"Grandpa, you finally came!" Serena quickly left her seat, went up to Darren, and took his hand affectionately.
"I wanted to talk to you last night, but Rose said you were off to bed."
"I was pooped last night," Darren replied with a warm smile.
But Serena couldn't help thinking — if he was so tired, why did he keep Rosemary in his room for a private chat?
"Grandpa, you have no idea how much I missed you while you were out of it," Serena said as she pulled out a chair for him and helped him sit down. She then sat beside him, still holding his hand, and cooed,
"It's been such a relief to finish the semester so I could come to see you. And Aunt Eunice made it back safe and sound, too. It's just so great to see all of you!"
At that moment, a servant brought in breakfast, and Serena hurried to help serve it in front of Darren.
"Grandpa, this is your favorite pumpkin and millet porridge."