Chapter 397

Although Celeste and Wynn both attended the symposium at Quendall University, they had absolutely no interaction the entire day.

By around three in the afternoon, Celeste and Matthias were preparing to leave the university.

As Bryson and the chancellor walked them out, Bryson extended another invitation, “There’s another seminar this Saturday. I wonder if the two of you…”

Celeste paused in her steps as her gaze happened to fall on Lilian, who was standing not far

away.

She quickly looked away, pressed her lips together, then replied, “I’m sorry, I have something important to attend to on Saturday. I won’t be able to make it.”

After saying their goodbyes to Bryson and the chancellor, Matthias finally asked once their car had pulled away from Quendall University, “Something was off with your mood just now. What happened?”

He had noticed her subtle emotional shift the moment Bryson mentioned Saturday’s event, especially when her gaze landed on Lilian.

Since there were others around, he hadn’t brought it up until now.

Celeste lowered her eyes slightly and said calmly, “Saturday is my mother’s birthday.”

Matthias fell silent for a moment.

It was the Shaw and the Locket families that caused her mother to spend years confined to a nursing home. No wonder Celeste had shown such emotion when facing Lilian and Wynn earlier.

After a long pause, he asked, “What are your thoughts on the Shaw and the Locket families?”

Celeste’s hand curled into a fist. “I don’t want to let them off easily. But-”

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protecting them now, even though YodaVision had developed well in recent years,

didn’t say it aloud, Matthias

offered quietly, “Karma has its way. I believe the chance will come eventually. Don’t lose

and hummed

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and Ivan personally made a birthday cake,

home.

had only been a while since their last visit, but Isabelle looked even thinner

laughter and the heartfelt

Betty

director of

their pain, her expression softened with sympathy. After a moment’s hesitation, she spoke, “This morning, we ran a health check on Isabelle and found significant deterioration. Multiple organs are showing

Everyone’s faces went pale.

How could

to no appetite. Over time, it’s severely impacted her health. Her immune system has

So-

“Then–what now-?”

run further tests to confirm the full picture, but… if

understood what she

Betty staggered, nearly fainting.

from the nursing home, she locked herself in her room,

But no matter how heavy or painful

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none of them had an appetite, they still had to

took her phone, got in the

a few groceries in a daze. While checking out,

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