Chapter 1809


    “Who are you calling crazy, you little rascal? Sneaking bites of someone else’s food and then having


    the nerve to insult them? You’re the one crazy one to me!”


    “Duch, mom, go easy Morrison is getting an IV. You want him to bleed out?”


    Molly quickly stopped Megan, at a loss for words


    She cast a somewhat resentful nce at Morrison.


    “And can you believe it? That little scamp had the audacity to me sweet Rose for his own


    mischief. Does he deserve it or what?c2


    Moily, feeling helpless nodded in agreement. “He does


    Indeed, it was outrageous


    Rose blinked in confusion from the sidelines, her mind struggling to keep up with the unfolding


    drama


    Wasn’t she being med a second ago?


    Although Megan was fuming, she ultimately refrained from delivering another smack


    That boy is nothing but trouble from head to toepletely ruining a fine girl like Rose.


    Rose managed a half smile secretly enjoying the feeling of having someone backing her up.


    Morrison remained silent with a cold expression


    Tm warning you, if you ever hurt Rose again, just you wait. Even if you don’t say a word, Ill make


    her divorce you”


    Momson stayed mute, his expression suddenly shifting


    “She’s carrying your great grandchild


    Megan snorted. “So Even if you are divorced he is still my great–grandchild”


    Morrison’s face tightened a look of contained fury spreading across it


    Megan eyed him with a hint of amusement, her eyebrows arching subtly.


    Morrison’s expression sure was hard to look at


    Megan cleared her throat, As beautiful and talented as our Rose is, there are lots of men lining up


    to woo her


    “Rose, when you re picking a man next time, make sure your eyes are wide open. Don’t choose


    another one like him. Aim for someone taller and handsomer A woman lose anything but her pride


    Without him, you should be living even better


    Rose nced at Morrisons sour expression, stifling augh, and nodded. Thanks for the advice,


    Gran. I’ll remember that.


    Thats my girl Don’t sell yourself short. With your qualities, the right man is just around theer


    Morrison’s expression was incredibly gloomy at this point


    Was this really his grandmother or some witch sent to torment him?


    “You all car leave now


    Megan cast him an icy look and continued talking to Rose. That actor who was in the news with you


    the other day, the international award wining actor. Winston, was it? He’s quite the catch Tall, clean–


    cut, handsome, and with such a presence. If things get tough, you might want to reserve him


    Morrison felt like his lungs were about to explode with initation


    This was no grandmother of his but a bona fide hag


    Rose was equally stunned by Megan’s words, seriously questioning whether she was truly


    Morrison’s real grandma


    Gran


    Rose called out gently, unsure if she could handle Momson’s darkening mood any longer. She


    hoped his grandmother would show some mercy and stop provoking ho She was getting a real


    sense of how much the old woman disliked Morrison


    “Is that actor still in R City?


    Rose hesitated, then nodded. “Yeah He was practically living next door


    “Well, introduce me He’s such a hunk on screen, I gotta meet him in person Don’t mind my age. I’ve


    still got a young heart, and I won’t pass the chance t good–looking man


    Rose forced a smile, “Sure”


    As she spoke, Momsoris dark voice cut through the air Rose


    “Yes?


    Monson red at her, and she quickly looked elsewhere


    “My IV’s done Get this needle out


    Rose nced at the IV bag. There’s still one more


    “I said I’m done


    “Morrison Molly felt concern for her son and naturally disagreed


    Without a word Rose connected the needle to another bag.


    Rose!


    Rose looked troubled, “Stop fussing it’s almost over


    Momson pressed his lips together. Fine, but get them out of here re not just my stomach that’s


    hurting now f’s my lungo tàn Hutty v


    Rose’s features twisted in difon


    How could she possibly ask her alders to leave?


    ? you think you’re snubbing?” Momson’s hunt words were clear to anyone


    Mogan, fuming, reached out to grab his ear


    “You think you can just shoo away your own mother and me? Think you’re too big for your britches?


    You don’t want the IV? I’ll take it out myself”


    Megan moved to unhook Morrison’s IV with a vengeance, as if she wouldn’t be satisfied without


    puncturing him a hundred more times


    Molly and Rose turned pale at her actions. Melly rushed to restrain the old woman, while Rose


    hurriedly shielded Morrison’s IV arm, terrified she might actually yank it out.


    Seeing Roses protective stance, a flicker of amusement passed through Megan’s eyes


    Don’t defend him Rose He’s not worth it. He just tried to kick out his own mother and me Can you


    believe that? Move aside. This has nothing to do with you”


    Rose Checked Morrison’s arm onest time relieved it was still intact after all themotion


    Then she turned trying to defend Morrison Gran, you’ve got it all wrong He’s just ill and in a bad


    mood. Please, be patient with him”


    ” or not it doesn’t mean he can lose his mind Move aside, or you’ll get it too.


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    Megan pushed past Molly and swung her cane at Rose, her words flying as fast as her attacks.


    Seeing this Morrison’s dark eyes suddenly turned cold. Without hesitation, he raised his hand to


    cover Rose’s head, shielding her in his embrace


    Megan’s lips curled with a mischievous glint, and the walking stick came down hard on Morrison’s


    arm.


    The strike camed a weight that was unmistakably intentional


    She had to make it convincing after all How else would she outsmart this clever young


    whippersnapper?


    Only by such a ruse could she uncover just how much this rascal truly cared for little Rose


    Rose didn’t feel the pain, but the sound of a stick hitting the body made her pause. She quickly got


    up, only to see Morrison, with the needle in his arm, embracing her and Megan’s cane had fallen on


    his shoulder


    Themotion had caused blood to backflow into the tubing.


    The IV hade loose


    Rose couldn’t worry about the possibility of another blow from Granny’s cane. She steadied


    Morrison’s arm and, with trembling hands, removed the needle


    A white cotton ball was instantly saturated with bright red blood Without hesitation, Rose pressed


    down with her hand, snatched a fresh cotton ball from the bedside table. and applied it with force


    Only then did she look up at Momson, concern etched in her voice, ‘Does it hurt?”


    Morrison met her gaze for a moment before shaking his head, “I’m fine!


    Molly looked at the chaotic scene in the room, the IV bag swinging, the IV tube pulled out, liquid


    flowing on the floor, and Morrison’s hand bleeding. It was aplete mess All of this made her


    unable to help feeling a bit wronged.


    “How could you do this?!”


    Molly released Megan and copsed onto the couch, burying her face in her hands to hide her


    tears.


    Granny’s face twisted with a mix of regret and embarrassment.


    “This


    she stammered, lowering her cane and taking a step towards her daughter–inw. “Your boy


    always gets under my skin, you know?”


    But he’s sick Molly’s voice quivered with hurt, “He’s just discharged from the hospital, still on a drip,


    and you still do this.”


    Her sobs cut deep, tugging at the heart


    If there was anything that could disarm Megan it was the sight of her own daughter inw in tears,


    Molly was a gem – kind gentle cultured and beyond reproach.


    The only w? Her coddling of Morrison.


    It was one thing to spoil the only grandson, but another to do so without limits. That was not love, it


    was harm


    Someone had to y the bad cop in educating the young.


    If Molly couldnt, then Megan had no choice but to step in.


    Thank goodness Momson was a tough cookie


    But mollifying Molly afterward was never easy


    To have upset such a sweet soul was truly regrettable


    “I just lost my temper Megan conceded


    Molly wailed even louder. You always do this, always too rough He’s your grandson And Rose is


    pregnant”


    Megan sat beside her, stroking Molly’s hand with an apologetic air cooing. Stop crying darling It


    breaks my heart. I’ll try to control my temper


    “You always say that


    “This time, I mean it. I’ll be more careful


    Molly shot Megan a reproachful nce, her eyes brimming with tears


    Megan chuckled awkwardly Come on, no more tears Kids are resilient Look at him, he’s grown up


    healthy, hasn’t he?


    Molly pouted, “But he’s about to be a father Please stop thinking about hitting hun it a not good for


    the children‘


    Megan nodded in agreement, Ainght, alright, you’re right


    Molly’s expression softened slightly


    Rose, meanwhile, was utterly befuddled by the Witt family dynamica Regardless, it seemed pretty


    rece


    She turned her attention back to Mornsons hand cing the soaked cotton ball with a fresh one and


    looked up of him tenderly


    Then, pressing the cotton against his arm, she asked softly here did Granny hot you?


    Morrison murmured, his lips pressed together


    ed up his sleeve to find a vivid red mark below the shoulder. Her face tightened as she gently


    massaged the area, “Does this hurt?”


    Momson’s gaze lingered on her, circling her head. “Are you okay?”


    Rose nodded. “Yeah”


    Momson brought her head down again, his warm palm gently rubbing her hair. “You sure it doesn’t


    hurt?”


    “It really doesn’t. Rose reassured her heart filled with a mix of tenderness and gratitude


    He was bleeding, all because he had shielded her


    In a room meant for four only their voices echoed back and forth


    Megan, seated on the sofa, watched them with a slow smile spreading across her face


    Molly too, was drawn into their interaction, and upon glimpsing Megan’s expression, she suddenly


    realized something Megan had swung that cane at Rose fully expecting Morrison to protect her


    But their rtionship had actually blossomed so much in just a few days.


    Could feelings really progress that quickly?


    Despite being married for two months, Morrison had refused to face Rose. And yet, in less than


    three days, they had reached this new level of closeness


    Had Morrison truly disliked Rose from the start?


    Even under normal circumstances, rtionships take time to grow.


    However after a moment she felt relieved In any case the rtionship between them, if it developed


    in a positive direction, was naturally gratifying


    Whatever had happened before didn’t matter. All that counted was the future.


    “The bleeding’s almost stopped I’ll wait a bit and then call the doctor to set up a new IV for you,”


    Rose said suddenly, reaching over Morrison for her phone


    Momson however pressed down on her hand, “No need for today, let’s skip the drip


    Rose fell silent merely gazing at him with a sorrowful look


    Momson sighed and released her hand, turning his head away


    “Get him on the phone, quick


    Rose smiled faintly and scrolled through her contacts, dialing the doctor


    Not long after, the doctor returned. He didn’t know what had happened but silently tidied up the


    mess and prepared the medicine again. “Mr. Witt, perhaps we could try the right arm this time?


    Momson didn’t even pause to consider. No, the left.”


    The doctor nced at the bruised patchwork of veins on the back of Mornson’s left hand, hesitating.


    “Mr. Witt, you see


    “Can’t you find another spot? There was no hint of negotiation in Morrison’s grim expression


    Without further ado, the physician searched for a suitable vein nearby and sessfully inserted the


    IV


    Megan and Molly quietly exhaled ir relief as they watched Morrisonply with the drip


    “Always making a fuss Megan couldn’t help butment under her breath


    Momson gave her a cold, detached look “And who do you think is responsible for that?”


    Megan pursed her lips


    “If theres nothing else please leave


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    Mornisons tone was irrefutably harsh. If it had been just about him, it would be one thing, but the


    memory of Grandma’s stick descending upon Rose was terrifying


    He distinctly remembered the feeling of his heart being squeezed, and the breathlessness that


    followed


    The panic of that moment was still fresh in his mind, along with a simmering inexplicable anger


    it was as if someone had trampled over hisst nerve, utterly unforgivable


    If the other person wasn’t his grandmother, or if he hadn’t sessfully protected Rose in the first


    ce, he didn’t know what he might have de in the end