Chapter 226: Encountering Ryan Sterling

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Encountering Ryan Sterling

Upon hearing this, Ryan immediately replied, "Okay, I’m heading back now."

After he hung up, Evelyn Grant quickly asked, "Your father... did he have another heart attack?"

"Yes. It’s serious."

"Then you should go."

Ryan nodded and strode away, his long legs carrying him out of her sight in just a few steps.

Evelyn Grant stood frozen in place for a long time—so long that her legs grew stiff and numb before she finally, slowly, moved.

She didn’t know why she was reacting this way.

’I’ve already decided to leave Ryan. I already know that everything he did before was just part of his plan, his script. So why...’

’...why does my heart still get swayed the moment I see him?’

Her fingertips twitched. Only then did Evelyn Grant head back to her hospital room.

As soon as she pushed the door open, Alex Grant was looking at her. "Sis, you were gone so long I thought Mom found out you were in the hospital!"

"No... we just talked for a bit." She forced a smile, pushing her earlier emotions to the back of her mind. "Mom said you were worried sick about me. You were afraid I was being bullied and kept wanting to call me."

Alex Grant grinned, showing his teeth.

"Of course! You’re my only sister! Besides, I know you. You must have been bullied to act that way toward Julian Sterling! If he dared to bully you, it means he doesn’t respect our family, he looks down on us. Since he dared to do that, why should I give him any face?"

’And he was lucky his sister stopped him from saying anything harsher when he spoke to Julian Sterling before!’

’Otherwise...’

’...Alex would have just started cursing him out.’

"With you protecting me, of course I’ll be fine." Evelyn Grant walked over and ruffled her brother’s hair. "You’ve grown up in a flash. While you were studying earlier, I was just thinking about how you’ve suddenly gotten so big. The next time I feel this way, will it be when you get married?"

After all, he had finished his college entrance exams and was about to start university.

After graduating from college, he’d have to think about getting a girlfriend and getting married.

But Alex Grant shook his head. "Sis, I’m not getting married anytime soon!"

"Oh? Why not?"

"It’s not like I don’t know our family’s situation! If I start working and still can’t change our circumstances—if I can only earn enough to take care of you and Mom with nothing left over—then I don’t plan on getting married. I won’t ask a girl to marry me just to suffer with me."

This was the first time the siblings had ever discussed something like this.

Evelyn Grant was genuinely moved. For her brother to say such a thing showed just how responsible he was!

’There aren’t many men like that in the world today.’

"But won’t you be lonely by yourself?"

Alex Grant smiled and shook his head. "Lonely? If I ever feel lonely, it just means my schedule isn’t packed enough! And if it’s not packed enough, that means I’m missing out on other opportunities to make money. How could I run off and find a girlfriend then?"

Although Evelyn Grant was proud of her brother’s sense of responsibility and thought he would make a great husband and father someday, she couldn’t agree with his attitude toward life.

She pursed her lips, pulled a nearby chair over, and sat down. "Alex, let me tell you something. Even though our family has never been wealthy, and we’ve never really had a time where things were easy, your life can’t just be about making money! You have to have a life of your own."

"My life is taking care of you and Mom."

"No! Your life should be exciting. You should do the things you want to do, the things you love! That’s what Mom and I want for you."