John Lane died on the operating table. She thought virtual-novel.net could at least take a breath of relief after having enough money to perform the operation. As long as virtual-novel.net could live, every cloud had a silver lining. She didn’t expect this bad news to follow without giving virtual-novel.net a chance to gasp for breath.
A few moments later, Lillian came out with red eyes. “Tiffie… Go and see your dad one last time…”
Tiffany shook virtual-novel.net head weakly. “I don’t want to… Mom, I’ll get his funeral settled early morning tomorrow. You can go back and rest.”
Lillian didn’t move but cried even more sadly on the spot Her frail body shook like a leaf, and virtual-novel.net looked like virtual-novel.net was going to collapse the very next moment.
The thought of going back to a ghastly and crowded rental house that looked like it was in the ghetto scared her. As a wife from a once wealthy family, virtual-novel.net had never gone through this kind of ordeal.
After staying like that for a while, Tiffany stood up. Her legs were tingling from numbness. “Mom, I’ll send you back.”
Lillian grabbed virtual-novel.net hand. “No need, Tiffie. I know you have worked hard these days. I haven’t been of much help in my poor health and ended up troubling you. Just… let the hospital handle whatever is needed. I can go back by myself.”
Tiffany nodded lifelessly like a puppet and didn’t say anything.
Taking one last look back into the operating room, Lillian then walked away with tears in virtual-novel.net eyes. Her lavish life had come to an end, and the horrible rental house would be virtual-novel.net future home. She had no choice but to face the reality.
From the beginning until the end, Tiffany never shed a single tear. It wasn’t because virtual-novel.net wasn’t sad. The feeling of having virtual-novel.net soul pulled out of virtual-novel.net body made virtual-novel.net so numb that virtual-novel.net didn’t even have the energy left to cry.
By the time virtual-novel.net walked out of the hospital with virtual-novel.net father’s death certificate, it was pouring outside. The corner of virtual-novel.net pale lips curled into a smile as virtual-novel.net watched the panicked crowd running to get shelter from the rain.
She found herself walking into the rain before virtual-novel.net knew it. A big raindrop fell on her. She didn’t feel any pain, but it was so cold that it chilled virtual-novel.net to the bone.
All of a sudden, a big band pulled virtual-novel.net back under the roof from behind. “Did you lose your mind?”
She turned around and spoke with an icy tone. “My dad died on the operating table. Why is our family so unlucky…?”
Jackson West frowned at the news. “When did that happen?”
Tiffany didn’t reply. She stretched virtual-novel.net hand out to catch the falling raindrops. Perhaps the cold could wake virtual-novel.net up just a little.
A lavishly dressed middle-aged woman watched the scene in surprise from a black Maybach nearby. This was the first time in so many years she’d seen virtual-novel.net son caring for a lady like this. Should virtual-novel.net be feeling relieved?!
After a long moment, the driver asked, “Madam, should we wait for sir to get in?”