Chapter 165 The Schedule

(Lydia)

The doctors discharged Mama the next morning.

We were careful in transferring her into the house even though she was pretty adamant about not receiving any help.

I told her the most important thing in the world now is for her to rest, and after that, she could moan all about how she still wanted to do things on her own.

“You fret too much,” she told me when I came to sit beside her. The kids had just met their grandma and were now downstairs, making breakfast in the kitchen with Thomas while Ruby was resting.

It had taken a lot of pleading on my part to make Ruby leave Mama’s side and take care of her own health for a while. There were dark circles around her eyes and a general expression of fatigue.

I knew it was more than just Mama’s health but in the crucial time, I was having trouble focusing on most things.

My phone rang once again, a source of annoyance in a tough time.

“It’s been doing that since yesterday,” Mama pointed out, “Is it a work call? If so, you need to pick