Chapter 27 Blinded

Madeline looked at her phone and could almost picture Eleanor's anxious expression. With a light tap of her finger, she added her to her contact list. Another message popped up immediately, attached with a cute bunny sticker at the end. "Hello, Maddie. It's me, Samuel's grandma!" Seeing that adorable sticker, so out of place for someone of her age, Madeline couldn't help but find it wholesome. "Maddie, do you have something urgent to take care of?" Helena asked thoughtfully, seeing Madeline focused on her phone. "If you're busy, you can head upstairs first. You don't need to stick around." Lisa chimed in with a fake smile, "Yeah, Maddie. Go ahead." Madeline couldn't be bothered to respond to Lisa. She simply nodded and went along with it. "In that case, I'll be upstairs." Once she was back in her room, she finally replied to Eleanor. "Hello, Mrs. Jameson Senior. It's Madeline here. Are you feeling much better?" Eleanor replied almost instantly, "It's like I've never been sick—an