After dinner, Ave Carlisle finished washing the dishes and tucked Emma into bed, then sat down in the living room to chat with her mother and sister.
Mrs. Carlisle said, "My dear Ave, how could you keep this from me? Keeping things like this makes me even more distressed."
It was only after the video call that she learned her little grandson had been ill, and fearing she would worry, they had always told her that Paul was too busy for a video call.
This time, when she asked whether 'our Alan will come back for the New Year,' Ave and Paul couldn't hide it anymore and told Mrs. Carlisle that Alan wasn't feeling well, suffering from chronic allergies due to the climate and it was unlikely he would return for the New Year.
Thinking of her little grandson suffering from illness, Mrs. Carlisle's heart tightened unbearably. She asked further, "What exactly is wrong with Alan's body?"
"Mom, don't worry, it's nothing serious. Alan's asthma is hereditary."
"Does Paul have it too?"
