“Couldn’t you have at least given me a heads-up?” M asked.


    Nathan remained silent and went straight into the bathroom.


    Suddenly there was a knock at the door. M quickly leaped off the bed and ran to the door. She


    pressed her ear to the door and asked,


    Who is it?”


    “Suzanne, open up.”


    M’s heart stopped in her throat when she realized it was Sally. She turned to look at Nathan, who


    was in the bathroom. The knock was getting more urgent. “Open up. Can’t you hear me? Open the


    door.”


    After a moment’s hesitation, M opened the door to find Sally


    standing there with a smug look. M raised her voice, asking, “Ms. Hoffis, is there anything?”


    She was hoping to alert Nathan so he wouldn’te out and be spotted.


    Sally crossed her arms and looked at her contemptuously. “I’ve ne seen a woman as shameless as


    you. You threatened my grandn with Nathan and even moved in here brazenly. Aren’t you afraid of


    dying?”


    “I’m not afraid to die,” M said in a calm voice.


    Sally snorted. She was sizing M up and specting about her intentions for staying at Hoffis Manor.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    “Ms. Hoffis, what do you want from me?” M asked.


    “Oliver’s looking for you. He’s in my grandpa’s sick room. Go to him,” Sally replied icily.


    “All right. Can you show me the way?” M asked as she closed the


    door.


    Sally led her to Zach’s sick room. The spacious room was equipped with various life-monitoring


    devices, and the facilities were no worse than those in a hospital.


    Zachy motionless in his bed. His face was pale, and he looked extremely frail.


    Zach had always loved M dearly. It broke M’s heart to see Zach in such a state, and her eyes


    immediately watered. She pushed


    through the pain and walked slowly toward Zach.


    Oliver was sitting on the couch and watching M. Loretta was wiping Zach’s hands clean. She turned


    around and asked in a displeased tone, “What are you here for?”


    M’s heart hurt even more from Loretta’s stoniness.


    “Mom, it was my request,” Oliver stated.


    Loretta continued cleaning Zach’s hand while saying sternly, “This is


    a ce where your dad recovers, not a ce for just anyone. Get her


    out.”


    M disregarded Loretta’s animosity. She walked over to th


    side of the bed, held Zach’s hand, and calmly asked, “What k illness does Mr. Hoffis Senior have? And


    why isn’t he being treate a hospital?”


    “Whether my grandpa goes to the hospital or not has nothing to do with you,” Sally said haughtily.


    MM bit her lip and nced at Oliver. She noticed that he was wwatching her closely. Perhaps Oliver


    was using Zach’s illness to test


    her because he suspected she had regained her memory.


    Staring into M’s eyes, Oliver told her deliberately, “His time is up, and he may live a few more days at


    most. Going to the hospital is pointless.”


    The shocking news hit M like a bolt from the blue. Waves of grief flooded her chest. Suddenly, her


    palm was poked twice.


    M froze up. Zach continued to poke her palm. It was at that moment that she fully understood.


    The overwhelming sadness left her immediately. Her face was unusually serene as she sighed quietly.


    “I hope he pulls through this and recovers soon.”


    Oliver’s face had a pall over it. M was as calm as water. It didn’t look like she had regained her


    memory at all.