt inexplicably annoyed at Isabelle Everett’s assertiveness after gaining power.

They were only engaged, not married.

Yet she truly thought she was Mrs. Grant, able to control him.

Adrian Grant frowned displeased, "I’ll come back after finishing my work."

"Then I’m waiting for you to come back, will an hour be enough?"

Adrian Grant didn’t respond, hung up the phone.

Arriving at the bathroom door, knowing Raina was inside, since they were divorced, he shouldn’t just open the door.

Then he spoke to her inside:

"Raina, I left your clothes outside, come out and get them yourself, also if there’s anything just tell Madam Cole, I’m heading back now."

Inside the bathroom, no sound was heard.

The leaving Adrian Grant felt uneasy, calling towards the bathroom:

"Raina."

Still no response, Adrian Grant suddenly felt panicked, directly pushing the door open to enter.

Seeing Raina completely submerged in the water without any movement, he rushed over to pull her out, his heart racing.

"Raina, Raina wake up..."