“That’s not right,” the nurse said, scanning Gia up and down. “I haven’t heard of this patient having a daughter, and she herself said she doesn’t have any children.”

“I—”

“Please don’t disturb our work here,” the nurse interrupted, walking past Gia. “I need to change the medicine for other patients.”

Feeling something was amiss, Gia stood in front of the nurse station. She seized the opportunity of the vacant area and discreetly flipped through the patient records. She only managed to glimpse “breast cancer” before she heard approaching footsteps.

Swiftly, she darted to the other side and rushed downstairs to find Linda standing at the hospital entrance, seemingly waiting for a driver.

Gia trailed behind her and respectfully greeted her, adjusting her expression to a somewhat natural smile. “Hello, Mrs. Thompson.”

Linda seemed taken aback, sensing familiarity in Gia’s face but unable to recall where they had met.

“I… I’m Gia Chapman.”

“Oh.” Linda nodded with a hint of sarcasm in her smile. “You’re that ‘excellent’ intern, aren’t you?”

don’t say that, Mrs. Thompson,” Gia said softly. “I am no longer

gaze indifferent. “Do you need something from

person you just visited…

none of your

sinister as she leaned closer and lowered her voice. “Even though you are Lina’s biological mother, it was Aunt Melissa who raised her for the past 20 years. Now that she’s

flickered slightly. “What are you

happen to know a lot about Lina as her friend. She is not a Jenner by blood. If Jesse and Melissa hadn’t secretly

Thompson, Melissa’s illness

her calm face showing

on my understanding of Lina, if she finds out her mother is sick, she will do anything to be by Aunt Melissa’s

with a chuckle. “Well, sooner or later, Lina will learn about this. What’s your solution? Speak up, and I

she had succeeded in her

Thompson, why don’t you

it to the

That’s the truth! Even though it’s been 20 years, with the Thompsons’

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