Chapter 171

Almost immediately, Blake's phone rang at that moment.

It was Giselle calling.

"Blake, your mom wants to see you. She isn't feeling well."

Blake glanced at the woman quietly leaning against the windowsill, still lost in thought.

But eventually, he decided not to approach her and went to the hospital instead.

At the hospital, when Blake opened the door, he saw Giselle massaging Annalise's abdomen. Annalise's face was pale, and she seemed to be in a terrible condition.

"Mom, are you okay?" Blake sat down and held his mother's hand.

Annalise weakly patted his hand back, saying, "I've been having more stomach pains lately. I don't think I'll last much longer."

Blake's expression was somber as he consoled her, "Don't be silly. Medicine has improved tremendously by now. You'll be as good as new once the surgery is done."

"Stop lying to me. They're going to perform a total gastrectomy on me this time. Even if the surgery is successful, I'll only have a year or two left. But if it f