Chapter 689

Lynch Mansion.

Granny Lynch was in the courtyard with a lollipop in one hand and a teddy bear in the other, trying to
cheer Nellie up.

“Be happy, my precious darling. Come on, smile. Smile for Great-Granny! “

Nellie, dressed in a pink princess gown and sitting on the lawn, tried to squeeze out a smile but could not
do it no matter what.

When she finally could, it looked worse compared to when she was crying.

Adrian furrowed his brows. “Mom, stop making it difficult for her. The doctors already said that her mental
illness was due to the brain not secreting enough dopamine. You can’t make her smile happily just by
asking her to smile.“

He glanced at Lily, who was waiting in the distance. “ Take Nellie back. Remember to feed her her
medication.“

Lily nodded. She cautiously walked over, carried Nellie, and took her back into the mansion.

“How unfortunate.“ Granny Lynch sighed. “I never once liked that kid Neil, but who would’ve thought that
he’d die at such a young age of six. My precious darling great-granddaughter had to witness the entire
explosion, too. She’s only six! How could she not be affected by the sight of her brother blasted into
pieces? Sigh.

“Tell me: how could Alice bear to do such things? They’re still young children and her own flesh and
blood. How could she do it?“



Adrian sighed. He gently patted Granny Lynch’s shoulder. “Things have already happened—it’s pointless
to say anything anymore. The thing we have to do now is to take good care of Nellie and cure Nigel,
and…“

Adrian narrowed his eyes. “We can’t let Joshua get too close to Luna. We can’t let them get married.“

Granny Lynch calmly took a deep breath. “Do you think we can really stop him?“

All this while, she understood clearly that the elderly could not meddle in Joshua’s affairs.

Back then, they forced him to marry Hailey Walter, but he married Luna Gibson instead.

When Luna got into an accident, the family forbade Joshua to have anything to do with Aura, but he still
made her his fiancée.

Once the family finally accepted Aura, however, he abandoned Aura and sent her overseas.

If Joshua wanted to be with Luna, even if the elderly were against him, was there any use?

“Even if we can’t stop him, we still have to do it.“ Adrian narrowed his eyes. A hint of hatred flashed

across his eyes.

“Alice killed herself because of her, Neil perished because of her, and Nellie got depressed because of
her. All these happened, even when Joshua hadn’t got together with her. If they truly got together, our
family would be in chaos! “

Granny Lynch sighed and shook her head helplessly. “Aren’t we in enough chaos right now?“

She then stood up and slowly walked into the mansion with her walking stick.



Adrian sat on a bench in the yard, looking at Granny Lynch leaving. His gaze seemed to go past Granny
Lynch further into the distance…

“Uncle Adrian, I’m actually Hailey. You have to help me! I only became like this all because of Joshua. I
must be with Joshua—I don’t want anything else in life. The only thing I want is to be with Joshua…“

The conversation between Alice and him when they reconciled kept ringing in his ears.

Back then, Adrian promised Alice that he would help her and protect her.

In the end, she still killed herself.

He was ashamed of his best friend’s request as well as his promise to her.

There was nothing else he could do for the Walter family.






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