Chapter 158

It was already noon, but the surgery was still underway. Lucy's phone buzzed. She handed it to Valeria, who glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Shane calling. Valeria took the call. "How is Lenny's surgery going?" Shane's voice rang out from the other end of the line. "It's not done yet. How are things on your end? Mrs. Clark mentioned that you're coming back on the 15th, are you?" Lucy muttered, "It's actually the 17th. He'll be home for the holidays, but he won't stay long. It's the same every year. "Since he's only home for a few days, he might as well not come back at all." Shane sounded apologetic as he explained, "Mom, there's been a change at work. I'll explain when I'm back." It was around 8:00 pm in Amaran, and Valeria didn't want to pull him away from work. Shane said his current project was nearing its final stage, so things had finally slowed down a bit. He also told her to drop him a text or give him a call once Selena's surgery was over. As they were a