Caitlin's assistant stepped forward, blocking Elsa's mother. "Didn't you hear Miss Gonzales?" she said with a frown. "She has no relationship with Elsa anymore. Please keep your distance!"

Still, Elsa's mother wouldn't give up. She shouted at Caitlin's retreating back, "Miss Gonzales! Miss Gonzales! Whatever the misunderstanding is, we can sit down and talk it out. Please don't ignore me!"

Caitlin didn't even turn her head.

As Caitlin's figure disappeared down the corridor, a strange sense of panic gripped Elsa's mother. What on earth had happened between Caitlin and Elsa? Why was Caitlin being so cruel? And what about the luxury apartment? Was she really not going to give it to them?

If Caitlin didn't give them the apartment, what would happen to Elton? He was already twenty-two! He was approaching marrying age, and without that apartment, were his son and daughter-in-law supposed to cram into their old, run-down building with them? No, that wouldn't do. Elton's girlfriend was also an overseas student. It would be completely inappropriate to make them live in such a cramped, shabby place.

Growing more frantic by the second, Elsa's mother went to her husband, her brow furrowed. "What do you think happened between Elsa and Miss Gonzales? To just take back the promise of an apartment like that!"

"Calm down," Elsa's father said, patting her shoulder. "The fact that Miss Gonzales was willing to come and save Elsa proves that she still cares about her as a friend."

If they were truly no longer friends, as Caitlin claimed, why would she have bothered to save her? Elsa's father had already asked around. The doctors had essentially given Elsa a death sentence, and it was Caitlin's arrival that had brought a glimmer of hope.

Elsa's mother nodded, thinking her husband had a point. But she was still uneasy. "Then do you think Miss Gonzales will still give us the apartment?"

"She probably will," Elsa's father mused, narrowing his eyes. "Miss Gonzales doesn't strike me as someone that petty."

His wife frowned. "You can't judge book by its cover. She used to becso close to Elsa and was always polite toys

Look how quickly she changed her tune!"

The memory of Caitlin humiliating her in front of so many people made her chest tighten with frustration. The more she thought about it, the more@ronged she felt. She was an elder, after all, yet Caitlin had shown her no respect. "This is outrageous!

It'

bad enough she wont give us the apartment, but now she's treating us like this!"

Her husband sighed and lowered his voice. "That's enough. Keep it down before someone hears you."

Elsa's mother glanced around before reluctantly falling silent.

Not long after, medical staff wheeled Elsa out of the operating room. She lay on the

gurney, her hands and feet shackled.

Her parents rushed over. "Elsa!"

Elsa's mother grabbed her daughter's hand and asked urgently, "Elsa, what happened between you and Miss Gonzales?"

Elsa, wearing an oxygen mask, remained unconscious with her eyes shut. "Elsa! Say something!"

The parents' first concern wasn't their daughter's condition or the criminal case, but her relationship with Caitlin. A nurse finally had. enough. "The patient hasn't woken up yet. She needs to rest. Please be. quiet."

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