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

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

Here.

diagnosed with cancer, it's

here, cancer is

quickly put down her circuit board, "Which hospital is Tanya

Moon Medical

stood up, "Let's meet at the

"Alright."

from the cabinet, checking to make sure she had everything she needed before heading out. On her way out,

away, master!" Little

"Master, your ride is booked. It's

black baseball cap hanging on the wall

nose, crimson lips, and a bit

She was naturally pale.

stood out even more -

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

look back but waved at

outside, the red ride-share

into the

the cap on, the driver

carved from jade. Even though he couldn't see her

Such a presence.

something you'd find

QUMS

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

"Yes."

be on our

was a bit of a

standing there with flowers and

of the cap, Lizzie didn't recognize

Anthea walked up to Lizzie and

nodded, "Do you know which room