Chapter 193 Dodgy Women

"I’m not busy today." The man’s voice was strong with a hint of coldness. "You’re just in time for dinner. Take a seat, I’ll set the table for you." Zayn sat down beside Lindsey. His gaze swept over Lindsey, then fell on the old man. Who knew that when the old man saw him, his face suddenly turned glum. "Grandpa." Zayn was not overly-enthusiastic with his family, but the words that came out always had some warmth to them. "Hmph!" The old man grunted and slammed his plate heavily on the table. "Come with me now." Zayn, who had just sat down, stood up again. His face was frank, which made the old man even angrier. The old man could not walk by himself, but fortunately, his bedroom was on the first floor, so he could still push himself over in the wheelchair. After saying that, the old man smiled at Lindsey again, but that smile felt forced. "You can continue without us." Although Lindsey did not know what was happening, she still responded obediently. Seeing her like this made Zayn's heart soften and his eyes paused on her for a moment before he followed behind the old man as if nothing had happened. When the dining hall was empty, the cold sweat on Lindsey's face slid down the curvature of her side profile. With Zayn’s sudden return, a certain feeling that she had neglected momentarily, surged up at once. Lindsey had not had her period in almost two months. Her mind was in turmoil. Her health had been unstable, so she forgot about this. Her nerves were tense and a premonition exploded in her head like fireworks. The aroma of the food on the table, which she had inhaled for some time, became the culprit for her vomiting. Lindsey tried to hold it in but almost exposed herself. She held her tongue against her lower jaw to suppress the urge. "Aunt Wendy, I don't have much appetite. I'll eat later when I'm hungry. You can put it away first." When Mrs. Wendy saw Lindsey’s gloomy face, she thought of Zayn's cold expression earlier and sighed in her heart. "Okay then, go up and take a good rest. I'll get someone to send you the food later." Mrs. Wendy noticed Lindsey’s face turning pale and held her hand. “Why are you so cold? Are you sick?” After that, she put her hand on Lindsey's forehead and only felt dampness from her sweat. She wanted to ask again, but Lindsey cut off the conversation and pretended as if nothing was wrong. "I'm just feeling a little uncomfortable. It’s that time of the month, so it's okay, I’ll be fine after a few days." When she said that, Mrs. Wendy understood and nodded before letting her go. Lindsey walked into the bedroom calmly, then completely changed her expression and rushed to the bathroom as soon as she was out of sight. She just threw up uncontrollably until her head spun. On the other hand in Grandpa Guggenheim's bedroom. "If you really think that divorce is better, Grandpa won’t say otherwise, but I don’t want any of those dodgy women to marry into our family!" Zayn just entered the room and had his back turned towards the old man when the old man’s words crashed on him. The old man sounded weak and frail, but he was still trying to maintain his past authority of being the head of the family. Zayn was stunned, but he quickly understood what was happening and looked at him without uttering a word. The old man's words seemed calm, but he used all his strength to resist the urge to smack his imbecile of a grandson on the spot. At that moment, Zayn’s silence broke the old man’s calmness. "Those women. You...you’re..." The old man actually did not know what else he could say. He had lived his life with a clear conscience, and now that he was dying, he did not want Zayn to give him such a show. "Grandpa." Zayn interrupted him. "Those aren’t real." "Then what is?" The old man was so angry that he nearly stood up, but when he exerted some force, he fell back heavily again. He looked distressed from being so powerless. Zayn did not know how to explain that he was just acting out to agitate Lindsey. However, his purpose had not been achieved, and Lindsey's attitude towards him so far was still as cold as ever aside from the unexpected phone call earlier today. This made him want to stop this drama. The premise of agitation was care. It did not matter what she cared about, as long as she showed concern, but she was so indifferent, which meant that she did not care about him at all. On the contrary, Zayn felt that he was the one going crazy. "I never knew that my grandson could one day make the front-page headlines with his scandal." This statement was as sarcastic as it could get. Originally, Zayn had arranged for the doctor to visit the mansion to do a checkup for the old man, but the old man refused and insisted on going to the hospital himself. No matter where it was, he just wanted to go out and take a look. Even if it was just the hospital, there were people from all walks of life there, so it made him feel good. His bodyguards had already cleared the whole building for him then. When he came out after the checkup, he just caught the midday news that was playing on the TV in the lobby. The words, "Denarius’ President Zayn Guggenheim", appeared right in front of him. All sorts of pictures from Zayn’s scandal were simply obtrusive in the eyes of the old man. The old man always thought that Zayn did not know how to interact with women and even appeared cold. It was not until he met Lindsey that he lived more like a person. In the blink of an eye, Zayn was seduced by these women. "Tell me, is this your plan?" The old man suppressed his anger. Zayn thought about it and felt that if he said no, the old man would probably be furious. He squatted down to get on the old man’s level. He was even half an inch shorter than him, revealing a somewhat admiring posture as he said, "Grandpa..." The bottom of his eyes even had a rarely seen confusion. With just a glance like that, the old man no longer had the heart to reprimand him. Zayn was invincible in business, but he lacked emotional intelligence. All the deep love and hate in this world suddenly came up to him and made him childish in terms of relationships. "Zayn, are you still a child? If you like someone, you’ll do anything just to grab her attention. But if that person deliberately doesn’t want to pay any attention to you, what can you do? Are you just going to continue doing something that will make things worse for the both of you?" Wisdom was lost in the face of love. Some things in life were a double-edged sword. ...... The phone on the sink buzzed with a vibrating sound. Lindsey's stomach was upturned as she hurled, but it made her more comfortable. Lindsey wiped her mouth and the tears in the corner of her eyes. When she looked at her phone, the name, "Liam Wilford", was reflected in her eyes. After a moment of hesitation, Lindsey picked up the call. "Hello." "Darling." Liam’s voice was gentle and affectionate as he continued, "I haven't seen you for a while, are you having too much fun without me?" Lindsey's heart was in a complete mess and she was not in the mood to babble with him. Her throat still had a slight stinging pain after she had just vomited. "Spit it out."