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I turned to look at the nurse who was speaking. She didn't notice and continued, "Her family's rich enough, but she has a terrible son. He actually allowed his wife to make his mother end up in the hospital."

The woman next to her lamented over this.

The nurse downed her coffee, stood up, and shook her head. "Based on what I've seen, she only has a couple of months left."

My heart sank. Without a second thought, I stood up and stopped the nurse. "Wait a minute!"

"What's wrong?"

Startled, she looked at me in confusion.

I licked my lips, unable to dispel the bitterness in my mouth. "I'm that patient's granddaughter. Please, can you tell me what's wrong with my grandmother?"

The nurse's eyes took on a sympathetic look and said, "She's too old and she has a history of health problems. She can't even be operated on."

Grandma's health was already so poor?

My heart twisted painfully and I asked, "Is there... is there really no other way? There has to be, right?"

I couldn't even bring myself to believe that.

The nurse started to lose patience. "Why would I lie to you? What's in it for me?"

...

I thanked her despondently and walked back over to my seat.

Grandma was really done for...

I lowered my head as my tears flowed and fell into my coffee.

In the Jones family, the only people who truly treated me well were Grandma and Aunt Nancy. And now, Grandma was going to leave me...

I didn't know how long I sat there.

Suddenly, the clock rang thrice.

I was shaken out of my reverie and jumped to my feet as if I'd been shocked by electricity.

It was finally three o'clock.

I hurriedly grabbed my bag and flew towards the hospital's elevators. On my way there, I bumped into several people.

I wasn't even in the mood to apologise to them. I bulldozed my way to the ICU.

In the ward, Aunt Nancy was all alone with Grandma.

She waved a hand at me. "Queena, come and have a

lay on the hospital bed with her

tears back and sat

my hand. "They've just left. I wanted to give you a call, but you showed

...

I nodded guiltily.

Queena, what are you doing here? Did you know

head and

I could tell her that Leonard had gotten

was much too dirty

even imagine what Aunt Nancy would say if she were to find

Oh, I need you to take over for me for now, Queena." She

my mouth, wanting to tell her about the nurses' conversation, but I didn't know what to say. All I could

a small cot in the ward. It

lay down on it and

on my own and looked at Grandma's pasty,

Grandma stayed asleep. She hadn't even woken

replaying the nurses' words in my mind

got home, I found that Leonard was

a hand at

from someone who was calling out

coat away, and got myself some tissues to wipe my

frowned. "Have you been

I didn't want to tell him the truth, so I wiped my tears

all Leonard wanted was sex. If

voice turned stern.

you,

strength to quarrel with

to me and stopped me from unbuttoning

almost be described as

Leonard speak like

head. "You don't need to

me go. "She's

Phoebe. No wonder

not planning on telling

Leonard's tone

...

in the mood to cater

his

of strength today." I didn't want to waste any more time on him, so I flopped onto the bed and lay there spread-eagled. "You can do whatever you want with

Leonard did not speak.

closed my eyes. However, he didn't act