Chapter 40: Misfortune Befalling the Family

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I was shocked and hurriedly tried to look for somewhere to hide. Unfortunately, the nurse had just taken away the bedsheets. I couldn't even hide under the bed as I'd done previously. Grandma was anxious as well, looking like she wanted nothing more than to jump out of bed. Bell seemed to try to push the door open. Aunt Nancy pretended to sound angry and called out, "Who's there?!" "It's me." The door's handle jiggled a few times. When Bell found that he couldn't open the door, he asked impatiently, "What are you doing?" Aunt Nancy signalled to me to hide in the wardrobe. "I'm helping Mum change! Hold your horses! Why don't you come in and do it for her if you're so impatient?!" Due to her anxiety, she sounded almost hysterical. Bell fell silent, seemingly stunned. After a while, h

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