Chapter 214

Valeria made a phone call to Margaret. Margaret was coughing, so Valeria asked if she had taken her medicine. Margaret said that she had and that she was already feeling much better. Valeria wanted to rush back, but Margaret stopped her. "The weather hasn't been good these days. It suddenly turned cold. Why would you come back now? Didn't we agree you'd only come back after resigning? It's only a few more days." Margaret added, "It's just my old lung disease." Valeria urged her to get some more rest. Margaret laughed warmly and said that she would. Then, she told Valeria that she would be waiting at home. Slate City was in the north. After hanging up, Margaret looked out at the sun. Despite the cold snap, today's sun was bright. People her age loved basking in the sun. Most of her neighbors had already moved away. Margaret leaned on her cane and slowly stepped outside. Just then, a car drove slowly into the alley and stopped not far from her home. Though Margaret didn't kno