Since being discharged from the hospital this morning, Urs had been relying solely on medication to ease her suffering. Back at the hospital, she had daily consultations with specialists who prescribed her minimal amounts of oral medication. Today, they had brought home only enough for two days. And it seemed the medication wasn''t making much of a difference.


    Since returning, Urs hadn''t eaten anything all day. The pain made it impossible for her to eat.


    After Urs was officially discharged in the morning, Cloudia had called Jaxon and ise. But they didn''t get back until the evening.


    Yorick knew about Urs''s discharge too, but he hadn''t shown up yet. When Cloudia called him, Imogen answered again.


    As usual, Imogen gave her a piece of her mind over the phone.


    Jaxon, with a grimace, asked through clenched teeth, "So now, the whole of Portis City doesn''t have a single hospital willing to admit Urs? Not even a doctor who makes house calls?" Damn that Ste!


    It was one thing to target thepany, but now she was going after Urs''s treatment?


    What unforgivable sin had the Larkin familymitted to deserve this from her?


    Cloudia nodded, her voice heavy with hatred for Ste. "Yes, Ste is not just going after thepany; she''s after Urs''s life. Now, not a single doctor in Portis City will make a house call. Even our previous family doctor has resigned." When Cloudia said these words, her tone was filled with hatred for Ste.


    She refused to be a proper daughter herself. Now, she wanted to take away the daughter Cloudia had raised with her own hands as well?


    She was truly heartless!


    Jaxon, visibly outraged, suggested, "Then we''ll send Urs abroad for treatment."


    Cloudia and ise exchanged a look, both agreeing it was a good solution.


    Ever since Urs''s return, Ste had caused nothing but chaos. Maybe if Urs was out of sight, Ste would stop her antics. ise, with a serious tone, agreed, "Then we should send her abroad as soon as possible."


    He had always been against Urs''s return. When Urs had first


    heel.n.


    mentioned her illness over the


    phone, he had suggested


    abroad for treatment.


    stay


    Had he known her return would cause such turmoil, he would have insisted she stay away, regardless of Cloudia''s wishes for her to have local support.


    Thepany''s losses only added to


    his frustration. And now, he was beginning to realize that Urs, whom they had always kept close, might not be as straightforward as they had thought.


    ise tasked Jaxon with making the arrangements and was about to leave, he received another call demanding his immediate return to thepany. Before leaving, he told Jaxon to stay home for the night.


    Jaxon, worried about Urs, readily agreed.


    He went to Urs''s room, and in just one day, she looked significantly weaker.


    "Jaxon, you''re finally back," she said, her voice choked with emotion, clearly distressed.


    Back in the hospital, Jaxon and Yorick had been by her side, but today had been bleak. Cloudia was in a state of panic, and by now, they hadn''t even managed to get a doctor to see her. She was in so much pain.


    Seeing her like this, Jaxon asked, "Did you take your medicine?"


    There was no need to ask if she was okay; Urs''s pallor said everything about her dire condition.


    Urs, struggling for breath, said, "It hurts so much. The medication doesn''t work at all. Am I going to die?"


    She was in agony, and Cloudia kept insisting she eat, but how could she?


    Jaxon tried tofort her. "No, silly, don''t talk like that."


    "But it hurts so much. I can''t eat anything." Tears streamed down Urs''s face. "Can we find a specialist toe see me at home?"


    She was in unbearable pain, barely able to cope. The hospital medication, without the necessary intravenous fluids, was utterly ineffective. Jaxon felt helpless hearing her plea for a house call.