The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Manoban's Pampered Wife Book 3

Chapter 405: Passed Away (4)

He struggled to take the oxygen mask off his face.

"Grandfather..."

Jennie sniffled and held his hand while Lisa held his body up slightly.

"Don't mind me... I... I just want to... See you both again." Kim Jiyang's voice was weak. It seemed tough for him to even speak as his throat was dry.

Lisa took the glass of water by the table and carefully helped him to wet his lips. Kim Jiyang relaxed a little after that.

"Don't just stand around. Take a seat..."

Jennie got a warm wet towel and wiped Kim Jiyang's hand while he whispered, "I'm afraid I can't make it this time. Your father has been taking care of me for a long while..."

"No, Grandfather, you will live over a hundred years old. You haven't seen our wedding yet. How can you not make it? Lisa said he's going to West Park for an official proposal soon, Grandfather. Get well soon."

Jennie held onto Kim Jiyang's hand as she tried to suppress the bitterness in her throat. Her eyes started to tear up again.

Hyunbin had drowned himself in work ever since his divorce with Yu-Jin, ignoring her. It was Kim Jiyang who guarded her whenever she was bullied. No matter what, she was grateful for her grandfather. She should have cared about him more, but she just felt grief in her chest whenever she stepped into West Park.

She felt like an outsider in West Park, which was why she did not bother to go back. She felt extremely terrible when she saw Kim Jiyang in his current state.

"I'm afraid I can't make it to your wedding. It's enough that... I see you two live happily... Lisa... Make her happy. She's a nice girl," Kim Jiyang looked at Lisa and said weakly.

"Don't worry, Grandfather. I will," Lisa closed in and told him with a serious tone.

Kim Jiyang gulped as his thin hands grabbed Jennie tightly. The light in his old eyes was slowly fading. He looked at Jennie as his lips moved a little. After a while, he said, "Jennie... All these years... We Kim family have owed you and your mother a lot. Your mother is a good woman... I didn't expect that my greed at the moment back then would destroy your whole family... Don't hate your father... Throughout the years, he's lived more miserably than anyone..."

Kim Jiyang was quite out of himself, but he struggled to finish his sentence. After several hacking coughs, Lisa put the oxygen mask back on him.

"I get it, Grandfather. Don't talk anymore. I get it. I've never hated Father... You don't have to tell me. Rest well. You'll be fine in a few days." Tears rolled down Jennie's cheeks as she saw Kim Jiyang struggling to breathe. Her fat tears dropped on her own hands as she held his hands.

Kim Jiyang was on the verge of death, but he took the oxygen mask away again. "Don't be sad. Death is just part of the cycle of life... Your wedding... I don't think I can attend it, but I've left you a dowry... Lisa, the drawer... Inside the drawer..."

Kim Jiyang pointed at the drawer beside him with his trembling finger. Lisa opened it and saw a folder inside which he quickly took out and gave it to him.

Kim Jiyang took it while his hands were shaking, then he handed it to Jennie. "This is my dowry for you... I know that Yueying will eventually fall one day. I made you sign your name just to help your father find those evidence... Your grandmother is a smart woman... She tricked your father and took those pictures back then... If those are exposed, your father... I hope you can understand me as a father. That's why I advised your mother to divorce your father..."

Jennie was shocked! She could not believe it...

"I, I... hope you can apologize to your mother for me... I'm sorry. My selfishness caused all of this to happen... Jennie, Lisa..."

"We're here, Grandfather..." Jennie wiped her tears away and then clenched Kim Jiyang's hands tightly.

"Promise me... one thing... Be well. Help your father get back to your mother's side... Okay...?" He started coughing again before he could finish his sentence. Soon, his eyes were starting to lose focus.

Jennie started crying again as she nodded vigorously. "Okay, okay, I promise you, Grandfather. I'll promise you anything if you can get well. Anything..."

Kim Jiyang had a smile on his face when he heard her. "Great... That's great..."

He then drew his last breath.

As Jennie was crying, she could feel Kim Jiyang's hand turn limp. She raised her head and saw Kim Jiyang close his eyes, so she quickly shouted, "Grandfather! Grandfather!"

"Doctor!" Lisa called the doctors as he put a hand on Jennie's shoulder.

Hyunbin quickly rushed back inside when he heard their voices. Kim Jiyang had stopped breathing! The doctors and nurses rushed inside, but then they shook their head after a quick checkup.

"Mayor Kim, the Elder has left us," said the doctor in a grim tone.

Hyunbin's eyes started to turn red with tears as he rubbed his eyes and turned around with a nod. He gave them a wave and the doctors left swiftly.

"Grandfather..." Jennie could not control herself anymore and started bawling her eyes out as she leaned into Lisa's arms.

Lisa did not say anything and just hugged her. His eyes darkened as he looked at the lifeless Kim Jiyang on the bed.

Hyunbin was blinking his swollen eyes. He carefully put Kim Jiyang's exposed hand back under the blanket.

"Rest in peace, Father. Neither have I blamed you, nor have I hated you."

Hyunbin rubbed his eyes again and Lisa noticed some tiny wet spots on his palm.

Lisa was still holding Jennie in his embrace when he spoke to Hyunbin, "There's no pain on the other side. Grandfather will be able to rest in peace. Don't be too sad, Father. That's just how life works. We'll all remember him."