"Good morning, Mrs. Murphy." Seeing Jenna, Meroy greeted her politely with a smile.
Jenna stopped and asked with a smile, "Morning, Meroy. What brings you to Green Jade Garden?"
Meroy stepped forward and informed her. "Actually, it has to do with you. The Old Madam wants to see you."
"Oh, I see." Jenna was stunned. So, the Old Madam knew that she hadn't gone to work yet. She immediately asked, "Meroy, do you know why she's looking for me?"
"I'm not too sure about that. She just told me to call and ask if you were still around. When she heard you hadn't left yet, she asked me to come over to invite you there."
Surely enough, it was so.
Jenna chuckled. "Okay, Meroy, let's go then."
Meroy nodded with a smile. The two of them got onto an electric vehicle and headed for Ink Garden.
Vivian was sitting on her lazy chair as usual. The air conditioning was set to a nice temperature and it was very comfortable.
When Jenna silently walked in, Vivian was still resting with her eyes closed.
Her head of silver hair was combed neatly, and her wrinkled hands rested on her knees. Her face was riddled with age.
Jenna watched her quietly. For the first time, she felt that this old woman in front of her had really aged. She was past her golden years.
She stood there silently, hesitating whether she should wake her up.
Vivian suddenly opened her eyes and looked at her with her blurry eyes.
"Grandma." She hurriedly bowed and called in a soft voice.
Vivian looked at her with her eyes wide open.
That year, Vivian's eyesight and hearing had deteriorated quite a lot. It took her a long time to get her vision to focus and see things clearly. Her hearing wasn't as sharp as it used to be either.
"Are you Jenna?" Vivian looked at her and asked in a trembling voice.
"Grandma, it's me." Jenna came closer to her and raised her voice to her ear.
Vivian heard her clearly and her eyes lit up. She turned to look at her.
"Jenna, my good granddaughter- in- law." She looked excited and grabbed her hand. "Come, sit down in front of me. Let's have a good talk today."
"Okay." Jenna obediently sat down on the chair in front of Vivian.
"Jenna, I know that you are busy, and there are a lot of things to deal with at the company. The house is so huge, and you still have to work and take care of your husband and son. It must be hard on you." Vivian held her hand and patted the back of her hand as she spoke lovingly.
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