Chapitre 1015: Aliens

"I wouldn't say it was because of you, but yeah. Turned out mother had incurred a lot of debt to be able to keep up with your treatment," Chase said. "I only learned about it 4 years ago when people kept looking for mother for her missing payments."

"However, by then… mother had already…" Chase couldn't continue.

Ely gave a blank look and nodded. "I heard she died in a dungeon break," she said. "Was… was her final moment painless?" 

"She was coming home from work when the monsters attacked. As far as I know, it was quick."

Ely took a deep breath when she heard that. "That's good," she said. 

Chase brought out the tray full of coffee, and Ely found a picture of herself. "Honey look, this is what I looked like before," she said, showing her photo to Ning.

"Oh wow, you were cute," Ning said. "Cuter than you are right now."