Chapter 2041

Although the Southern Star Syndicate had been saved, there was no progress in Elias' case.

Meanwhile, Ralph, following Bella's instructions, had people closely monitoring Aaron's movements.

After handling all the funeral arrangements for Lance, Christopher visited his mother, Sophie, at a top- tier nursing home in Savrow.

Sophie had withered away to little more than skin and bones. She sat in a wheelchair with her back to her son, tended to by a caregiver, basking in the sunlight of a garden.

But the sight was heartbreaking, her frail body seeming as if it could disintegrate into ashes under the warm rays and be carried away by the breeze.

"Mr. Iverson, your mother's condition is very bad," the attending doctor said with a worried expression, shaking his head.

"She's in the late stages of Alzheimer's. It's not just her memory-her ability to speak is also deteriorating. Moreover, your mother has a heart condition, which only increases the risk in this advanced stage."

Christopher sighed heavily, pressing his dry, pale lips together.

is to spend as much time with her as

there's no cure?" The man's voice was raspy, as if burned by fire, muttering under his

you say?" The doctor was taken

told you there's no cure for my mother's condition? Who told you she's beyond saving?!"

clearly spiraling

a cure. There will be a cure

so tight that

fortunately, Taylor arrived just in time to pull

down. He's just an ignorant fool who doesn't know anything.

it were on fire. He took slow steps toward his mother. Waving the caregiver away, he knelt beside Sophie and tended to her

her eyes, staring blankly at Christopher as if frozen

it was fragmented and weak. She spoke slowly,

tightly gripping his mother's

on her skin

I am! I'm

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