Chapter 203

However, Lily had caught a chill on the way to the airport and collapsed with a high fever in the waiting lounge. She was hospitalized and received a thorough scolding from her brother. Her sudden hospitalization meant that Elena had already been cremated by the time she finally arrived in Ronvale. Scarlett had arranged a simple funeral for her, but not a single member of the Quinn family showed up, including Elena's biological daughter, Lily. Scarlett knelt by the grave for five hours, but no one came to mourn Elena. After the burial, Scarlett never returned to Ronvale again. Thinking back on it now, she couldn't help but feel a deep pang of sorrow for Elena. Elena had lived a life of extreme poverty. Despite her own mental struggles, she showered Scarlett with unconditional love after taking the latter on as her foster daughter. She would rather go hungry or endure abuse from men than let Scarlett suffer, and she always fought for scraps of food just to keep her child from st