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 be afraid

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

Here.

cancer, it's

here, cancer is

Anthea quickly put down her circuit board, "Which hospital

Moon Medical Center," Lizzie

meet at

"Alright."

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

master!" Little White

added, "Master, your ride is booked. It's a red Volkswagen,

baseball cap hanging on the wall and

only her straight nose, crimson lips, and a bit

She was naturally pale.

cap, her complexion stood out even more

trip, master. Your dear Little

but waved

red ride-share car

into the back

the cap on, the driver

jade. Even though he couldn't see her face, the driver felt there

Such a presence.

find

QUMS

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

"Yes."

be on

Medical Center was a bit of

car, she saw Lizzie standing there with flowers and a fruit basket,

Lizzie

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

"Do you know which room