396: [Bonus chapter]What did he do?

[Bonus chapter]What did he do?

"That damn brat. How dare he show up here after what he did to Axel? Surely, he's taking after his father. Hmph!"2

Deep lines appeared between Heaven's brows at Grandma Zhu's grumpy mumbling.

'Brat?' she wondered, instinctively thinking of Leon Zhu's son, Silas Zhu. 'What did he do to Axel?'

Her mind immediately rewound the happenings from the previous months. Heaven could only think of one thing that happened to Axel, and that was he got some problems with his company. It didn't interest her that much since Axel needed to do something else other than bug her every single day. Still, Dominic vaguely gave her an idea, but not enough information for her to worry about. 

"Uh?" Grandma Zhu arched a brow and then turned her head, only to see Heaven standing a few steps from her. Her grumpy countenance turned into delight when she saw her granddaughter-in-law.

"Little Heaven, you're here?" Grandma Zhu planted her hands on the armrest, snapping Heaven back to the current lapse.

"Grandma," she called as she hurried to the old madam's side, holding the latter's arm to support her. "Butler Fu said you were waiting for me, so I came. I knocked, but no one answered, so I came to check if everything was alright. I hope you didn't mind, Grandma."

"Haha. Of course, I don't." Grandma Zhu chuckled, tapping Heaven's hand that was supporting her. "It's just that Grandma is getting old. I probably didn't hear you."

Heaven smiled, assisting the old madam to the set of couches. Once Grandma Zhu was seated, Heaven sat on the long couch on Grandma Zhu's right. 

"When Dominic called me the other day and told me you were coming, I got so excited," Grandma Zhu expressed with a hearty chuckle. "But then, knowing my grandson, he might change his mind. So, I told Butler Fu to wait for you outside and make sure my little Heaven goes straight to me. He might not let you go throughout the party if I didn't plan ahead of time."

A short laugh escaped Heaven's curled lips, assessing the old woman sitting on the one-seater couch. She secretly bit her tongue, telling herself this wasn't the perfect time to ask about Silas Zhu.

"So, your husband is already entertaining the guests?" asked Grandma Zhu, making Heaven's brows elevate a bit. 

"Yes, Grandma. He didn't want to let me go earlier, but I guess Butler Fu managed to coax him."

"Butler Fu is such a great man." Grandma Zhu nodded approvingly. "Have I told you he had been working for me even before I got married?"

"Really?"

"My husband used to be a little jealous of him, but that fool is only scared of his own ghost."

Heaven pressed her lips into a thin line, keeping her thoughts to herself. Although she wasn't the person to pry, she asked Dominic about his grandfather. All Dominic said was that he never met his grandfather and was not interested in him. 

When she asked why, Dominic only answered because his grandfather was a womanizer. Hearing that comment, Heaven immediately understood she didn't want to touch the subject further. Dominic was fine with telling her the things he knew, but she wasn't that interested in the dead. Thus, she changed the topic. 

This was her first time hearing Grandma Zhu's husband from the woman herself, though. 

"Ugh... what an unpleasant topic to start the conversation." Grandma Zhu hissed before she smiled gently at Heaven. "Little Heaven, how was your trip here?"

"It was good, Grandma. Thanks to Dom, he kept me... entertained."

"Haha. Good, good. That boy is finally learning how to please his wife."

"Grandma, Dom always does his best to make me happy," she asserted in a benign tone. "Even after everything, he's always patient with me and I'm always grateful for that."

Grandma Zhu looked at Heaven but didn't leave any side comment. She simply rocked her head before a question came out of her mouth. 

"When you came here, did you meet someone?" she tilted her head to the side. 

"I saw some people, but I didn't get to talk to them because Butler Fu escorted me here." Heaven scratched her jaw with her index, observing the old madam before adding, "Though I got to have a brief exchange with someone."

She bit her lips as reluctance flickered across her eyes. Despite Grandma Zhu's old age, she easily noticed the hesitation in Heaven's eyes. 

"Little Heaven, do not worry about anything you say to me." Grandma Zhu smiled warmly. "Do you not trust Grandma?"

"Of course, I trust Grandma. You've been looking after us, and I'm always grateful for how you take care of me and Dom and Basti. But I'm just afraid you will not like my question."

"You are family, Heaven." Grandma Zhu asserted, tapping her armrest a little. "And because you are part of this family, it's already given that you have the right to question this family, and you are entitled to have answers."

Heaven paused before finally mentioning the topic that caught her interest. 

"Back there, I met someone," she began quietly. "At first glance, I was surprised because he resembled Dominic. It's the first time I've seen him, Grandma. And I don't recall anyone mentioning him, but when I came here, I didn't intend to overhear your comment regarding someone who did something to Axel."

"Ahh... so, you heard that?"

"I didn't mean to, Grandma."

"Haha. Why are you frowning, my sweet girl?" Grandma Zhu's heart melted at seeing the frown on Heaven's face. "Grandma is not angry. It's only natural for you to have questions. Had Dominic mentioned that his father has a twin brother?"

"Yes." Her voice was barely above a whisper, nodding. "He also mentioned what happened at that time."

Grandma Zhu smiled in satisfaction as she could tell that his grandson and Heaven were truly getting along more than well. After all, Dominic wouldn't mention that part of his childhood or that person unless the person he would share it with was someone he trusted. 

"Silas is his son. It's strange how they look alike as if they were almost twins, but I guess that is normal." Grandma Zhu let out a sigh of relief. "But it's still a little problematic situation, especially since Silas was a mischievous child. The problem with their resemblance got so bad that I had to send Silas abroad."

"What did he do, Grandma?"

Another huff slipped past Grandma Zhu, snapping her wrinkly eyes to the beautiful lady on the long couch before her lips parted to give Heaven a brief summary. 

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