Since returning to the country, she had been incredibly busy, busy starting a shop, recognizing her son, and now busy with arranging his marriage. Even if she wanted to reclaim old friendships, it would have to wait until after this busy period was over.
"She got cancer," the woman shook her head as she spoke. "I found out last month when I was traveling in Kyoto. A former classmate of mine told me, and then I went to visit her at the Hospital. She's changed so much; she's so young, yet her figure is all skin and bones." That's why being a bit more robust is better. It doesn't matter if it's a beautiful woman or an ugly one; a sick woman is the worst to look at.
After all, it's better to be healthy.
"Got cancer? How could that happen? Which Hospital is she at?" Ellie Wilton could hardly believe it. Vanessa Taylor was such a cheerful person; it was hard to imagine that she could be stricken with cancer.
