Chapter 274 Her Dog
Chapter 274 Her Dog
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“Ms. Claude, the address you wrote down had nobody there. We went twice, and the phone number you gave us isn’t working either. Right now, your dog is still with us.”
Anneliese’s brow furrowed. The address and number belonged to her grandmother.
“How could no one be home? Hold on, I’ll call them.”
She pressed her grandmother’s number with trembling fingers. Silence met her. The line was dead, the phone powered off.
Her chest squeezed tight. Panic clawed at her ribs. She hurried to dial Gemma, the housekeeper who was supposed to care for her grandmother.
This time, the call connected.
“Gemma, is my grandmother not home? A friend said no one answered the door, and her phone won’t go through either!”
“Anne? Is that you? Your grandmother was taken to Oceaton. You didn’t know?”
“What? Who took her? When?” The shock made her legs weaken, and she shot upright as if the ground had given way beneath her.
Gemma’s voice stumbled nervously on the other end.
“It was your husband who came. I thought you two agreed on it. He showed up yesterday and already took her.”
Anneliese’s grip on the phone tightened until her knuckles turned white. Her lungs burned for air.
“I see. Thanks, Gemma.”
She ended the call, snatched her coat from the rack, and rushed out the door.
In the elevator, she scrolled through her blocked contacts to recover Zacharias‘ number, Before she could, her grandmother’s name appeared on her screen.
She answered so fast her breath hitched. “Grandma?”
“Yes, Anne, it’s me. Did you already land? Was your trip too much?”
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Her grandmother’s familiar, gentle tone spilled into her ear, and relief washed through her, steadying her breath.
“Grandma, I’m fine. Where are you right now—”
Before she could finish, another voice slipped into the call. Zacharias.
“Anne, you didn’t expect me to be with Grandma, did you? I brought her back to the house as a surprise. Honey, you’ve worked so hard. I’m coming to get you now. Stay where you are.”
Her jaw clenched until her teeth ground together. “Zacharias, you son of a—”
“Anne, your grandma is on the line. I know you miss me, but let’s save those words for when I see you. We can whisper them to each other then, okay?”
Her grandmother’s soft laugh followed. “Enough already, stop teasing her. Go and pick Anne up.”
Anneliese’s chest flared with rage. She almost hurled her phone into the wall, but instead she squeezed her eyes shut and hung up.
When she reached Sunrise Residence, Zacharias was already at the gate, waiting.
She stepped out of the car, her steps quick and sharp. She lifted her hand to slap him across the face.
But his palm shot up, catching her wrist. His smile curved with ease.
“Anne, anger will only tear you apart. I’d let you hit me, but your grandma is waiting inside. You don’t want her to think we’re fighting.”
She jerked against his grip. “You’re vile and shameless. I’ll tell her right now that we’re divorced. You won’t use her against me.”
Zacharias let out a weary breath, his face weighted with shadows. “Are you certain you want to tell her this second? Or do you want to see this first?”
He slipped a folder from under his arm and held it out. She glared but refused to touch it.
“It’s not dangerous. It’s your grandmother’s medical report. I brought her to Oceaton yesterday and had her checked from head to toe. Take a look.”
Her fury burned hot as she snatched the folder away.
She unfolded the report. Zacharias‘ voice carried steady beside her.
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“I marked the serious findings in red.”
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Her heart sank. Her grandmother’s kidneys, fragile for years, had worsened.
Even worse was the red circle that wrapped around her heart results.
“Heart block. Heart failure?”
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Zacharias nodded. “She’s old, Anne. Age brings this. But now she needs treatment. She can’t take any kind of shock.”
Her glare pierced through him, blazing with contempt. His lips curved into a bitter smile.
“Don’t look at me like that. I didn’t make this happen. These are the words of a cardiologist. If you don’t believe me, I’ll give you his number. You can call him yourself.”
“Give it to me.”
Her tone was sharp as ice.
The demand struck him, and his eyes dimmed. “Anne, no matter what I do, you won’t believe me. You think everything comes from malice.”
“That’s a rhetorical question. The number.” Her voice was cold as stone.
He passed it over. She dialed at once, and the doctor confirmed every word.
Zacharias had even arranged for her grandmother to be admitted two days later for treatment.
She hung up, her chest tightening with dread.
Fear for her grandmother’s health clawed inside her, yet anger and frustration burned hotter. Everything was slipping out of her control.
She had sworn she would never set foot in Sunrise Residence again. But here she was.
