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.

had made it clear that she needed to behave well in

Shelly wouldn’t have found herself at the hospital in the dead of

emerged from

received the

yet deep down, she dreaded the prospect of

passed, and Laura’s condition had deteriorated to the brink of death. Yet, to Luna’s dismay, Timothy had somehow obtained a stalk of reishi mushroom.

responded, “We still have

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the treatment.”

state, a single

but ultimately, there are no guarantees of her recovery. All we can do is await the results of the treatment and hope

this, Luna discreetly exhaled a sigh of relief. It seemed the odds of Laura

a short time was virtually impossible, especially considering the four years it took to locate the

realization, Luna could finally ease her worries.

as Laura remained in her comatose state, the

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