Half an hour later, Leonard came to the hospital. He led me to the cashier and gave them his card. Now that there was money, Grandma was immediately arranged to undergo the operation. The nurses pushed her into the operation theatre. I hadn't stopped crying since Leonard had shown up. Once Grandma was in the operation theatre, I sobbed harder. Aunt Nancy sat next to me and wept as well. ... "Stop crying," Leonard glanced at me and said rather awkwardly. I ignored him and cried harder. His expression stiffened. He looked a little helpless and angry as he patted me on the shoulder awkwardly. "I said, stop crying." ... I wasn't even paying attention to him. I had never imagined that Grandma's condition would deteriorate so suddenly. If the operation were to fail, the conversation

