Although it was known that Lowell was very soft-spoken, one could also tell that he was sensible too.
He was so self-disciplined that one would feel sorry for him once they were to learn his age in comparison to the personality he carried.
Grace did not speak any further, knowing that he must have felt unaccustomed to a certain extent since he had just got here not long ago.
After all, everyone needed some time to adapt to a new environment.
She reached out to his head and lightly caressed his hair as she said, "Well, you are a caring child. Have your breakfast first, then I'll take you to the hospital to see her later."
Lowell was taken aback. He pursed his lips and asked hesitantly, "Are we going to see Mom?"
She nodded and said, "You're an intelligent boy and I don't want to hide it from you. There may not be much time left for her and she is currently in the hospital. I am afraid that if I don't tell you now, you may blame me when this comes up in the future!"
"Grace, is she going to die soon?" He asked, clearly in denial.
She couldn't bear to think of it, but still mustered up the courage to say, "Yes, there is not much time left. The cancer cells have been spreading and her whole abdomen is full of tumors."
"Is there nothing the doctors can do about it?" He asked.
Grace still told him the truth, "It's spread to the whole body. The medical knowledge I have tells me she is in the last stage of her cancer. Even if she was to go under the knife, I am afraid that it would not work."
Lowell fell silent hearing this.
His expression went somber right away as his clear eyes slowly turned red.
She saw him pursing his lips and he said, "I don't want her to die."
Grace's nose twitched as she said, "Though I don't like her, in fact, I hate her, I don't want her to die. It's just that we may have no choice."
He didn't speak any further. He understood very well what his sister meant.
He lowered his head dejectedly, and the corner of his eyes gradually became wet.
She put her arms around his shoulder and said, "Come on, let's get some breakfast."
A few minutes later, everyone arrived at the dining room and sat around the table to have breakfast.
Lowell hardly ate anything.
Grace was so worried about him as he didn't eat much.
She gave him a bowl of rice pudding and said, "Finish it."
He was stunned for a moment. He then looked at her and nodded obediently, "Okay."
Seeing that he had finished eating, everyone felt slightly relaxed considering he started off not wanting to eat anything.
Heinz and Jensen exchanged looks in silence.
Suddenly, Heinz's phone rang.
He glanced at his phone and his expression sharpened in an instant as he laid down the spoon in his hands and stood up to answer a phone call, "Hello, Dad!"
Everyone was dumbstruck.
No one saw that Lowell's face turned pale as he took a careful look at Heinz with envy in his eyes.
He quickly lowered his head again and continued to eat his food.
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