Chapter 105
George stared at Madeline’s back and asked Nurse Dalton, "Who is that girl?"
"Ah, I forgot this is only your third day in the hospital. But she is Madeline Rose. Yes, that Madeline Rose you see on TV." Nurse Dalton sighed. "Please don’t disturb her or even try to insult her. She’s living a hard life."
"A hard life?" George raised a question. He already knew so many things about Madeline from Lance. But he didn’t expect Nurse Dalton, the strictest nurse he had ever met during a medical internship, to pity Madeline.
Nurse Dalton looked at her left and right, and after making sure that nobody else could eavesdrop, she revealed, "Madeline’s mother is hospitalized here. It’s been about five years since she first came to this hospital. She’s suffering from lung cancer and a rapidly growing tumor."
"Five years is a long time. Is she getting better?" George muttered. "And how about the money?"
Though George didn’t really understand the concept of money since his family was born filthy rich, he knew that hospital treatment could instantly drain normal people’s savings.
He had witnessed enough people having breakdowns in the hospital because the hospital bills killed them.
"Her mother is getting better. If the cancer cell doesn’t regrow in the next six months, she should be able to return home," Nurse Dalton said. "About money... that’s the tragic part of Madeline’s life..."
Nurse Dalton’s eyes glazed with tears as she spent five years seeing Madeline struggle to raise money for her mother.
"She’s actually a very sweet girl. She told me once that she doesn’t want to return to the entertainment industry, but it’s necessary if she wants to raise enough money for her mother’s treatment," Nurse Dalton said. "I know you won’t check on Mrs. Rose as she needs professional care. But please, if you ever see Mrs. Diana Rose in the hospital’s garden, just act like nothing happened."
"Does she not know Madeline Rose is back in the entertainment industry?" George asked.
"No, and Madeline told us not to tell her. Because she doesn’t want her mother to know," Nurse Dalton replied. She lowered her voice and added, "You know, about her case with that actor back then, Jonathan Hale?"