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?

there to be

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

Here.

diagnosed with cancer, it's

here, cancer

down her circuit

Moon Medical Center," Lizzie

meet at the hospital

"Alright."

up, Anthea took off her white gloves and brushed her bangs back behind her ear, then grabbed a backpack from the cabinet, checking to make sure she had everything she

away, master!"

your ride is booked. It's

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

brim shaded her eyes, leaving only her straight nose, crimson lips, and a bit of her delicate

She was naturally pale.

cap, her complexion stood out even more - stark

White saw her off, "Have a good trip, master. Your dear Little White will be waiting at

but waved

outside, the red ride-share car was

slid into the back

cap on,

see her chin, which looked as if it were carved from jade. Even though he couldn't

Such a presence.

you'd find

QUMS

engine and asked, "Miss, you're headed to Crescent Moon Medical Center,

"Yes."

We'll be

Center was a bit of

Lizzie standing there with flowers

Lizzie didn't recognize

wasn't until Anthea walked up to Lizzie and called her name that Lizzie realized,

know which room Tanya is