Chapter 268

"Yes, Ms. Collins. We did several tests, and based on the results, Mrs. White's condition is much better than it was a few days ago," Malcolm said. Valerie nodded. "Dr. Rhodes, you can get back to your work. I have a few things I'd like to say to Mrs. White privately." Malcolm knew she held unusual sway in the White family, so he didn't dare push back. "Of course. Call me if you need anything." Once the room was quiet again, Kate broke the ice. "Val, is there something you don't want outsiders to hear?" Valerie half-squatted in front of Kate's wheelchair and gently pressed her legs. "Can you feel this?" Kate shook her head. "After the car accident, everything below my knees went dead." She moved a hand up from her knees. "Dr. Rhodes said if we don't amputate, the necrotic nerves will keep moving upward." They would do so until her life itself gave out. Valerie didn't waste words. She gently rolled up Kate's pant legs, revealing her withered, stick-thin lower limbs. She shook a