Chapter 320

"Is this woman really this child's mother? How can she not know her child has allergies?" Lily looked at Lisa with puzzlement. Lisa smiled helplessly.

Coincidentally, an ambulance arrived. Medical staff rushed over, examined the child, and loaded him into the ambulance.

Lily sighed in relief as the medical staff took over. She was about to pay the bill and leave when Helen grabbed her.

"You can't leave! You have to go to the hospital with me!"

"Helen!" Lisa exclaimed. "You can't do this! Lily's my friend!"

"I'm sorry, Lisa," Helen said, looking at Lisa. "I need her to go to the hospital, even if she's your friend. We don't know if Nick will be okay. Who knows if what Lily did earlier harmed him?"

"No, I'm sure it didn't. I believe in Lily," Lisa insisted, trusting her friend. Helen smiled bitterly.

"It's pointless if you believe in her. You know I can't explain this to Mike if anything happens to Nick. I snuck Nick out today. If something happens to him, I"

"I understand your difficult position, Helen, but Lily"

"I'll go with her," Lily said calmly. She understood their argument: Helen feared Lily's earlier actions had harmed the child.

Lily had no choice. Severe food allergies can cause anaphylaxis, and Nick was just a child. Had she not intervened, the consequences could have been fatal. She couldn't have stood by and watched him suffocate.

"Lily" Lisa looked at Lily apologetically. Helen's actions were insulting and disrespectful, even though both women were her friends.

"It's okay. I understand Helen's concerns as Nick's mother," Lily said understandingly, smiling. While she empathized with Helen's maternal worry, she couldn't comprehend her ignorance about her son's allergy. Small matters were one thing, but something as life-threatening as this? Under Helen's insistence, Lily followed her to the hospital, with Lisa worriedly trailing behind.

The medical staff took the child to the emergency ward, leaving the three women to wait outside. Helen paced anxiously, her worry unassuaged even by Lisa's comforting words. Lily knew Helen was overthinking, judging by her frantic expression.

How could a mother not know about her child's allergy? Lily mused. Perhaps it was an oversight, or maybe this was the first allergic reaction, and she just happened to be there. Raising a child wasn't easy. She'd considered having children someday, but that thought now seemed distant.

The sound of rapid footsteps echoed down the corridor—the slap of leather shoes on tile. Before Lily could turn, she saw Helen freeze, a look of horror on her face.