Chapter 691

Mia glanced at Luna, then quickly covered her mouth, faking a smile. “Shelly, let’s not say things like that. We wouldn’t want to upset Ms. Maynard.”

“Luna is incredibly understanding; she won’t take offense,” Shelly insisted.

Mia couldn’t help but notice Luna struggling to maintain her composure.

“I understand, but for individuals like us who casually indulge in luxury items, bags and shoes are merely superficial possessions. Ms. Maynard seems to attach excessive importance to them,” Mia remarked.

Shelly readily agreed, “Exactly. For people from more modest backgrounds, a luxury item could represent their entire year’s salary, so they tend to attach great significance to it.”

A hint of bitterness flashed in Luna’s eyes. Despite her inner turmoil, she forced a composed expression and inquired, “Shelly, how is Grandma Laura’s condition?”

“They’re still doing everything they can to save her. It’s difficult to predict when it will all be over,” Shelly replied.

Glancing at the time, she realized it was already quite late. Had Laura’s condition not

suddenly deteriorated, Shelly wouldn’t have been summoned to the hospital by Harriette to

attend to Laura.

needed to behave well in front of Timothy to continue receiving her

at the hospital in the dead of night, pretending

later, Timothy and Caleb emerged

heard she received the reishi

yet deep down,

Laura’s condition had deteriorated to the brink of death. Yet, to Luna’s dismay, Timothy

“We

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the treatment.”

Mrs. Barrett Senior’s prolonged illness and weakened state, a single stalk of reishi mushroom can only offer limited

chances, but ultimately, there are no guarantees of her recovery. All we can do is await the

of relief. It seemed the

second stalk of reishi mushroom in such a short time was virtually impossible, especially considering the four years it

Luna could finally ease her worries.

state, the secrets of that fateful year would

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