Chapter 232

The elevator doors opened onto the thoracic surgery inpatient department, and a middle-aged couple walked out. Jennifer craned her neck forward and muttered, "She's forever getting sick and hospitalized. Now, she needs surgery. And just like that, we're the ones stuck taking care of her." Thomas frowned. "Enough. I told you not to come. You insisted on following me." Jennifer grew even angrier. "At her age, how much is this surgery going to cost? And who's going to take care of her? You don't really think Jane, that useless woman, has that kind of money, do you?" "Mom told us not to worry about the money for the surgery. I'm her son, after all. I can't just leave everything to Jane. But I think we should at least contribute something… maybe a few thousand dollars…" "Are you crazy?" Jennifer's voice sharpened. "Your mom's bank cards are all with her. Those two apartments from the demolition haven't even been sorted yet. They're still in her hands. The relocation payout's with her t