Lord Walker pressed a button on his wheelchair which made it turn slowly, and then he wheeled to the cabinet beside the bed and pulled out the drawer while Jason trailed him with so much curiosity, wondering what he was doing. The old man returned a few seconds later with a framed picture in his hands which he handed over to Jason the moment he returned to his previous position. Jason stared at the picture as soon as he turned it from its previous upside-down position, and he could see himself as a baby, his parents, and Lord Walker by their side. Their smile was contagious, and they looked really happy together. “This is beautiful.” Jason couldn’t hold the tears that slowly trickled down his face. He wasn’t even aware that he was crying until a tear dropped on the frame, and he wiped some of it off with his left hand without taking his eyes away from the picture. Lord Walker’s face was also gloomy, and he waited for the right time to say the words he intended to say, knowing
Brenda looked at Jason almost immediately she was done with her question, and she could see from his countenance that the old man had not eaten. She returned her gaze to Lord Walker, and then she sighed heavily. “There is no way you are going to take your medications without having something to eat.” “I think I will inform the chef to prepare something at once,” Harry said with a low tone, and then he turned around slowly to walk out of the room. “Mr. Harrison?” Brenda called out to him the moment he was about to grab the door handle, and he turned around to look at her. “Please, make sure there are more vegetables in whatever he is going to eat. I recommend you get enough fruits as well.” “Of course…” Harry nodded in agreement, and then he slowly walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. “Alright! I think I will just run some checks on you while we wait for the food.” Brenda pulled out her stethoscope from the box and then plugged it into her ears before moving
Harry walked into the room alongside the chef who was carrying a silver tray with dishes inside, a fork, a jug of water, and a glass. “Oh! The food is here!” Brenda said at once, snapping out of the mood the old man had put them in. She quickly grabbed her box from the chair in front of the old man and placed it carefully on the floor. “You can keep it here.” She said to the chef who nodded with a smile and kept the tray on top of the seat, following Brenda’s hand gesture. “You may leave. Thank you.” Harry said to the chef who bowed slightly to Lord Walker before she gently turned around and walked out of the room with everyone else looking at her until she was out of sight. “Alright, let’s see why we have here.” Brenda sighed after she had spoken, and then she grabbed the dish cover, and slowly opened it to reveal what the chef had prepared. “Okay…” She nodded in satisfaction when she saw the salad, the bread, the apples, and the grapes on the dish the chef brought to the
Meanwhile, as soon as Jason got out of his Grandfather’s room with Brenda right behind him, he shut the door while staring at him with a smile on his face, and then he sighed softly. “I am sorry he had to make you take me to the kitchen.” Brenda apologized at once, not sure of what to deduce from the neutral expression the young man had on his face. “Oh no, you don’t need to apologize. My Grandfather can be really insistent when he wants something and this is one of those instances. Having known him for a while, I have learned how not to give up when I want something.” “Really? How so?” Brenda her arms with a curious expression on her face, staring at Jason who chuckled softly before giving her a response. “Let’s just say that he never gave up on his search for me even when it seemed like it was taking forever, and there was literally no hope of finding me. Eventually, he did, and I have learned that with time, hard work pays off.” Brenda stared at Jason as soon as he was do
As soon as the Chef was out of sight, Jason turned toward the cabinet and moved closer to it with a few steps, but Brenda was still staring at the door until Jason realized she was a bit absent-minded. “Are you okay?” He asked with a low tone, looking at Brenda who snapped out of her thoughts at once and turned to look at him. “Yeah, I am fine. Did you notice that?”“You mean the Chef?” Jason retorted at once, and Brenda nodded in response. “Yeah, she didn’t seem happy that you were trying to do her job…” “That was very obvious. But I will return her kitchen to her once I am done here.” Brenda said with a low tone, and then she sighed with a smile on her face. “Don’t worry, she will be fine. Just do what you are here for, I am sure that Grandpa will be done eating soon, and he will be waiting for you.” “Right. I will just get that…” Brenda moved closer to the cabinet, dropped the black coffee on top of it, and grabbed the kettle with both hands. “Let me help you with th
Jason chuckled softly, and then he looked backward for a few seconds before he returned his gaze to Brenda who was still waiting to hear what he was going to say. “Today is the first day of the week.” “Okay? What about that?” “We agreed that we were going to go on a date this week, right?” “Oh, you remember?” Brenda had a neutral expression on her face while Jason gave her a curious stare. “What is it? You don’t seem excited about the date.” “What? That’s not true, I am excited about it.” “Then why does your face say a different thing?” Jason took one step upward, and then he waited for her to join him with his eyes staring inquisitively at her. Brenda climbed up the step and turned to look at Jason who was still waiting to hear what she was going to say. “I just don’t want to get my hopes high, Jay.” “Oh.” Jason was speechless as he wasn’t sure of what to say to Brenda who looked into the cup as though something had entered into it. “So are you saying that you a
Lord Walker took another sip from his cup of coffee, and afterward, he dropped it on the saucer and cleared his throat to draw the attention of Jason who was staring at the door with a smile on his face. “Whatever you are about to say, Grandpa, I don’t think I am interested…” “But you haven’t even allowed me to talk, Jack.”“That’s because I know what you are about to say.” Jason retorted with a tone laced with so much certainty while he looked at the old man with a smirk on his face. Lord Walker sighed heavily, and then he pointed to the chair in front of him with his index finger. “Take a seat, Jack.” “Grandpa, not this topic again.”“Just take a seat. I need you to listen to what I have to say. I am certain that it’s going to make sense to you. Just take a seat.” Lord Walker urged Jason with a bright smile on his face while his eyes showed signs of deep concern. Left with no choice, Jason took in a deep breath, and after he had exhaled sharply, he moved toward the sea
Seeing the Butler in so much panic, Jason was forced to stand up immediately from his seat while he looked at him walking slowly into the room with the tension on his face still intact. “What is it, Harry? What’s the emergency?” Jason asked at once while Lord Walker waited anxiously to hear what the Butler was going to say. For a few seconds, Harry was busy with his attempts to catch his breath, but the other men in the room had become very impatient, and they couldn’t wait much longer to hear what he was going to say. “Speak, Harry! What is it?” “I am sorry, Lord Walker! But it’s Julian! He is out of Prison!” “What?” Lord Walker gasped in shock, and because he couldn’t handle the situation so well as a result of his body which was still recovering, he went into a panic attack. “Grandpa! Are you okay?” Jason quickly rushed to grab him before he could fall off his wheelchair. “Lord Walker? Lord Walker!” Harry hurried toward the old man at once, but Jason was already stand