‘What?’Fabian’s answer, like a thunder in clear weather, shocked Madeline and Jeremy. The weight of the news felt like a sudden, heavy downpour, drenching them head to toe.Madeline’s vision went blank, as though all the oxygen in her body had been sucked out.“Linnie!” Jeremy supported Madeline, who seemed to be on the verge of fainting. Madeline, suddenly roused from her state, shot a glance at Fabian, then turned around and ran toward the doctor’s office nearby.Jeremy too glanced at Fabian, then quickly chased after Madeline. “Linnie, slow down.”He was worried about her, but at the same time, he was also worried about Lillian.‘No, there must be a mistake.‘Lily has been fine all this while. How would she have leukemia?’Jeremy kept denying this in his heart, as did Madeline.When they reached the doctor’s office, Madeline pushed the door open. As the doctor was about to speak upon seeing Madeline and Jeremy, they heard Lillian calling out to Madeline lovably, “Mom.”
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