Cassandra didn't pass the buck to anyone else.
She could learn it first and then teach the family doctor.
That way, they wouldn't have to waste any more of Claire's precious time.
Plus, if she learned it, she could massage her grandfather's legs during her free time.
"Cassandra, you're so busy, how will you find the time? How about Caleb does it?"
Kendrick was fiercely protective of his granddaughter.
Caleb?
Wasn't he busy too?
"Grandpa, I'm swamped as well. I have a mountain of work waiting for me at the company."
Caleb was no idle playboy. Just like Dane, he had built his own thriving empire.
His business was booming, and when things got hectic, he barely had time to breathe.
Kendrick obviously knew his grandson was busy.
He shot the younger man a glaring look. "Do you think I don't know you're busy?"
"I just think you don't have an ounce of the filial piety your sister has!"
Caleb was speechless. He was completely trapped.
He could only shoot a desperate look at Dane, hoping the man would step in and defend him.
But Kendrick caught the exchange and glared at him even harder. "You don't have a fraction of Dane's devotion, either."
"Back then, Dane personally accompanied Baldrick all the way to Apex to seek medical help."
Dane hadn't expected to be dragged into the crossfire and quickly tried to smooth things over. "My situation was a bit different at the time."
Did Kendrick really not know the difference?
He knew perfectly well how devoted his own grandson was.
"Fine, Cassandra can learn it."
"But Caleb is going to learn it right alongside her. I'm not letting this brat slack off."
"Alright, alright, I'll learn it. Happy?" Caleb had no choice but to surrender.
Claire demonstrated the technique to the siblings.
Within thirty minutes, Cassandra had grasped the core mechanics, while Caleb's attempts were a complete disaster.
He couldn't even focus, wildly changing his pressure and hand placement every few seconds.
An hour later, Claire officially declared the lesson over.
Cassandra was already proficient enough to practice on Kendrick.
Caleb immediately went on strike. "I'm done!"
"How about this: whenever my sister massages Grandpa, I'll buy her a new car."
"Didn't she sell her car recently because her lab was short on funding?"
"I'll just buy her a brand-new one. Does that work?"
Kendrick had a military background.
He maintained an incredibly frugal and disciplined lifestyle.
The younger generation of the Cole family had been raised with those same strict values.
Because of this, Cassandra didn't actually have much liquid cash to her name.
Of course, her lack of funds wasn't entirely because the Cole family strictly regulated their allowances.
It was also because she had a stepmother.
And with a stepmother came a father who might as well have been a stepfather. He ignored her needs and constantly funneled her resources to the children his new wife gave birth to. Even witho Cassandra's calm demeanor, the blatant favoritism stung.
The less she fought for herself, the more her grandfather's heart ached for her.
But the more the old man favored her, the more her stepmother resented it.
The woman was even scheming to use Cassandra in a convenient arranged marriage for business gain.
Kendrick would never allow that to happen.
That was the real reason he had been so eager to set her up with Dane.
It was a pity his Cassandra just didn't have that kind of luck; someone else had beaten her to the prize.
The old man was an excellent judge of character.
It was obvious that Dane was completely obsessed with the girl.
As for the girl herself, she was much harder to read.
At such a young age, she was a master of Traditional Medicine, and her hands were steady as a rock with those needles Clearly, was a testament to her resolute nature.
"We'll be going now. I'll see you next week."
Claire handled her departure with perfect grace, making Kendrick respect her even
more.
"Did Dane really never mention Claire to you?" Kendrick kicked his grandson.
If he had known Dane was already
taken by such a stunning woman he never would have brought up
Cassandra and made a fool of himself.
"How was I supposed to know? Yesterday was the first time I heard about her, and I
even had to sneak around just to get a look!"
Caleb rolled his eyes.
This entire mess was entirely Dane's fault.
Who hides their girlfriend like it's a state secret?