C137 Do You Want to Escape from Me?

Old Mr. Tillman, who was walking on the bed, suddenly felt his head go blank. Then, he felt a pinch on his chest.

How could this be?

In her previous life, she clearly remembered that her grandfather had passed away at the end of the month. How could he have died so early?

She had yet to properly accompany her grandfather!

"Grandfather... Grandfather."

She raised her legs and was about to step forward, but her head was in a mess. Her feet were unsteady, and she fell to the ground.

Justus’ heart trembled. He bent down to help the girl who was crying on the ground.

At this moment, a figure flashed past like a gust of wind. Reece had already pulled the girl into his embrace.

"..."

Justus looked at the girl who was leaning against another man. God knew how much effort Justus had put into resisting the urge to snatch her away.

At this moment, due to his status, he could only stand in place and feel his heart ache.

"Lydia?" Reece hugged her tightly. His deep eyes were filled with worry.

Lydia steadied her footsteps and raised her eyes to look at the man above her. Tears fell one by one. "Grandfather has left. From now on, I have no one to protect me anymore."

From now on, she could no longer be willful.

Because the person who was supporting her was no longer around.

"There's someone." In the future, I will protect you.

"..."

At that time, Lydia was still in a state of grief, so she didn't understand what Reece meant. She didn't even have the time to think about what he meant when he said that it would happen.

Later on, she left the room with the help of Mrs. Lewis. She left the arrangements for her grandfather's funeral to Reece.

Old Mr. Tillman's funeral was two days later. It was raining heavily in Goulcrest, which had been sunny for a long time.

After the funeral, Reece went to send the guests away, leaving only Lydia standing in front of the tombstone, holding an umbrella.

The already desolate cemetery was so quiet that only the sound of the raindrops hitting the umbrella could be heard.

After an unknown period of time, a pair of black leather shoes entered her blurry vision.

Immediately after, her cold body was wrapped in a warm suit. "Grandfather loves you the most. He naturally doesn't want to see you in such a sad state."

"…"

The girl stood there without saying a word, but Reece could still see her shoulders trembling when she heard the word "grandfather."

Even though she didn't cry, he could guess how much she was crying.

Reece reached out his hand to hold the girl's shoulder, wanting to pull her into his embrace.

However, just as he gently pulled her to his side, Lydia suddenly broke away like a frightened hedgehog and took a big step to the left to widen the distance between them.

"…"

"…Thank you." Lydia reached out her hand to take off the coat on her shoulder and returned it to Reece.

However, the man opposite her did not take it. Instead, he ordered unhappily, "The autumn rain is too cold. Put it on."

"I am not that weak." She didn't want to accept his good intentions, in case he misunderstood.

Now that her grandfather had left, it was time for her to settle her matters with him.

Since she was going to break up, she had to be decisive and not drag things out.

Lydia returned her clothes to the man and got out of the car without looking back.

Staring at her resolute back, the smart Reece knew exactly what she was thinking. His eyebrows furrowed and his eyes were filled with heavy emotions.

Because of her determination, Lydia did not return to Reece's car after leaving the cemetery. Instead, she sat in the car of her mother, Eliza.

"Mom, let's go."

"Aren't you going to wait for Reece?" Eliza was puzzled as she leaned against her chest.

"He... He said that he had something to take care of and told us to go back to the hospital to look after Dad and Grandma." She was afraid that her mother, who had just experienced her father's car accident, would not be able to handle the sudden change in circumstances. So, she first made up an excuse.

She wanted to wait for her father's condition to improve and find a suitable opportunity to talk to her mother.

"Why are you so heartless? Old Mr. Tillman is the only family member of Reece. Old Mr. Tillman might not say it out loud, but his heart must be in pain. How could you just go back to the hospital with him?" Her mother exploded when she heard this. She pushed the umbrella back into her hands. "The hospital has me and the nurse. Don't worry. Stay with Reece for the next two days."

"Mom, I..."

"Get out of the car!"

Before she could finish her sentence, her mother pushed her out of the car.

Her body staggered backward as the rain fell on the side of the road. When her head hit the man's chest, she stopped abruptly.

A faint fragrance wafted into her nose, and her waist was pressed against the man's warm palm.

The man's soft voice sounded in her ear, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"Reece, don't worry about Dad and Grandma. Just let Ava spend more time with you these two days. I'll call you if anything happens to the hospital."

Seeing the man and woman in front of her, Eliza said nothing more and stepped on the accelerator, leaving as fast as the wind.

Lydia, who had been left behind, smiled bitterly, "..."

Isn't it a little... unreasonable for you to be so heartless to me?

When Eliza's car disappeared from her sight, she was forced to retract her gaze. "I..."

"It's too cold outside. Let's talk in the car."

Just as she was about to speak, she was pulled into the car by Reece.

Seeing this, Lydia stopped in her tracks and refused, "No need, I'll take a taxi back to the dorm."

"University?" Reece frowned.

"Grandpa passed away, so there's no need for us to act like lovers anymore. It's inconvenient for us to stay together. I'll move back to the university from today onwards."

After a few seconds, the two of them spoke in unison.

"You..."

"Reece..."

The two of them looked at each other for a moment before swallowing their words.

Lydia stared at the tip of her toes. Her heart was filled with the words that her mother had just said.

"Old Mr. Tillman is Reece's only family member. Although Old Mr. Tillman didn't say it out loud, the pain in his heart is much greater than yours."

Although the Tillman family was a wealthy family, Reece was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. However, his parents passed away three years later, and Old Mr. Tillman had to raise Reece alone.

Therefore, his grandfather was his only family member.

However, his only family member had passed away, so he was definitely not as calm as he looked on the surface.

Therefore, it was indeed a bit unreasonable for her to bring the divorce certificate to him now.

It seemed that she had to delay this matter for two days.

Thinking about it, she suppressed her real words for the time being. "You... Go back."

"There's no car."

The man spat out two words. Lydia looked up at the car that was particularly conspicuous beside him. There was no car?

Reece saw her little movements. He added another five words, "There is no taxi."

Hearing this, Lydia finally understood.

She looked up at the location of the taxi and realized that there was not a single taxi in the cemetery today. There was not even a single one in the rain.

"..."

Just as she was lost in thought, the man's jacket fell from her shoulder. "I'll take you."

Before she could answer, Reece had already pulled her into his arms and walked towards the luxury car.