Chapter 89  Chapter 89  “No! Let go of Grandma! Nicole!” I shouted like a madman.  The cold wind howled through the window, snuffing out the candles on the altar. Nicole’s shoe was pressing down on Grandma’s hand, and she was grinding it in with force.  With a smug smile, she picked up her phone. “What? Thinking of calling for help? You really think after I’ve spilled the truth, I’d let you spread it around?”  Grandma’s eyes were red from the effort, struggling to get up. Her body was already frail, and with one hand pinned under Nicole’s shoe, her attempts were futile.  “Nicole, why? Why do you have to be so cruel? What did Amanda ever do to you?” Grandma’s voice cracked, hoarse with despair.  “Ask her that when you join her in the afterlife,” Nicole sneered.  e pressed harder on Grandma’s fingers as she squatted down. Even though she wasn’t heavy, the weight of an adult was unbearable for Grandma. A pained expression crossed her face. But Nicole seemed indifferent, her face cold and unfeeling. “Well, care to guess where her ashes are?”  Grandma’s face paled, “What… what have you done?”  Her lips trembled as she spoke. Nicole chuckled softly. “I made sure her ashes were close to her family. Like that bracelet Chase wears. He’s constantly talking about finding Amanda when I’ve already brought her back to him. Oh, and my parents, too…”  Nicole’s gaze landed on a porcelain bowl on the table, filled with offerings. She carelessly tossed the offerings aside, and her fingers brushed the plate. “Do you like this bowl? It’s got your precious granddaughter’s ashes in it.”  “What, what did you say?” Grandma gasped, the news hitting her like a bolt of lightning.  Grandma retched, thinking of how she’d been using that set of dishes for meals. Who could imagine it held such a grim secret?  Maybe because she hadn’t eaten today, Grandma didn’t vomit. She shakily got up, but Nicole, right in front of her, smashed the plate to the ground.  “Crash!”  The plate shattered into pieces. Grandma didn’t think of revenge; she instinctively reached out to pick up the fragments, whispering, “Amanda, my dear granddaughter…”  If I could cry, my tears would have been long gone by now. I couldn’t fathom why Nicole  As so determined to go this far.  The more miserable Grandma was, the more Nicole seemed to revel in it. “Old hag, Aman fate isn’t her own fault. She tried to take  my man. She just had to be your granddaughter. She had it coming!”  A fierce determination flickered in Grandma’s eyes, and she lunged at Nicole’s neck. She’d been waiting for the right moment. But Grandma was old, her movements slow, and Nicole easily dodged.  With a swift kick, Nicole knocked Grandma to the ground again. “You old witch. Are you trying to kill me? You’re dreaming.”  Grandma hit the floor hard, and this time, she didn’t get up. Panic surged through me as I knelt beside Grandma, pleading, “Grandma, don’t do this. You’ve got to be okay! Please get up.”  As Nicole moved to do something more, a piercing scream echoed. “Ah!”  I turned to see my mother standing at the door, her face frozen in shock. “My God, what happened?”