Chapter 497

Two days later, just around noon, Charlene Ross and Gaylord Hearst were on their way to the cafeteria for lunch when her phone suddenly rang.

It was a call from Thorne Henderson.

Charlene glanced at the screen, hesitated for a moment, then answered. "Hello?"

"Grandma's awake."

A wave of relief swept over Charlene. "I'll head over right now."

"Alright."

After hanging up, Charlene turned to Gaylord, who had paused beside her, waiting. "Sorry, something's come up. I'll have to skip lunch."

Gaylord caught a glimpse of the number flashing on her phone and could tell it was urgent. "No worries," he said.

Charlene gave a quick nod and hurried off.

By the time she arrived at the hospital, Thorne, Jasmine Henderson, Tiffany Henderson, Claudia, Lloyd Henderson, and a few others were already gathered there.

As soon as Charlene walked in, Jasmine rushed into her arms. Thorne glanced over at them, then turned back to the elderly woman in the bed and said gently, "Grandma, Charlene's here."

Charlene's arrival, Irma Henderson's face lit up with a faint smile, and she tried to turn her head

stepped forward and took the old woman's hand.

patted her hand softly, wanting to speak, but before she could get a word


across Charlene's face.

woke up. The doctors said her condition's still unstable, and she's low on energy. They said it's perfectly normal, so

so pale and frail, she couldn't help but worry this might be a final rally. "But... is she really

condition isn't completely stable yet, but she

tightly wound nerves began

so as not to disturb Irma's rest, everyone quietly filed

had received news of Irma waking up while they

hospitalized and unconscious. This time he'd taken couple of extra days off. Seeing that everyone was here

seen much of Lloyd over the years-whether before or after her marriage to Thorne-but he'd always treated her decently, ever

kid.

Tiffany didn't say a word, but their silence clearly meant

all the years Charlene and Thorne had been married, she could count on one hand the number of times she'd

felt like a


that she and Thorne were preparing for divorce, she didn't see the point in inserting herself into a family lunch. "I can't, I've got some things to handle at the office

was just making an

glancing

Thorne could say anything, Jasmine hung her head, fiddling with

didn't try to stop Charlene from leaving. He simply said, "Let me

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