My father's face was filled with exhaustion, and my mother was crying outside the operating room.
Questions flooded my mind. Hadn't the doctor assured us that Grandma was improving and would be discharged the next day? How could she have suffered a sudden heart attack?
Before I could voice my concern, my mother caught sight of me and hugged me tightly. "Wendy, Henry cheated on you."
It was an affirmative sentence, not a question.
How did they know that Henry cheated on me? I had kept it a secret for so long.
A sense of foreboding washed over me.
"The weather was lovely today, so I took your grandma for a walk. And that's when we saw Henry kissing another woman outside the hospital.
"Initially, Grandma mistook the woman for you and laughed at your public display of affection. But when she realized it wasn't you, she was completely shocked.
"Grandma couldn't believe it and wanted to confront him, but the shock triggered another heart attack."
I had unwittingly caused my grandmother further distress. Clenching my fists, my voice trembled with emotion. "Where is Henry? Is he dead? Where is the man responsible for Grandma's suffering?"
"He had already driven away and didn't witness any of it."