Chapter 91 Bringing the Granddaughter-in-Law Home
Ophelia hurriedly clarified, "It wasn't me who bumped her, I brought the old lady to the hospital. I have a video to prove it."
Ophelia took out her phone, showed the video to Jude, and provided an explanation.
Understanding the whole story, Jude apologized, "I'm sorry, miss, I almost misunderstood you. Thank you for bringing my mom to the hospital. She's got some... issues."
Jude subtly pointed to his head, indicating her mental confusion.
Seeing that Jude was being reasonable, Ophelia said, "It's okay, I'm glad we cleared up the misunderstanding. Here are the X-rays the doctor took. Grandma is okay. She just twisted something."
"Thank you, thank you so much," Jude said, expressing his gratitude multiple times before pulling out his phone. "Miss, what's your bank account? I want to transfer some money to you."
Ophelia had paid the medical and examination fees upfront, which totaled over two thousand dollars, and she intended to get reimbursed.
"Just send it through PayPal. It's two thousand in total. Here's the bill for you to check," she said.
Jude didn't check the amount. Trusting that Ophelia was honest and rather impressed by her, he sent three thousand dollars directly.
"That's too much, uncle," said Ophelia.
"You've been at work, right? Taking my mom to the hospital must have made you miss some work. The extra is for lost wages and transportation costs." Jude assisted old lady Abbott, then turned to Ophelia, "I'll be taking off then. Thank you again, young lady."
The compensation seemed reasonable, and Ophelia didn't refuse it. She accepted the money with a clear conscience.
Old lady Abbott couldn't get enough of Ophelia, waving her over, "My dear, make sure to visit Granny often. If my grandson has upset you, remember to come to Granny..."
"Mom, what granddaughter-in-law? Your grandson doesn't even have a girlfriend yet," Jude said, supporting Old lady Abbott as they began to walk outside. "If you're so eager for a granddaughter-in-law, you should be nudging your grandson about it."
"That is my granddaughter-in-law. I'm certain of it," Old lady Abbott asserted confidently. "I remember we had an arrangement with the Parks Family, and isn't that the Parks girl? She's my granddaughter-in-law."
Jude laughed, "Mom, she's not the Parks girl. How did you manage to get out here all by yourself? It's dangerous..."
"I'm telling you, she's a Parks girl. She resembles her grandfather. I cannot be mistaken," old lady Abbott insisted stubbornly.
Jude thought to himself, old lady Abbott was having one of her episodes again, but he didn't argue, instead he went along with her, "Yes, she's the Parks girl."
Immediately brightening, old lady Abbott boasted, "See, I told you so. You thought you could fool me, thinking I've gone senile. The Parks girl is quite fetching. Have my grandson go after her swiftly, so I can hold a great-grandchild sooner."
"Alright, alright," Jude just humored her, "I'll tell Finnegan to be nicer to the Parks girl, to bring her home to you sooner."
Seeing old lady Abbott's happiness, always going on about the Parks girl, Jude remembered his wife Celia's words from the night before.
Maybe it was indeed possible to bring the families together.
After escorting old lady Abbott back to the family home, Jude called his son, "Son, your grandma wandered off alone today and nearly got into trouble, but luckily a young lady took her to the hospital..."
Finnegan, who had just returned to his office after a meeting, was immediately worried upon hearing the news, "How is grandma? Where was the caretaker? How could she let grandma go out alone?"
"Grandma's fine. She just went out looking for Niamh, kept talking about her, wants you to bring Niamh home," Jude explained. "Son, ever since George passed away, your grandma's mind has been getting fuzzier. This is the only thing she regrets now, don't let it be a lifelong regret for her. Bring home a granddaughter-in-law for your grandma soon."
Finnegan instantly grasped what Jude was implying, his expression darkening somewhat. "Grandma wants a granddaughter-in-law, and I'll bring her one," he stated firmly.
Finnegan had mentioned bringing home a granddaughter-in-law but had not explicitly stated it had to be Niamh.
However, when Jude heard these words, they took on a different meaning.
Believing that Finnegan had come around to the idea of joining families with the Parks, Jude responded cheerfully, "That's great. I won't keep you from your work. Your dad here is looking forward to the good news."
After the call, Jude immediately dialed his wife Celia. "I just spoke with our boy. Seems he's taken a liking to Niamh and isn't opposed to the union. Even said he'd bring her home."
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