Her chest constricted and her mouth went dry. She had not expected Stefan to become so cold towards his grandmother. What would she answer if Gran asked?

She thanked the receptionist and headed towards the emergency unit. Opening gran's door and peeping through, she found gran lying still on the bed waiting for the nurses to prepare her for the surgery. She looked so old, fragile, and helpless.

Annabelle's heart went out to gran who had helped her during her time of need. Sensing the door open gran looked up, their eyes met, silently pleading with each other not to lose hope. She went inside and held gran's hands in...