Chapter 311

"I'm not really in pain, just kinda... drained. Guess I'm getting old," Grandma said with a sigh. James Bennett frowned, scanning the room, but nothing seemed off. Maria Lewis leaned in and softly patted James on the shoulder. "She wants to sleep. Let’s not bother her, we can talk outside." He nodded. As they stepped out, James threw one last glance back at his grandma. Back in his room, James didn’t waste a second. "So, what’s on your mind?" Maria looked serious. "Something’s fishy. Even if she’s older, it doesn’t make sense for her to go from fine to exhausted in just half a month. I’m gonna call Angela. She’s a doctor. Way more qualified than us." "Yeah, do it," James agreed right away. But the first call didn’t go through. Then Maria remembered—Angela was in surgery. “She’s at the hospital. I’ll take you to get checked first, then pick her up—” Before she could finish, Angela called back. Maria quickly answered, explained everything, and Angela told her to sit tight—she was on her