Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1376

Charmed by his smile, the nurse momentarily forgot her strict orders. Lucas was just a patient, so making harmless small talk didn't seem like a big deal.

"Not a VIP, but a relative of someone very important," she whispered. "It's a strange case. It looks like a car crash, but there might be some criminal elements involved. We're under strict orders not to gossip. Don't go asking questions, okay? Curiosity killed the cat. You don't want to get mixed up in that mess."

That was all the confirmation Lucas needed. He couldn't push for medical details, but he knew for a fact Debbie was alive.

After saying goodbye to the nurse, Lucas hurried back to his room. A phone call was too risky, so he texted Bella: Debbie was in the VIP ward and she was breathing.

Reading the text, Bella let out a massive sigh of relief. If Debbie was alive, her $1.2 billion payday was still within reach. Her greatest fear had been losing the money.

Inside the doctor's office, Sebastian sat casually, his legs crossed, listening to the prognosis.

"Mr. Blake, the tumors in Ms. Harris's lungs and kidneys are unfortunately malignant. The lung tumor is localized, so a partial lobectomy is still an option. The kidney is more complicated. It's reached stage two. Surgery is possible, but..."

The doctor droned on about treatment plans, but Sebastian's mind drifted. He had heard enough. Debbie had cancer.

Cancer meant she was dying, though the timeline was uncertain. She could drop dead soon, or she could linger, wreaking havoc for years.

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