NovelEnglish"Exactly! What if she decides to complain to Ethan Arnold? My parents could get into serious trouble." Aly gleam appeared in Kayla's eyes as she said, "You all are worthless. But don't fret, she won't be with Ethan for much longer." She thought, ‘She began with such confidence, openly declaring Ethan Arnold as her boyfriend. Now, her boyfriend is cheating on her. She must be feeling so embarrassed.’ Madelyn left the school, and her driver, who didn't expect her to finish school early today, was still waiting outside.
She headed to a cellphone repair shop to get her phone fixed.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe shop owner examined her phone and said, "This is the latest model! The screen is in such bad shape that repairing it will cost almost as much as buying a new phone. It might be better not to fix it. I just got some new models in. Would you like to take a look?" Madelyn hesitated for a moment. "Um, okay." She didn't have anything particularly important on her phone, aside from the usual junk messages and the occasional call. She didn't use it for much else.
In the end, she chose an older model, a Philips. It was durable and waterproof but had fewer features. For her, it was enough.
She began transferring numbers from her old phone to the new one based on her call history.
With her head down, Madelyn suddenly bumped into someone. Startled, she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, | didn't mean to..." When she looked up and saw the woman she had bumped into on the ground, she was surprised to see that it was Sylvia.
Madelyn hurriedly helped her up. "It's okay." Sylvia's voice was as gentle as ever.
Madelyn was equally surprised. "Mrs. Arnold, what brings you here?" Sylvia smiled wryly. "A teacher called to inform me that Forrest hasn't been to school for several days. He's always been impulsive and immature. | can't seem to control him now... cough, cough..." Suddenly, Sylvia began coughing and covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Madelyn noticed a trace of blood on the handkerchief.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"You..." Sylvia smiled gently and said, "It's just my condition acting up.” She held Madelyn's hand and said, "Promise me not to tell Forrest about my situation, okay? Consider it a plea from me." Madelyn frowned, realizing why Sylvia's complexion was so pale. She said, "Let's get you to the hospital.” "No, there's no need. My health has deteriorated over the years, and there's no cure for it now." "That's not true. There are many hospitals now. If they can't treat you here, you can seek treatment abroad. Even if you don't want to think about yourself, think about Forrest. Right now, you're his only family.” When Sylvia thought about her son, her eyes filled with sorrow. "...He's going to grow up eventually. | can't be with him forever." She had always carried regret for bringing Forrest into the Arnold family. She knew he had suffered a lot of mistreatments. Over the years, he had kept everything to himself, refusing to talk to her about it.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Madelyn couldn't bear to hear more. She said, "Let's not discuss it further. You shouldn't have gone out alone today. I'll call a taxi right now to take you to the hospital.” Madelyn understood the difficult situation Sylvia and Forrest faced within the Arnold family. Their life, as mother and son, was no less challenging than her own.
From Ethan's perspective, Madelyn shouldn't have meddled in Sylvia's affairs. Ethan's youthful rebellion and suffering had been the result of a broken family caused by Sylvia. But Forrest had saved her, so how could Madelyn not care about Sylvia? Madelyn quickly hailed a taxi and took Sylvia to the hospital.
At the hospital, she stayed by Sylvia's side, rushing around to accompany her for checkups.
After the doctors conducted some tests, they all looked concerned and recommended hospitalization, suggesting it might extend her life by a couple of years. However, Sylvia refused. Just as they emerged from the examination room, she suddenly coughed up blood and collapsed.
The doctors promptly arranged for nurses to admit her to the hospital.
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