Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 198

Chapter 198 We Did Our Best

Faced with such strong reactions from the two individuals, Oscar could only choose to remain silent, although he truly doubted the truth behind Howard falling down the stairs.

Amanda and Elias exchanged a glance.

Her eyes were filled with panic as she feared that she would be misunderstood by Elias, but it was indeed difficult to explain clearly.

Elias’ gaze was somewhat complicated. He seemed to have suspicions but also felt that he should firmly believe in her and stand by her side.

Suddenly, the signboard light outside the operating room went out, and the door opened. A doctor came out while taking off his mask.

The doctor’s expressionless face made them unable to guess the situation inside.

Elias stepped forward and asked, “How is it?”

The doctor glanced at the three people present and shook his head helplessly, saying, “I’m sorry. We tried our best. When he was brought in, he was already suffering from severe intracranial hemorrhage and asphyxiation. It was too late.”

Elias’ pitch-black pupils suddenly contracted, and his tall figure froze in place.

Oscar was shocked on the side, while Amanda only heard a booming sound as if the whole world had collapsed.

Her legs went weak, and she approached the doctor. Her voice was trembling as she asked, “Doctor, what do you mean by that… What do you mean by ‘We tried our best’ and ‘It was too late? Can you explain to me what this means?”

Her mind was blank, and her fingertips were trembling.

The doctor knew that many family members couldn’t accept such an outcome, but there was no other way. Sometimes, life was just so helpless.

The person was already accustomed to such scenes, so he patiently repeated, “What I mean is that Old Mr. Winters is already brain-dead, which can be declared dead in medical terms.”

Dead…

These two events felt like a mountain pressing down on Amanda and it was hard for her to breathe. Her face turned as pale as a sheet.

Her body became unsteady, and she took a step back. “How could this happen….”

She had been prepared to confront Howard in anger, but she never expected to see his lifeless body instead, and she would never have the chance to talk to him again.

Elias remained silent throughout while taking heavy steps toward the operating room. He didn’t even get the chance to see his grandfather one last time.

Moreover, he had been angry at his grandfather these past few days, which caused his grandfather to stay NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

home and not want to leave.

He entered the operating room and saw his grandfather’s body lying on the bed and covered in a white

sheet.

Elias’ tears instantly welled up as he saw his grandfather at the most peaceful moment in his entire life. “Grandpa…”

His voice was hoarse and deep as he called out, but his grandfather, who was beneath the white sheet, would never respond to him again.

Elias slowly approached the bedside. Even though it was just a few steps away, it felt so distant.

He lifted the white sheet and saw his grandfather’s bloodless face. The wound on his forehead had already congealed and his body was stiffening.

Just last night, his grandfather was perfectly fine. How did he end up lying lifeless here…

Elias couldn’t accept this reality for a moment. Just last night, he had angered his grandfather to the point of breathlessness, but now his grandfather lay here with no response at all.

Shortly after, Oscar and Amanda also entered the room.

Oscar broke down in tears and cried out upon seeing Howard, “Old Mr. Winters, please wake up. How could this happen… How am I supposed to explain this to Mr. Jensly? Why did you leave us like this…”

As for Amanda, her legs gave out, and tears streamed down her face when she saw the body.

Although she had been prepared to have a big argument with Howard before going to see him, now seeing his lifeless body lying there, she felt so desperate and helpless…

“Grandpa…” she murmured as she was filled with guilt.

Even she didn’t know why she felt guilty. It wasn’t her fault. When she saw Howard, he was already lying in a pool of blood.

Amanda walked step by step to the bedside, looking at Howard lying there peacefully. Her tears flowed one after another.

The man standing beside her held Howard’s hand, his voice hoarse. “Grandpa, I’m sorry…”

At this moment, Amanda’s phone rang. It rang in the deathly silence of the operating room and it sounded so discordant.

She had no intention of answering the call and wanted to silence it, but accidentally pressed the answer button. It was a call from Simon.

Simon’s voice came through the phone. “Amanda, I found Aiden at the police station. He came to the station by himself to seek help last night. Don’t worry, the child has been found…”

He said something else afterward, but she couldn’t hear it. She only heard the words “The child has been found.”

She had misunderstood Howard. It wasn’t him who took the child away..

Tears poured down Amanda’s face even more after she thought about it. She cried in deep sorrow while wondering why she hadn’t trusted him.

In the Winters Family, Howard had always treated her well. Even if he had ulterior motives earlier and wanted to hide the child, it was only because he was afraid she would take the child away.

Amanda looked at the man beside her. He stood in front of his grandfather as if he had returned to the role of the obedient grandson. His eyes were now occupied by grief and no longer filled with hostility.

She heard Elias repeatedly calling out to his grandfather emotionlessly as if he could hear his grandfather’s response in the next second,

“Grandpa… don’t you want to scold me? Get up and scold me.” He wished so much to hear his grandfather scold him again, rather than lying here motionless.

Tears fell from his eyes onto Howard’s hand.

Why did he have to arrange a funeral for his grandfather after arranging a funeral for his father? Why…

Why did he have to bear all of this alone?

He could be willful because his grandfather was there as his spiritual support in the past. However, the entire Winters Family relied on him alone now. His grandfather would never stand behind him again to give him advice and worry about him…

“Elias, don’t do this…”

Amanda felt her heart breaking after hearing his voice. She had never realized that Elias was also a man who could evoke feelings of pity.

The usually domineering Elias appeared somewhat fragile now, like a child in need of protection.

“Grandpa, you were supposed to supervise me in place of my father. How could you leave first? I don’t want to arrange a funeral for you. I don’t want to..

He vividly remembered when he and his grandfather arranged the funeral for his father. His grandfather mourned for his father and was unable to hold back his tears.

Now, Elias had to arrange a funeral for his grandfather…

“Elias…” Amanda sobbed while holding onto his arm.

He persisted in calling out to his grandfather, “Grandpa, wake up. Didn’t you want to hold your great- grandchild? You’ve been eagerly waiting for this moment, and you’ve only seen him twice. How is that

enough? It’s far from enough.”

“Elias, please don’t do this…” She held onto his body and cried as her emotions crashed.