Kneeling for a Second Chance Novel

---- Chapter 412 Sebastian said, "I picked it up when I bought coffee just now." Valeria gazed at the two little figures inside the globe. It was as if they were frozen there forever. Sebastian started the car. Although the traffic was heavy, the roads were much better once they left the area. Then, he casually asked, "Do you like it?" Valeria didn't answer. After a while, he pursed his lips together. "'You seemed to like ita lot last time." Sebastian had remembered her interest in the snow globe, so he made it a point to stop by those craft shops again, but she still remained silent.

His hands tightened on the steering wheel. He felt that his chest was becoming oddly heavy. "If you don't like it..." "Yes, I like it." Valeria's voice was light. It was like a feather brushing against his heart and slowly soothing his unease. His knuckles clenched hard on the wheel. "If you like it, why didn't you say so?" Valeria said, "I kept quiet so that you'd ask me a few more times. Honestly, I quite like it when you get nervous and act ---- spoiled." She had followed what he had said, making him let out a low laugh.

"Why don't you pick up the good habits?" The next morning , when Valeria and Sebastian were getting ready to return to Broburgh City, they received a call from the Grant residence. Martha had developed a high fever in the middle of the night. It had gotten so bad that she was taken to the hospital. The two of them rushed over. Martha was on an IV drip, and her eyes were red and swollen. She had an ice patch on her forehead. Mallory was staying by her bedside as well. Avery lowered her voice when she saw them. "She was praying in the chapel all night. By dawn, the fever got worse.

The medicine didn't bring it down, so we had to send her to the hospital." Martha had a heart condition. A high fever could trigger complications. The mix of shock and grief from the last night had weakened her. Now, in the haze of her fever, she dreamed of a little boy calling her "Grandma". When she woke up, she cried again and kept repeating, "The Grant family has wronged her." ---- Martha stayed in the hospital for three days, and Valeria came to accompany her daily. Martha would hold Valeria's hand while Valeria pulled up old photos of Selena on her phone.

She had a complete album, documenting Selena from the day she was born. As she scrolled, Martha wept, asking where the little boy was buried. Inside the ward, Valeria and Sebastian both froze. Seated on the couch, he had been peeling an apple. The blade slipped from his grasp and nicked his finger. He listened as she replied in a hoarse voice, ''His ashes had been scattered into the sea. He's free now." Martha was stunned, and her lips started to tremble after a long pause. On the fourth day, Martha was discharged.

She insisted on going back to Broburgh City with Valeria, who suggested that Martha wait for a few more days. She would bring Selena over by then, only to be met by Martha's refusal. Martha would not let anyone dissuade her from seeing Selena in person. ---- Sebastian shot Nicholas a look, hoping Nicholas would talk her out of it. Instead, Nicholas mentioned, "I'll go with your mom." Both Nicholas and Martha were determined. Valeria was worried about Martha's health and wanted Martha to rest for a few more days, but Martha refused to listen. "My body is fine.

It will only get worse if I don't see Lenny soon." Asa result, Sebastian drove, with the four of them sharing the car. By the time they arrived in Broburgh City, it was already 3:00 pm. Valeria had called Margaret ahead of time. When the car pulled into the neighborhood, she and Sebastian got out. Suddenly, Martha opened the trunk and pulled out a navy- blue jacket. Then, she handed it to Nicholas. "Wear this one. It looks less harsh. I don't want you to leave a bad impression on Valeria's grandmother.

You look too fierce." She then rummaged through her grey purse and pulled out an eyebrow pencil. "Let me soften your look a little." ---- Nicholas pursed his lips together, his mustache twitching slightly in displeasure. However, he didn't say anything. Right there and then in the car, he quickly changed his jacket.