Chapter 31  Chapter 31  Now that we were at the Kennedy mansion, my heart wasn’t troubled anymore by Chase and Nicole. I missed my grandma If I had known our meeting a week before my wedding would be our last, I would have spent so much more time with her It’d been nearly two weeks now. I wondered if her health had improved at all.  Chase had asked my grandma for permission before stepping inside. He wore a friendly smile. “Grandma, I’ve come to see you.”  Maybe he was worried Grandma would overthink things, so he quickly found an excuse before even seeing her. “I got a bit delayed, so I asked Amanda to come and check on you first. How are you feeling?”  Before Grandma could respond, a medicine bowl came flying at Chase. She was still weak from illness and completely missed him, The bowl shattered at his feet. Chase knew she was upset about him ditching the wedding. Knowing he was in the wrong, he didn’t get mad. Instead, he kept walking towards her.  saw Grandma lying there, looking even more frail. She tried to sit up, and a maid rushed over to help her.  Take it easy, Grandma.” Chase hurried over to lend a hand, grumbling a bit, “Amanda knows you’re not well. Where has she wandered off to now?”  As soon as he got close, Grandma slapped him hard. “Don’t touch me. Get out!”  Chase’s smile faltered for a second, but he kept his cool, respecting her as an elder, “Grandma, I know I messed up. Whatever punishment you think I deserve, I’m ready for it.”  “Mom, what’s going on? Chase came with good intentions to see you. Why did you hit him?” My mom’s voice carried into the room before she even showed up.  Grandma pushed Chase’s hand away, letting the maid help her sit up against the pillows. She pointed at Chase, her voice sharp. “I don’t want a heartless grandson–in–law like you. I regret it so much. When the Reyes family was struggling financially. I shouldn’t have listened to Amanda and lent them money. Who knew the one we saved would turn out to be so ungrateful? You left my granddaughter alone at the altar–that’s heartless!”  As she spoke, tears began to fall, and my heart, which had been numbed by the chaos of love and family, felt alive again. Kneeling by the bed, I begged, “Grandma, please don’t be sad. Don’t cry. I’m here…”  I tried to wipe her tears, but my fingers just went right through her cheeks. She couldn’t hear me or see my anxiety.  “Mom, you can’t blame Chase. He did it for Nicole. You know she’s not been well. It was a small thing, but Amanda had to make a big scene about it,” my mom tried to explain.  Already upset, Grandma turned her finger towards my mom. “What are you saying? Amanda’s husband ran out on the wedding, and instead of blaming him, you blame her? Have you lost your senses? Ever since Nicole came back, there’s been constant fighting in this house. Yet here you are, putting it all on Amanda…  “Mom, don’t get upset. Amanda’s always stirring up trouble. We all just want some peace in this family,” my mom insisted.  Chapter