Chapter 12 X Not long after , my assistant returned with new information . " A month ago , I stopped using the private car to pick up the kids and had your wife do it instead . The bullies noticed how plainly she was dressed and assumed that your family had really gone bankrupt , so they started targeting the young master . While Ms. Suzy was still around , she warned them multiple times and even got injured a few times while trying to protect him . But since she left , the boys have gotten bolder . They blocked your grandson after school , threatening him , and when he tried to resist , they stabbed him with a knife . " After hearing this , I felt like my soul had been drained . My eyes became empty and hollow , almost as if I were staring into nothingness . I never imagined that the root cause of this entire mess was me . To divorce Suzy , I had faked bankruptcy . I was so determined to sell the illusion that I had her take over picking up the grandkids . I remembered noticing injuries on her back then , but at the time , all I cared about was pushing the divorce through . I never stopped to ask her about it . Now , it hit me : ' She was trying to protect our grandson ? And I never even asked her how she was doing …' Suzy had been hurt , quietly enduring everything alone . She had warned those kids , tried to protect him , and yet , I had been too wrapped up in my own plans to care . Now , the reality of it hit me , and I couldn't ignore it anymore . I had failed her , and in doing so , failed our family . I felt a wave of guilt wash over me , heavier than anything I had ever experienced . I had treated her like an afterthought for so long , and now , this - my grandson hurt because I hadn't cared enough to listen to her . Now , I wouldn't let them off that easily . I clenched my fists as my emotions swirled inside . Without another thought , I told my assistant to bring the parents of the boys who had bullied my grandson . When the parents arrived , their faces fell as they realized what their sons had done . They knelt , pleading for forgiveness . But I wasn't ready to forgive them . I demanded that the boys be brought to the hospital and made to kneel outside the operating room until the surgery was finished . It felt like the least I could do after everything they had put my family through . Eventually , my grandson's surgery went well , and the boys ' parents felt ashamed of their sons ' behavior . They walloped them , and I did not intervene . My Husband Staged Our Divorce to Marry His First Love 1/2 38.3 % 23.21 Mon , Aug. ወ X It was harsh , but I no longer felt any sympathy for their apologies . " Enough , " I said , my voice harsh . " Leave now . And don't make any more noise . " Once they were gone , the room fell into an eerie silence . I sat by Tommy's bed , holding his hand as I waited for him to wake up . It felt like an eternity , but finally , his eyes fluttered open . The first words out of his mouth hit me like a punch in the gut . " Where's Grandma ? Where is she ? " Tommy asked , his voice small , almost desperate . Marian rushed to his side , her voice trembling with concern . " Don't worry about Grandma right now , baby . Tell us how you're feeling . " " I'm fine . I want to see Grandma , " Tommy insisted , pulling away from Marian's touch . " Mom , can you call Grandma over ? " I exchanged a look with Marian , a heavy sigh escaping me . I was at a loss for words . Wanting to reassure my grandson , I simply said , " Hey , bud , your grandma is busy right now . She can't come to see you . Get better first , and when you're discharged , I'll take you to see her . " But Tommy's eyes welled up with tears . " No , Grandma promised me she would come right away whenever I wanted to see her . " His voice cracked . " But when those people hurt me and yelled at me , Grandma wasn't there . Grandma lied to me . " His words stabbed at me . For years , Suzy had been the one taking care of everything , quietly shouldering the family's burden . She was always there when no one else was . And now , my grandson - my flesh and blood - was feeling the loss of the one person truly cared for him . I realized at that moment just how much I had taken her for granted . I had failed my wife , and now my grandson was paying the price . who Tommy's voice trembled with emotion as he continued , " When I was hurt , I called Aunt Ingrid . But she was too busy with her friends , gambling in the casino . She didn't even listen to me . I thought she cared , but now I see that she didn't care at all . Grandma is the one who really loves me . Grandma is a thousand times better than Aunt Ingrid . " My chest tightened as I looked at Tommy . His words cut through me like a knife . He had already figured out what I refused to admit . Ingrid wasn't the one who cared . It was Suzy - the woman I had pushed aside for so long . OL