When the Wind is Sweet: The Fairy Tale of Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster-Chapter 239: Now That’s Strange
At this moment, she had already arrived in a room on the third floor of the backyard.
It was extraordinarily quiet, very suitable for patients to recuperate.
The room was quite spacious, with bright lighting, everywhere clean and tidy, and the air filled with a faint scent of disinfectant.
On the table was a bouquet of blooming red tulips.
In the customized wheelchair, the man with a crooked neck, tall but slender due to years of illness, sat.
His features hinted at the handsomeness of his youth, with facial contours and expressions somewhat similar to Adrian Lancaster.
"Caleb, it’s another Mid-Autumn Festival. Dad said he wants you to join us in burning incense and praying." Eliza Hayes’ face was gentle, even carrying a faint smile at the corners of her lips, "Everyone hopes you can recover soon."
The man showed no reaction, his eyes open but dull and lifeless.
He wore a dark blue Zhongshan suit, even his shoes were spotless, clearly well cared for.
Eliza Hayes sprayed some disinfectant liquid on him, the scent slightly overwhelming, before considerately draping a thick blanket over him, bending down to say, "The wind is picking up outside, it’s a bit chilly."
She even thoughtfully put a hat on him for wind protection, and gave him a mask.
Caleb Lancaster sat in the wheelchair customized for thirty thousand, his opened eyes unfocused, his neck noticeably limp from severe illness.
Eliza Hayes personally pushed him into the elevator, her atmosphere around her turning a bit cold.
She loved Caleb Lancaster deeply, to the bone, so over the years, she never thought of remarrying.
At this time, everyone was in the courtyard, including the servants.
The incense burning ceremony was about to begin.
Tonight’s moon was huge and round, setting just the right atmosphere for reunion.
Faye Turner stood beside Adrian Lancaster, her gaze fixed on the living room door, waiting for Mr. Lancaster’s appearance.
This would be her first time meeting her father-in-law since marrying Adrian, and internally, she felt quite excited.
Adrian Lancaster told her, "My father last came downstairs about ten years ago."
This surprised Faye Turner, she couldn’t help but turn her eyes, "Why? Didn’t even take him out in the wheelchair for some air?"
He said, "Father is seriously ill, causing his immune system to be extremely fragile. Just a light breeze could lead to a severe cold, even life-threatening."
"Therefore, he is usually not allowed to see others, because we might carry viruses or bacteria, even mom and Nanny Warren have to undergo several strict disinfecting procedures before seeing him."
Soon, Eliza Hayes pushed the man in the wheelchair out from the living room door.
Faye Turner looked on from afar—
The person in the wheelchair with a crooked neck, wrapped in a blanket, wearing a hat and mask, was indistinguishable under the against-the-light, in the night’s shadow, couldn’t see his face, just a dark silhouette.
"So usually in the back building, it’s just your mom and dad, along with Nanny Warren, right?" Faye Turner cautiously asked.
"Yes." Adrian Lancaster answered very certainly.
This left Faye Turner puzzled, she asked again, "Your dad can’t stand up?"
"Yes, he’s severely weak all over, can’t stand, even... his neck is bent."
This was strange.
Faye Turner felt uneasy, the blood in her body gradually freezing, focusing again on the wheelchair.
So, that night with grandpa picking gifts upstairs, who was the man standing she inadvertently saw by the window?
Her mother-in-law’s behavior was odd, and there were no male servants in the backyard...
It sent a chill down Faye Turner’s spine.
Eliza Hayes was slowly pushing the wheelchair towards them, Melanie Lancaster just looked on, not daring to approach, because she hadn’t been disinfected.
