Lireal stormed out of the living room, leaving behind her uncle, his mistress, and Willow, the bitter taste of defeat and despair still lingering on her tongue. She made her way upstairs to the bedroom where Aunt Nova was away, her eyes filled with concern and worry. She didn't know how she was going to tell her aunt about their decision, but she had to.
"Lireal, darling, what happened? Are you alright?" Aunt Nova asked, her voice barely above a whisper as Lireal entered the room. Lireal's heart ached at the sight of her aunt, frail and weak from the disease that was slowly taking her life.
"I'm okay, Aunt Nova," she reassured her, though her voice cracked with emotion. "But... but they've... they've cut off your treatment funds." The words came out in a rush, and Lireal's eyes filled w
