Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 278

"As for the accusations of drugging and kidnapping, since there was no direct audio or video evidence, and because he's your grandfather—a man in his seventies—he threw a huge fit at the station, crying and screaming that it was a private family matter…"

"The police couldn't do much. They just gave him a lecture, made him sign a guarantee, and let him go."

Grace closed her eyes.

Of course.

As long as they hid behind the masks of being 'elders' and doing things 'for your own good,' they could push her into a pit of fire, even sell her to a depraved rapist, and walk away completely unscathed.

"Grace?" Elliot grew anxious at her silence. "Do you… want to see him? He's still making a scene at the station entrance, demanding to see you."

"No."

Grace's reply was cold.

"Tell him to get lost."

"But…"

"Elliot," Grace cut him off, "if you think I'm being unreasonable, you can hang up right now."

"No, no! That's not what I meant!" Elliot quickly explained. "I wanted to tell you something else."

"What?"

"Your grandmother… she's split with your grandfather."

Grace's fingers tightened around her phone instantly.

"What did you say?"

"Just now, when your grandfather was released, your grandmother was there too," Elliot sighed. "In front of the police, she slapped him."

"She said he was so obsessed with his dead son that he was willing to destroy his living granddaughter, that he was utterly heartless. She said that from now on, she no longer has a husband, and she's not going back to that house."

Grace felt a tightness in her chest.

It was a sour, aching pain.

After ending the call with Elliot, Grace stood in the stairwell for a long time.

She only moved when her injured leg began to spasm uncontrollably, forcing her to grip the handrail and limp, step by step, back to her desk.

The phone screen lit up and went dark again.

She scrolled through her contacts until she found the familiar name—"Grandma."

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