Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1518

"Just keep your guard up around him, you can never be too careful, buddy," Lillian advised.

She had fought enough battles with Sebastian to know exactly how he operated. His hypocrisy was unparalleled, and there was no one more exhausting to deal with.

After finishing her breakfast, Lillian pushed the matter aside and prepared for her day.

As was her routine, she stopped by her grandmother's room before heading into the office.

Mr. Peregrine happened to be doing his daily check-up on the old lady. Lillian was incredibly anxious to know when her grandmother would finally wake up.

After finishing his examination, Mr. Peregrine turned to her. "Ms. Mercer, would it be possible to bring Dr. Smith over from overseas? I'd like to consult with him regarding the old lady's condition."

Lillian tensed instantly.

Based on the timeline, her grandmother was supposed to wake up any day now.

Yet, despite showing various signs of responsiveness lately, Lillian couldn't shake the feeling that true consciousness was still far away.

She hoped she was just being paranoid.

"Mr. Peregrine, please don't sugarcoat it. Tell me exactly what's going on with my grandmother," she said.

Mr. Peregrine shook his head slowly. "It's hard to say for sure. I just detected an unusual decline in her physical vitals.

"She has reached a point where she could regain consciousness, but the problem is, once she wakes up, her vitals might crash rapidly.

"In other words, if she wakes up now, she will immediately face..."

It took a couple of seconds for the weight of Mr. Peregrine's words to fully sink in.

Waking up would trigger a rapid physiological collapse.

She didn't even address his request, blurting out, "Why is this happening? There were no signs of this before. Mr. Peregrine, my grandmother..."

Seeing her panic, Mr. Peregrine quickly tried to reassure her.

Her own health was fragile enough; the last thing they needed was for her to collapse from stress.

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