Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 82

Lydia jumped up from her chair the moment she heard the news. She headed for the door, her voice steady but urgent. “Mom, don’t worry. Just tell me exactly what happened to Grandpa.”

He'd been totally fine this morning. How did he end up in the emergency room so suddenly?

Hearing Lydia’s voice seemed to settle Kylie a little. She tried to explain everything as clearly as she could.

“Right before lunch, Lucinda made soup for your grandfather, your dad, and me. She said it would be good for us. But about twenty minutes after Grandpa had it, he suddenly coughed up a lot of blood and passed out. We rushed him to the hospital right away, but the doctors say his condition is really bad. They already gave us a critical notice.”

Lydia frowned, her worry growing. “Why didn’t you call me as soon as he passed out?”

Kylie sounded frantic. “We were all so scared. I was going to call you, but Lucinda immediately called 911. Lydia, what should we do now?”

Honestly, Kylie’s first thought had been to call Lydia. But Lucinda had grabbed her phone and called for an ambulance right away, saying Grandpa’s condition was too serious for Lydia to help. They just followed the ambulance to the hospital.

Now, even the best hospital in the city couldn’t do much. In the end, Kylie couldn’t help herself and called Lydia anyway.

She knew what Lydia was capable of. She’d seen her daughter save Grandpa before, bringing him back from the edge when no one else could.

“Send me the address,” Lydia said. “I’m coming right now. And listen, until I get there, do not let them operate on Grandpa.”

Lydia already had a pretty good idea of what was happening.

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