The Game Character I Raised Was a Powerful Dynasty Heir Chapter 11
My heart skipped a beat, and I looked up and metÂ
his gaze.Â
“That depends on whether he really cares aboutÂ
me,” I said, word for word. “Or whether he justÂ
treats it like we’re playing a game.”Â
William’s gaze grew serious and intense. “What ifÂ
he cares about you more than anyone else?”Â
The air seemed to stand still.Â
We looked at each other, neither of us saying atÂ
word.Â
His eyes were deep, as if they held a sea of stars.Â
that was about to pull me right in.Â
Just then, my phone rang.Â
It was my grandfather’s call.Â
“Nina, your grandmother’s in the hospital and she’sÂ
not doing well. You need to come home rightÂ
away.”Â
My head went buzzing, and I couldn’t care lessÂ
about any romantic atmosphere. “Grandpa, whatÂ
happened to Grandma? Which hospital is she at?”Â
“At City General–hurry over.”Â
I hung up the phone, grabbed my bag, and rushedÂ
out.Â
William followed without a word. “I’ll give you aÂ
ride.”Â
Once my grandmother’s condition had stabilized, I sat on a bench in the hospital hallway for a longÂ
time.Â
My grandfather was in the hospital room with my grandmother, while I sat alone outside, my mind inÂ
a complete jumble.Â
Footsteps sounded as William walked over fromÂ
the vending machine, holding two bottles of water.Â
He sat down next to me and handed me one of theÂ
bottles.Â
I took the water but didn’t drink it.Â
After a long silence, I suddenly spoke up. “Who areÂ
you, exactly?”Â
William said nothing.Â
I turned to look at him and asked, enunciatingÂ
each word clearly. “Are you Lil‘ Beagar?”Â
He was silent for a long time.Â
It went on so long that I thought he wasn’t goingÂ
to answer.Â
Then he nodded. “Yes.”Â
I took a deep breath and waited for his.Â
explanation.Â
William leaned back in his chair, gazed down theÂ
hallway, and began to tell his story.Â
“I was originally an illegitimate child of the Shaw.Â
family who was never acknowledged.” His voice.Â
was calm, as if he were talking about someone else. “My mother died when I was young, and my father never gave me the time of day. I grew upÂ
living with others, enduring cold stares andÂ
bullying.”Â
I listened quietly, my fingers unconsciouslyÂ
tightening around the water bottle.Â
“When I was at my wit’s end, a system appearedÂ
before me,” he continued. “The system told me.Â
that in another world, there was someone whoÂ
would become my guardian. As long as thatÂ
person didn’t give up on me, I would gain theÂ
power to change my destiny.”Â
I stared at him in disbelief, my eyes.Â
wide.Â
“The system looks different on my end than it does on yours.” William turned his head and looked at me intently. “I could feel every touch from you and hear every word you said. Every single thing you bought for me turned into resources and opportunities in my real life.”Â
“The time you spent with me every day gave me the courage to keep going.”Â
His voice dropped slightly. “You took me in when I was a penniless little beggar and raised me to become the William Shaw I am today.”

