Kitty opened the door, expecting to see Zhu, but was momentarily thrown off when she saw her daughter instead. "Yara? What are you doing here at the hospital all of a sudden?"


    After a brief pause, trying to keep her cool, Kitty asked, "When did you get here? How long have you been around?"


    Yara, still deep in thought about her grandfather''s illness, didn''t catch the shift in Kitty''s expression and nodded, replying, "I just came from Dr. Ray''s office."


    Hearing this, Kitty felt a wave of relief wash over her, realizing Yara hadn''t overheard her conversation with Emmitt. She quickly pulled her into the room, her voice gentle, "Did you go see Dr. Ray about Grandpa?"


    "Yeah," Yara responded softly, then spotted Austin and greeted him, "Hey, Uncle."


    The stern look on Austin''s face softened when he saw his niece, reced with warmth. "Yara, d you''re here."


    Yara nodded and walked over to the bedside, looking at her still-unconscious grandfather with a pained expression. "When will Grandpa wake up?"


    Kitty joined her, patting her shoulder, "He''s old, and he just finished chemo. His body''s weak; it''ll take some time."


    Yara looked up at her mother. "Dr. Ray said Grandpa''s condition can''t wait any longer, Mom, I..."


    Kitty, seeming to know what she was about to say, quickly cut her off, "I know you''re worried about Grandpa, but there''s nothing we can do. You''re not a match, and we have to wait for another chance."


    Yara froze. A match? She hadn''t even been tested yet.


    Kitty, worried her daughter might say more, subtly shifted to block Austin from seeing her face and signaled Yara with her eyes to stay quiet.


    Catching on, Yara, always sharp, realized her mother might have meddled again and pressed her temples in frustration.


    That''s when Austin spoke up, "Your grandpa''s condition is something for us adults to handle, Yara. You need to focus on your studies and not get distracted by this."


    Yara opened her mouth but ultimately decided not to call out her mother, her voice


    a bit low, "I understand, Uncle."


    "Good," was all Austin said, leaving it at that.


    Yara turned her attention back, thinking of something. She set the book she was


    holding on a nearby table and took out her phone from her bag.


    Kitty, noticing her actions, asked curiously, "Sweetie?"


    As Yara scrolled through her phone, she exined, "I remember my mentor mentioned knowing


    someone in the Pharmacists'' Guild.


    I''ll ask if he can introduce me."


    Her words not only surprised Kitty but also made Austin look up sharply.


    "Someone from the Pharmacists'' Guild?"


    "Your mentor knows someone from the Pharmacists'' Guild?" Kitty echoed in shock.


    The Pharmacists'' Guild in Riverdale was top-tier, with their exclusive meds worth a fortune, rare and hard to get.


    An illness deemed incurable at the hospital could potentially be turned around


    with just one pill from the Guild. It was that amazing.


    So, pharmacists were respected everywhere, and knowing one was a huge deal.


    Yara looked at her mother and uncle, nodded calmly, and added, "I heard it from my mentor a while back. Not sure f I remember it right, but I''ll ask him first."