Chapter 243: Don’t Want To Regret
Talia felt dry. Her throat felt dry, her tears she had held back in her eyes dried too. Till then, she was under the impression that her grandfather kept her away from the Rosandale Royal family because she was his heir.
She also thought that his grandfather valued the prestige of the Brunton family more than her and so he didn’t mind when her marriage was arranged with Ray.
She believed that her grandpa didn’t search for her when she left Esteria for the same reason too. She thought her Grandpa would have felt like the scot on the Brunton family got rid of itself when she left. She thought that her Grandpa didn’t love her anymore after she killed a person and wanted no part of her.
That’s why she was surprised when her grandfather reached back to her. She was ashamed of herself and was angry at her grandfather for reaching out to her secretly. And for that reason she kept away from her grandfather and didn’t accept anything from her grandfather.
But the reality... It was entirely different.
Her grandfather only cared about her and was willing to send her away to protect her. He didn’t try to find her, because he knew exactly where she was!
Talia held her grandpa’s hand and looked at her grandfather in the eyes. There was not an ounce of deceit in those hooded eyes that were looking at her with the usual gentleness.
When did I start to question my grandpa’s intentions towards me?
"I thought you left me with the wolves, grandpa... I thought you didn’t mind me getting married to Raymond... I thought you wanted to protect the Brunton name with your peers... I thought you wanted to show others how righteous you are by punishing your only grandchild... But I was wrong. I know nothing, grandpa... I’m so stupid... " Talia buried her head in his chest and hugged him closer. But realising he is still having his dialysis, she loosened her hold and sat on the chair, hugging his arm." I’m not a very good person, am I? I thought the worst of the people who actually loves me deeply."
Jerome Brunton was hurt hearing what his precious and endearing little granddaughter’s thoughts. The way she thought about him... It was so distant and so wrong. It really hurt him.
Then again... Can she be blamed entirely for thinking about me this way? She is not stupid. The way she misconstrued everything that followed that incident... And even before that incident, she was not very close with me, was she?