From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 402

"Another no-show? 00"

"I'm sick, guys. Looks like it's late-stage lung cancer."

"???!"

"Stop joking!"

The next second, Lizzie's video call came through.

Tanya answered the call.

Seeing Tanya on the other end wearing a hospital gown, Lizzie was in shock, "Tanya, are you really..." Tanya just smiled and nodded.

...

The Yeager household.

Anthea Yeager was sitting on the floor tinkering with a circuit board when her phone on the table started ringing.

"Snoopy, grab my phone, will ya?"

"Master, I'd prefer to be called Little White, if you please." Little White slid over with the phone in tow.

Anthea wedged the phone between her shoulder and ear, her hands busy with the wires on the circuit board, "Hello?"

"It's Annie." Lizzie's voice came through the speaker.

"What's up, Lizzie?"

Lizzie sounded pretty upset, "Annie, it's bad news. Tanya's got lung cancer, and she's in the hospital right now. Can you make it? Let's go see her together." Lung cancer?

Just lung cancer, right?

A surgery, a shot, and it's all good, right?

to

but then it hit her - this wasn't the world she used to live

Here.

diagnosed with cancer, it's like

here, cancer is

her circuit board,

Moon Medical Center," Lizzie

up, "Let's meet at the hospital entrance

"Alright."

sure she had everything she needed before heading out. On her way out, she said, "Book me a ride. I need to get to Crescent Moon

master!" Little White

"Master, your ride is booked. It's a red Volkswagen, license plate number: Cloud

the door, Anthea grabbed a black baseball cap hanging on the wall and put it

straight nose, crimson lips, and a bit

She was naturally pale.

the cap, her complexion stood out even more - stark

her off, "Have a good trip, master. Your dear Little White

look back but

the red ride-share car

slid into the

on, the driver

looked as if it were carved from jade. Even though he couldn't see her face, the driver felt

Such a presence.

you'd find

QUMS

and asked, "Miss, you're headed to Crescent

"Yes."

We'll be on

Medical Center was a bit of

got out of the car, she saw Lizzie standing there with flowers and a fruit

cap, Lizzie didn't recognize

walked up to Lizzie and called her name that Lizzie realized,

nodded, "Do you know which room Tanya