Beyond the Divorce

Melanie rushed to the desk.

"Chloe, what do you mean? What hospital? What did you do to her?"

Everyone turned to me.It seemed they genuinely believed I had harmed the old lady.I looked at Matthew.

"You'd better take these documents and consult at the hospital."

I dug through the papers for the doctor's card and handed it to Matthew.

"This is the attending physician, a specialist.If you have any questions, you can ask him.Your mother was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer."

The news shocked everyone as a collective gasp filled the room.

"What did you say?"

Matthew stood up in disbelief.

"What? Who...Liver cancer?"

"Chloe, you're creating trouble out of nothing.She was perfectly fine, and here you are, cursing her."

Melanie was relentlessly shouting at me.

Then she turned to Matthew.

says? She's

me with

have not told her about the diagnosis.Now, I'm handing all this over to you.You're

turned to leave, not wanting to stay for another

I soon found out that it wouldn't

right there, Chloe! Who do you think you are, taking her to the hospital? Must you use the old lady to

Melanie was shouting aggressively.

waltz back

was looking at Melanie. his lips curled in malicious delight and insatiable

at

"You're overthinking it."

so high and mighty.What right do you have to take her to

harsh, but I

she said was

take Grace to the hospital

attitude was nothing

What's your real motive? You're divorced.So why

to me, blocking my

yourself, or you

their tracks, turning back to look at the now-stunned

news appeared to have

in the