Randall brought the food over in three trips. They finished eating and left the restaurant together.


    Randall gave the car keys to Susan and said, "If you''re tired and hot, go to the car, turn on the AC, and take a nap."


    Susan looked up at his eyes, her smile radiant.


    Randall said, "What''s so funny? Take the keys."


    Mollyughed so hard her stomach hurt.


    Susan took the car keys, and Randall and Molly went to the ssroom to prepare for the next lesson.


    Randall and Susan''s ss schedules werepletely staggered. Randall had the first two periods in the afternoon, while Susan had thest two. After Randall finished his sses, he had to see Susan to get the keys. Molly was interrupted by a phone call during ss. She hurried out as soon as ss was over.


    This was out of character for Molly.


    However, Randall didn''t think much of it.


    He navigated the throng of students, heading directly to Susan''s ssroom, his textbook in hand, as per her schedule.


    When he arrived, the students hadn''t started ss yet.


    Susan seemed to be the odd one out in the ss. Other people were sitting in groups, while Susan sat alone in the front row, quietly flipping through her book.


    This saved Randall the trouble of looking for her.


    His entrance into the ssroom was met with an immediate hush.


    Every eye was on Randall, every breath held in anticipation of his next move. The silence in the ssroom was for Randall.


    He walked into the ssroom, went straight to Susan, and tapped her desk to get her attention.


    Since the ssroom was quiet, the sound of him tapping the desk was particrly noticeable.


    Susan was startled. She looked up at the man who hade to see her. "Randall?"


    Susan stood up. "Are you done with your sses?"


    Randall nodded and extended his hand. "Susan, give me my car keys."


    Susan handed over the car keys. "Are you going home now?"


    Randall asked, "What will you do if I go home?"


    At this moment, a young teacher walked into the ssroom. Randall didn''t take up any more time. "I''ll wait for you in the car. When your ss is over, I''ll pick you up. Have a good time in ss." Susan nodded and smiled as she watched Randall leave.


    After Randall left, the students behind him started whispering among themselves.


    Some spected they were siblings, others thought they were a couple, and some even wildly guessed that the Morales family and the Olteran family might be nning a marriage alliance.


    Susan didn''t care. Some curious ssmates sent someone to ask her about it. "Susan, what''s your rtionship with Randall?"


    Susan replied, "Nothing''s going on between us."


    Given Susan''s current status, no one would dare offend her even if they didn''t like her. If she didn''t want to answer, no one would be tactless enough to ask a second time.


    Randall had openly revealed Susan''s identity. No one would dare provoke the sole heir of the Morales Group.


    Rumors said that when she moved her luggage yesterday, Randall had indulged Susan in venting her anger by sshing water. He even threatened those who had fought with Susan, saying that if anyone dared toy a hand on her, he would get them expelled.


    Everyone knew better than to mess with her, so they kept their distance.


    Staying away meant they wouldn''t interact with her so there would be no risk of offending her.


    This was one of the reasons Susan had no friends around her in the ssroom.


    After school, Molly didn''t have Sebastian pick her up. She took a cab to the hospital''s inpatient department and went straight to the 13th floor.


    She ran to the nurse''s station and said, "Hi, a new patient named Ellie was admitted today. Which room is she in?"


    The nurse nced at theputer. "Oh, the one who is in aa. She''s in room 32."


    "She''s in aa?" Molly was shocked.


    Sebastian had only told her that Ellie was unwell and hospitalized and needed her to stay with her. He hadn''t mentioned that Ellie was in aa.


    The nurse nodded. "She was transferred from the emergency center."


    Molly''s heart was in her throat. She searched every room for Ellie.


    In the afternoon, while she was in ss, Sebastian had suddenly called her, his tone serious. "Molly, are you in ss right now?"


    Molly replied quietly, "Yes, but this is thest ss today. What''s up, Sebastian?"


    Sebastian was silent for a moment before saying, "I need you to go to the hospital after ss. Mom is unwell and she''s in the hospital. I''m out of town so I can''t go." He didn''t say anything more and hung up.


    Molly guessed that Sebastian hadn''t given her all the details because he didn''t want to scare her.


    She found Ellie''s room and pushed the door open without knocking.


    Ellie was in bed. Timothy was standing by her side, talking to the doctor, and Ellie''s secretary, Jessica Rodriguez, was also there.


    The doctor saw Molly and asked, puzzled, "Who is this?"


    Timothy answered, "This is my daughter."


    The doctor nodded. "Ellie''s current condition suggests a high possibility of cancer. I rmend you prepare yourselves. Once Ellie regains consciousness, we''ll take her for some tests." Cancer?


    Molly''s eyes were filled with shock. She looked at Ellie and then at the doctor."Doctor, what''s wrong with my mother? How did she get cancer?"


    The doctor looked at Molly. "The patient had severe breast hypersia earlier this year, and there were two instances where the pain almost caused her to faint. She copsed at work. I suspect a high possibility of cancer, possibly with other contributing factors."


    Molly looked at Ellie, tears welling up in her eyes.


    Timothy calmed himself and nodded. "Alright, thank you, doctor."


    After the doctor left, Molly sat by Ellie''s bed, looking at her worriedly. "Dad, what''s going on? Wasn''t Mom fine?"


    Timothy replied, "Molly, don''t be too worried. We haven''t done the tests yet. Maybe it''s not cancer, and Ellie just fainted from exhaustion."


    Jessica also hurriedlyforted Molly, telling her not to overthink things.


    Molly was so nervous that her limbs felt cold. While Ellie was unconscious, she took out her phone and started researching cancers. She couldn''t find anything online that said breast cancer could cause sudden fainting, so she held onto a glimmer of hope.


    Half an hourter, Ellie slowly regained consciousness.


    Molly jumped on Ellie in fear, crying, "Mom, you scared me."


    Ellie woke up to find herself in the hospital. Before she could recall what had happened, she heard Molly''s crying and startedforting her.


    Since Ellie was sick, Molly realized what heart-wrenching worry felt like.


    Even though Molly was worried, she tried to calm down. Molly somehow found a wheelchair, brought along the IV pole, and, with Timothy, pushed Ellie out of the room for tests.


    In the afternoon, they ran around various examination rooms in the hospital.


    Sebastian, unable to rest easy, took half an hour off during dinner to visit Ellie in the hospital.