Chapter 2041

Although the Southern Star Syndicate had been saved, there was no progress in Elias' case.

Meanwhile, Ralph, following Bella's instructions, had people closely monitoring Aaron's movements.

After handling all the funeral arrangements for Lance, Christopher visited his mother, Sophie, at a top- tier nursing home in Savrow.

Sophie had withered away to little more than skin and bones. She sat in a wheelchair with her back to her son, tended to by a caregiver, basking in the sunlight of a garden.

But the sight was heartbreaking, her frail body seeming as if it could disintegrate into ashes under the warm rays and be carried away by the breeze.

"Mr. Iverson, your mother's condition is very bad," the attending doctor said with a worried expression, shaking his head.

"She's in the late stages of Alzheimer's. It's not just her memory-her ability to speak is also deteriorating. Moreover, your mother has a heart condition, which only increases the risk in this advanced stage."

Christopher sighed heavily, pressing his dry, pale lips together.

Alzheimer's disease. My advice is to spend as much time with

that there's no cure?" The man's voice was raspy, as if burned by fire,

did you say?" The doctor was

my mother's condition? Who told you she's beyond saving?!" Christopher's eyes turned red as he suddenly erupted,

clearly spiraling out of

cure

the doctor by the collar, his grip so tight that it nearly lifted

doctor was terrified, but fortunately, Taylor arrived just in time

please calm down. He's just an ignorant fool who doesn't know

the caregiver away, he knelt beside Sophie and tended to her with the utmost gentleness. "Mom... I'm here to

staring blankly

a faint light flickered in Sophie's eyes, though it was fragmented and weak. She spoke slowly, each word laborious, "I've never... Had

was stunned, tightly gripping his mother's frail, stick-like

her skin with

carefully at who I am! I'm your son, Christopher!

"Lance... Take me... Home..."

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