Chapter 172


    Roseville. Cordelia''s grandmother''s house.


    "What''s up with Mr. Sullivan? He finally agreed to a blind date with you and you turned him down. You


    don''t fancy your dad''s colleagues at the bus station because they''re not rich, nor the salesmen at work


    because they do not have high status. You''ve met so many people. Why can''t you find one that fits


    your standard?" Sienna said to Samantha.


    "He''s in his forties, fat, divorced, and has children. Just looking at him makes me want to puke."


    Samantha was in a bad mood.


    She now knew that Cordelia''s husband was actually Ronan, and Cordelia was not Ronan''s mistress.


    She was super jealous.


    It was only when she saw those papersst time that she realized the house wasn''t Adrian''s, but


    Ronan and Cordelia''s. She had to squeeze the truth out of Adrian, only to find out they were actually


    married.


    They were actually married!


    The gap between Samantha and Cordelia had be entirely apparent, with Samantha falling short in


    every step.


    Thinking about all the misunderstandings she had created in the office, it wasn''t Cordelia who was the


    joke, but herself. During her time in Millstone, she had be the butt of everyone''s jokes.


    Around Christmas, she went on more than a dozen blind dates hoping for something good to happen,


    but all she got were fat men or creepy ones. There were a few she actually liked, but every time she


    thought of how handsome and refined Ronan was, those guys seemed like nothing.


    Currently, Samantha had taken a long leave of absence but had not resigned. She was still going to


    Millstone and Lumos Enterprises. If she wasn''tfortable, neither should Cordelia.


    The bouquet given to Cordelia was from Samantha. She won a 588 dor flower coupon at Christmas.


    The bouquet was so big that she couldn''t fit it in her house. As a single woman, flowers were useless.


    She just delivered it to Cordelia without leaving a name, causing a misunderstanding between Cordelia


    and Ronan.


    "Sienna, Sienna, my head hurts. It''s been hurting for so long; it feels like there''s a needle in my brain."


    A weak voice came from grandma''s room.


    "Jesus, why aren''t you dead yet." Sienna cursed, "You''re hurting, huh? Your days are numbered."


    Sienna was also pissed. Last time Cordelia had washed the old woman''s bedding, making it look like


    she treated the elderly poorly. Now hearing Cordelia married a rich man, Sienna was even more


    infuriated.


    "Sienna, Sienna." Grandma called again from her room.


    "You are so annoying! Do you know how much it costs to treat you? You''re just lying there taking up


    space." Sienna shouted back.


    Suddenly, Samantha had an idea.


    "Mom, we may not have money, but we have a rich person in our family." Samantha hinted at Sienna,


    "My aunt is such a good daughter, she came to see her mom as soon as she got better. I don''t believe


    she can just ignore her mom''s illness. Wouldn''t Cordelia pay?"


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    "Right, we can also get a good reputation for taking good care of that old woman. Take her to the


    hospital, and keep the taxi receipt for your aunt to reimburse." Sienna told Samantha.


    In the end, they got grandma in the car.


    Sienna started calling Shelley.


    "Shelley, mom''s sick." Sienna sounded heartbroken, her tears falling fast, "She has a severe


    headache. I''m taking her to the hospital now. She''s almost ny, and I''m worried she doesn''t have


    much time left. I don''t know if she''ll wake up this time. You shoulde see her."


    Shelley was stunned, "I''m on my way."


    Shelley was wondering whether to tell Cordelia. She thought it was working hours, and she couldn''t


    always take time off just because of her and Ronan''s rtionship. She decided to go see her mom first.


    She got Judy to hail a taxi to the hospital where her mom was.


    Samantha knew Shelley probably wouldn''t tell Cordelia, so she called Cordelia herself.


    "Cordelia, grandma''s sick. It could be serious; she''s been having headaches. Can youe see her?


    We''re at the hospital doing tests now. I''ve been off work since Christmas, taking care of grandma. I


    think she doesn''t have much time left." Samantha started crying after finishing her sentence.


    Samantha wanted to make Cordelia feel guilty and, ideally, make Ronane over to see how


    impoverished Cordelia''s family was. She wanted him to realize that he couldn''t save so many people


    on his own and to discourage him from trying.


    After all, for rich people like them, marriage and divorce were child''s y, they can y with anyone,


    might as well find someone rich.


    That was what Samantha was thinking.


    Cordelia informed Mna, then immediately went downstairs to hail a taxi to Roseville, forgetting her


    n to buy underwear for Ronan.


    Cordelia and Shelley arrived at Roseville Hospital at the same time. Sienna and Samantha were crying


    at the corridor entrance.


    "The test results came back, mom has a brain tumor, a very serious one. That''s why she''s been having


    incontinence. The tumor has been pressing on her nerves for a long time, and if we don''t treat it now,


    mom might be paralyzed. But we don''t have money. Samantha got a job at Lumos Enterprises,


    but the ie is meager. Your uncle works at a buspany, and he doesn''t have money either. We


    all love mom, but we just don''t have the money." Sienna cried out.


    "How much do we need?" Shelley asked.


    "The doctor said she needs surgery right away, so we need thirty thousand dors now." Sienna


    thought.


    Samantha was watching Cordelia, thinking: The youngdy of a wealthy family would surely be able to


    afford this. Once she paid, how was she going to exin it to Ronan? Too bad Ronan wasn''t here to


    see what was going on here.