“That’s not right,” the nurse said, scanning Gia up and down. “I haven’t heard of this patient having a daughter, and she herself said she doesn’t have any children.”

“I—”

“Please don’t disturb our work here,” the nurse interrupted, walking past Gia. “I need to change the medicine for other patients.”

Feeling something was amiss, Gia stood in front of the nurse station. She seized the opportunity of the vacant area and discreetly flipped through the patient records. She only managed to glimpse “breast cancer” before she heard approaching footsteps.

Swiftly, she darted to the other side and rushed downstairs to find Linda standing at the hospital entrance, seemingly waiting for a driver.

Gia trailed behind her and respectfully greeted her, adjusting her expression to a somewhat natural smile. “Hello, Mrs. Thompson.”

Linda seemed taken aback, sensing familiarity in Gia’s face but unable to recall where they had met.

“I… I’m Gia Chapman.”

“Oh.” Linda nodded with a hint of sarcasm in her smile. “You’re that ‘excellent’ intern, aren’t you?”

say that, Mrs. Thompson,” Gia said softly. “I am no longer

straightened up, her gaze indifferent. “Do you need something

visited… is Aunt

none of

are Lina’s biological mother, it

anger flickered slightly. “What are you trying

friend. She is not a Jenner by blood. If Jesse and Melissa hadn’t secretly kept

Melissa’s illness is her

her eyes, her calm face showing no

of the situation, Gia pressed on. “Based on my understanding of Lina, if she finds out her mother is sick, she will do anything to be by Aunt Melissa’s

later, Lina will learn about this. What’s your solution? Speak up, and

sparkled, thinking she had

Thompson, why don’t you report

it to

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