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Gwendolyn was a little dumbfounded by the manager's words. She thought that everyone was there to ridicule her, and the manager would berate her before firing her.

She could not believe that everyone would behave so respectfully toward her.

Hearing the manager mention Patrick, Gwendolyn lifted her brows in question and turned to Lucy.

Lucy took a puff of cigarette and smiled as she arched her brows at Gwendolyn.

That was the way the world worked. Nobody would dare to bully a man if he had an influential figure to support him.

As Gwendolyn walked out of Night City, Lucy followed to send her off. Both women met in Night City. Lucy was a single mother, and her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Her husband had eloped with his mistress. Hence, she had no choice but to work in Night City.

She wanted to earn enough money so that her daughter could receive the treatment that she needed.

Since the cab that Gwendolyn called had not arrived, both of them chatted by the roadside.

A faint smile was on her face as Lucy helped Gwendolyn to tighten the scarf around her neck.

“Gwen, I can tell that Patrick is interested in you. You should grab hold of this opportunity to win his heart,” she advised.

Both women had been living a tough life. Thus, Lucy understood that so long as Gwendolyn had Patrick with her, she would not suffer anymore.

She wished for Gwendolyn to be happy.

Gwendolyn sighed and said, “To be frank, I'm not close to Patrick at all. In fact, we might become enemies in the future.”

By marrying Felicia, he'll be considered my enemy.

Gwendolyn's face was a little red on the cheeks from being cold. Hearing her words, Lucy caressed Gwendolyn's face and reassured, “Gwen, trust me. As long as you're willing, that man will be yours, and yours only.”

At that moment, the cab arrived. Before going into the car, Gwendolyn turned and glanced once more at Lucy. She realized that the latter had gotten even slimmer. During the day, Lucy was at the hospital taking care of her daughter. At night, she would be working at Night City.

Gwendolyn felt a tinge of pity for Lucy.

“Lucy, don't forget to rest. I'll bring Juliette and the boys to visit Melanie in a few days' time,” she commented.

Lucy let out a small smile and replied, “I will. Be careful on the way back.”

Upon reaching home, Gwendolyn immediately went to take a shower. However, as she was showering, she started to feel unwell and sneezed incessantly.

After taking some cold medication, she headed to bed.

I must have caught a cold while walking back to Night City from the parking lot. Hopefully, the cold medication will be effective...

The next day, the three children got up at seven o'clock in the morning to have breakfast. Usually, Gwendolyn would send them to school, but she was having a severe headache that morning. Furthermore, her body was throbbing in pain, and a fit of coughing wracked her body.

Seeing that she had not gotten up, Juliette ran into her room.

“Gwen, hurry up... We are going to be late,” she urged.

Gwendolyn opened her eyes. The throbbing headache was growing worse by the second, and she was even starting to feel a little dizzy. With a hoarse voice, she said, “Juliette, Camille will send you guys to school instead...”

She trailed off and let out a few more uncontrollable coughs.

Noticing Gwendolyn's discomfort, Juliette reached out and touched her forehead.