Claude frowned. “Alzheimer’s,” he answered. “Her dementia was caused by her Alzheimer’s. Aside from her dementia, she is also experiencing depression and behavioural changes from Alzheimer’s. Of course, she is taking medicine to at least help her with these two. But the memory loss… we can’t do anything about it.”
“I see…” Qin Yuanfeng nodded as he eyed Lily. Dementia caused by Alzheimer’s can also include other symptoms such as speech difficulty and difficulty in focusing on everyday tasks. However, when they arrived, Madam Luo was calmly drinking tea and even talked to them clearly when her grandson was gone.
However, when Claude came back, she immediately acted more forgetful, prompting her grandson to bring her inside and stop the conversation. He remembered Eliza told them that Madam Luo is still invited to events. This means that she is not yet misbehaving in social events. But her actions earlier were saying otherwise.
Of course, Qin Yuanfeng also considered the fact that they had caused her a lot of stress, and that was why she acted that way.
“Well… I believe Eliza should be coming now… let me try and call her.” Lily smiled at Claude as she dialled Eliza’s number. While she was talking to Eliza, Qin Yuanfeng was thinking about what the older woman had said. He eyed Lily as he wondered if she already figured out something.
“Oh! That is sad, indeed. Well then… I will see you at the palace? Alright. Yes… she is currently resting. Alright… I will tell him.” Lily ended the call and looked at Claude. Unfortunately, she is still talking to His Highness Harringfort. But she promised to drop by some other time.
A wry smile bloomed on Claude’s face. “Of course… I already expected that.” He nodded and let out a sigh before he stood and led Lily and Qin Yuanfeng towards their car.
“Can I revisit her?” Lily asked as she stood in front of the car. Next to him, Qin Yuanfeng is holding the door for his sister.
For a few seconds, Claude looked at Lily’s face before he shook his head. “I’m sorry but… I think your presence will worsen her condition. I can’t allow you to see her again.”
Lily nodded. Of course, she completely understood the young man’s intention. “She’s lucky to have you.” Lily smiled.
Again, Claude only nodded and bid them goodbye. He then watched as Lily’s car disappeared into the busy street of Luxembourg. Claude walked inside their house, sighing. It seems that Lily really wanted to talk to his grandmother.
Claude was not a fool. Last night, he witnessed how a lot of people who attended the banquet talked to Lily and her husband. Those people and their flattering words had treated the two as if they were gods. Because of this, he immediately concluded that these two were very influential. And Claude was smart enough to know that most influential people would always insist on getting what they wanted.
“They are gone?”
He lifted his head and stared at his grandmother, who was sitting in her bed. “I told them not to come here again.”
“Why would you do that?” Madam Luo widened her eyes. “I was not yet done talking. I would have— “
“And you would die.” Claude said. If Lily were here, she would have thought that the young man standing in front of Madam Luo was different from the man who helped his grandmother earlier. “Do you really want to die?”
“This child— “
“No, grandmother. Those people are dangerous! I will not allow you to see them again. They are too smart… We can’t risk it.”
“What do you mean?” Madam Luo asked. “Was my acting bad this time?”
Claude sighed. It was not too long ago when he discovered that his grandmother was faking it. She does not have Dementia or Alzheimer’s and she managed to fool everyone around them. At first, he was upset. How could she have fooled him like this?
However… when he saw the things that she had, the proof and evidence that someone is indeed after her life, Claude was forced to play along with this antics. His task was simple… make people believe that his grandmother actually lost her memory. Of course, he disagreed when she told him to play along.
At that time, he already started packing his things to leave her. That was the reason why her grandmother showed proof that those people killed her own brother to warn her. The moment Claude asked her why they didn’t kill her instead, her grandmother said that it was because… she used to be one of them.
At that point, Claude had become so confused. The young man decided to stay for a few more days to figure things out. He felt that his grandmother was lying. And to be honest, he does not know what to believe anymore. But how could he leave the woman who practically took care of him and loved him since he was in his diapers?
So he agreed to stay, thinking that it was the right decision. Since then, he had remained next to her grandmother and played along with her antics, making everyone believe that her memory is slowly dwindling. “Grandmother… I think your acting is the best, but those two are not the nobles here. They are not my parents. In short… they are not fools.”
“You think… they noticed it?”
“That guy must have noticed something. And that Lily… ” He let out another sighed. “We should leave Luxembourg tonight and go to France. That Lily is not going to stop until you tell her something.”
Madam Luo frowned. “She was just like Lilian… maybe even smarter than her.” Her eyes sparkled. “But isn’t this a good thing? Lilian and my Fred will soon have the justice that they deserve.”
“At the cost of your life?”
The older woman smiled at him. “What life?” She laughed. “You leave for France. I will go and see her tonight.”
“What are you talking about?” the lines in between his brows deepened. “Are you going to— “
“Tell her how her grandfather died.”
