Nina Sinclair paused for a moment, unable to hold back her tears from falling; she hadn’t expected her grandmother to mistake her for her mother.
In truth, her features were very similar to her mother’s when she was young, but now her mother had been bedridden for so long that she lost her former vivacious beauty, and thus no longer resembled her.
Seeing Madeline Sherman shakily trying to get out of bed, Nina Sinclair quickly snapped back to reality and went forward to support her.
Nina Sinclair softly explained to Madeline Sherman, "Grandma, you mistook me for someone else. I’m not Mom, I’m Nina. Do you still remember me?"
She knew that Madeline Sherman had Alzheimer’s, and she’d often visited her grandmother before.
But every time, Madeline Sherman would forget about her existence after she saw her; the next time they met, it was as though she was seeing her for the first time, and in her grandmother’s memory, she was still a child.
Regarding this, Nina Sinclair felt extremely helpless.
And now Madeline Sherman had mistaken her yet again.
"Madeline, you’ve grown so big, yet still so mischievous, even joking around with me." Madeline Sherman didn’t heed Nina Sinclair’s words and directly took her to be still Madeline, looking at her with sheer delight.
Nina Sinclair’s expression turned into one of helplessness upon seeing this.
Ultimately, she opted not to continue explaining, as her mother was currently hospitalized, and if her grandmother truly believed her mistaken identity, demanding to see her mother would become even trickier.
"I was indeed joking, didn’t expect you wouldn’t be fooled by it." Nina Sinclair followed Madeline Sherman’s words.
Madeline Sherman, hearing this, triumphantly huffed, "Of course! I’m so smart, how could I forget what my daughter looks like?"
Nina Sinclair curled her lips into a smile, "How are you feeling?"
At this point, Madeline Sherman was fixing a hopeful gaze constantly behind Nina Sinclair, seemingly searching for someone.
She reached out to pull Nina Sinclair and eagerly asked, "Did you bring Nina along? I want to take Nina out to play, call Nina over." Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on NovᴇlFire(.)nᴇt
Hearing these words from Madeline Sherman, Nina Sinclair’s eyes became even more sore.
Back when her mother would bring her home, her grandmother would sneak her out to buy candy, because her mother wouldn’t allow her to eat sweets. Those were among her most beautiful childhood memories.
Unexpectedly, her grandmother no longer remembered her but still recalled her love for candy.
Nina Sinclair held back her surging tears and softly said, "She didn’t come today."
Suddenly, there was a slight movement at the door; Julian Lancaster had arrived after parking.
It’s difficult to find parking at the hospital, but Nina Sinclair was eager to meet her grandmother, so she went directly to the ward first while Julian Lancaster came after parking.
Madeline Sherman, upon seeing Julian Lancaster, her eyes glimmered with a few bright sparks.
She exclaimed with joy, "Fourth Elder Lancaster! Did you come along with Madeline to see me today?"
These words caused everyone in the ward to simultaneously change their expressions.
Nina’s father and mother were first stunned upon seeing Julian Lancaster, didn’t have the time to react before hearing Grandma Lancaster’s words.
Immediately, their expressions became indescribably complex; they exchanged glances, a fleeting emotion passing through their eyes only visible to each other.
Julian Lancaster stood at the doorway, lightly furrowing his brows upon hearing Madeline Sherman.
The name "Fourth Elder Lancaster" had a familiar ring to it; he seemed to have heard it somewhere.
Could it be Nina Sinclair’s grandmother mistook him too?