It took a lot of effort to finally coax the old man to sleep. As they left the hospital, Julian couldn’t help but complain to Chelsea:

“Ms. Bromley, really? Did you have to tell the old man about you and Mr. Sullivan? Given his current health, he can’t handle shocks like this. What if something happened?”

Chelsea responded coolly, “Grandpa has been through it all. Back in his day, he was a real ladies’ man. He’s heard every dramatic love story imaginable. My little situation? It’s nothing to him.”

Julian thought about it for a moment and realized she had a point. When the old man first heard that Chelsea...