Chapter 985

"What's wrong with your mom this time?" Maryanne's tone turned unpleasant at the mention of Hazel. Hayden's expression darkened. "Her cancer is back." Maryanne knew that neither Hayden nor Lily could stand by and do nothing. No matter how bad Hazel had been to them, she was still their mother. Her tone softened. "Is it serious? How long does she need to stay in the hospital? Don't you need to take care of her?" If Hayden really had to look after Hazel, there was no way Maryanne could keep clinging to him. "No. She has a caregiver," Hayden explained simply. "Oh." Maryanne guessed there had to be a reason why Hayden wasn't at the hospital. Thinking back to how he had come home drunk last night, this clearly wasn't a small issue. She didn't ask more and even started watching how she spoke. … Lily previously had to rearrange her schedule because of Hazel's illness. Even though she no longer had to go to the hospital to take care of Hazel anymore, she still didn't ask Cameron to ch