The thought made the excitement in Isabella's eyes shine even brighter.
However...
Before Isabella could wait for Serena to shove her away—giving her the perfect excuse to dramatically fall to the floor.
A sudden force yanked her from behind.
Her grandmother grabbed her arm and pulled her aside.
Isabella's hand merely brushed past Serena's sleeve.
"It's you!"
Kiera's eyes widened in sheer disbelief. She grabbed Serena's hand, her voice trembling with raw excitement. "Child, you... you're Serena?"
The sudden pull made Isabella stumble a few steps.
When she turned around, she saw her grandmother clinging tightly to Serena's hands, her face glowing with absolute joy.
Isabella's heart sank like a stone.
Then, she watched her grandmother turn excitedly to her grandfather. "Honey, this... this is the brilliant Elyndorian doctor who saved me on the shopping street. My lifesaver. I can't believe it... The girl who saved my life is actually Serena. She's our granddaughter."
Isabella's expression instantly froze, her sweet smile completely collapsing.
The person who saved her grandmother... was actually Serena?
How could it be Serena?
The coincidence was absurd.
Out of all the people in the city, why did Serena have to be the one to stumble upon her grandmother having a medical emergency?
Remembering how ecstatic her grandmother had been when talking about the girl who saved her.
Isabella felt a sickening sense of dread.
Had all her carefully laid poison been for nothing?
"Serena, oh my goodness... What kind of fate is this?" Kiera held Serena's hands, her face radiating maternal love. "I'm your grandmother. It's me."
Serena looked down at her tightly held hands, a faint, genuine smile touching her lips.
It was because this was her precious granddaughter.
Though... there was a tiny pang of regret.
She had originally planned to rope this brilliant young doctor into marrying her son.
She never expected...
Well, having her as a granddaughter was just as amazing.
As long as they were family, nothing else mattered.
Bursting with joy, Kiera pulled Serena over to Holden. "Serena, this is your grandfather."
Serena offered a polite, respectful greeting. "Grandpa."
"Ah." Holden looked at the girl before him. Her features were the spitting image of Catherine.
He couldn't help but feel an immediate surge of affection.
Knowing that his own flesh and blood was the one who had saved his wife's life made his eyes brim with pride and admiration. "Good. Very good. Truly a child of the Vinton family."

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