Larry was so focused on gambling that he didn’t realize he had been out for almost three days. Now that he had never called Olena during this time, the old lady was worried sick. He had lost a lot of weight from staying in the gambling house for too long without eating or sleeping well. His face was pale and his legs feeble. When he returned home in a daze, he collapsed onto the floor before he could say anything, which scared Olena out of her wits. Just as she was about to call 911, Larry grabbed her hand and shook his head. "Grandma, don't worry. I’ll be fine after grabbing a bite and getting some sleep." He had a huge debt to pay, so even if he was really sick, he didn’t dare to go to the hospital. Otherwise, he would run up another debt.
Olena’s heart ached to look at her grandson’s p
