Chapter 8. The Scheme

A month later.

The Percy family stood around the hospital bed; Ashley sat beside their grandfather, tending to him and changing the stockings. He was rushed to the hospital due to a heart attack, and his son and grandchildren all stood beside him, looking sad.

“How are you feeling now?”

“Very bad, I feel like I’m about to die”,

“Stop saying that”, Chris and Ashley said almost shouting,

“You’re not going to die, and stop scaring us”, Chris mumbled but he heard,

“It’s the truth, and let me see my grandchildren before I die”,

“There’s no way you’ll see your grandchildren before you die”,

“Gael!!”, They screamed his name and Chris hit him hard behind the neck,

“Ouch! Why do you hit me?”,

“Say something like that again and I’m going to break your head”,

“Not like I’m not telling the truth”, he grumbled,

“At least let me attend my grandson’s wedding before I die”,

“I’m always ready to get married, grandfather; m