Yu Holea and Yu Sicong rolled their eyes. Truly their mother couldn't hide anything.
Sheng Yin stared at them suspiciously.
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The hospital room was eerily quiet except for the rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor attached to Old Mrs. Yu.
She lay unconscious on the bed, her fragile frame shrouded by sterile white sheets.
At her bedside stood Yu Mei, her face twisted into a mask of rage.
Her nails dug into the side of the chair she gripped as she stared at the elderly woman with unrestrained malice.
"Useless old hag," Yu Mei muttered through clenched teeth, her voice low but venomous.
"After everything I've done, even you turned out to be worthless. You could've been my key to victory."
Her eyes burned with resentment, and she felt an all-too-familiar pang of bitterness clawing at her insides.
Suddenly, Yu Mei felt her vision blur.