�Of course! I finally learned how to draw a galaxy. Come, I�ll show you!� Like any other kid, Abby�s energy was boundless. She didn�t notice anything wrong with Renee as she held Renee�s hand and pulled her upstairs. Renee accidentally tripped on the stairs but caught her footing and made it to Abby�s room.

Abby ran fast and fished out the paintings she had made over the past few days. She looked up at her mother, eager for praise.

�Look at my galaxy, Mommy. Isn�t it pretty?

Doesn�t it look like Van Gogh�s painting? Adie said my galaxy is prettier than Van Gogh�s!�

�Yes, it�s pretty. You�re so good at drawing.� Renee couldn�t see anything, but she still praised her chest as she realized she�d never be able to see her children�s faces and achievements in the future.

�Why are you still wearing sunglasses at night, Mommy? I have a lot of overlapping colors in this painting, you know. Can you see them if you�re wearing sunglasses?� Abby asked innocently, finally noticing that something was off with Renee, and that her mother looked uncharacteristically sad.

�Well, my eyes are a little uncomfortable. They can�t take too much light, so I feel better when I�m wearing sunglasses,� Renee lied smoothly.

�Oh, you�re hurt, Mommy! Did you see a doctor? Does it hurt? Let me have a look��

Abby immediately became concerned and threw her painting aside as she stood on tiptoe to inspect Renee�s eyes.

�I�m okay. I�ve already seen the doctor.� Renee immediately backed away from Abby and tried to feel her surroundings.

"Are you alone at home? Where is Adie? Why didn�t he come to see me?�

�I think Adie�s out. Margaret is worried about him and has gone to look for him,� Abby said honestly. She wasn�t surprised that Adie had successfully snuck out; her smart brother was very careful, so she wasn�t worried about him at all.

�What? Where did he go this time?� Renee asked anxiously. Adie was unusually clever, and it always made Renee worry. However, in her current condition, she didn�t know what she should do.

Luckily, at that moment, Margaret returned. She entered the house anxiously, still wearing her apron because Adie had snuck out while she was cooking.

�You�re finally home, Ms. Ren! Please help me figure out where Adie has gone, I can�t find him anywhere��

�Did he say anything before he left? Has he been acting strangely recently?� Renee frowned and asked.

Margaret sighed and said worriedly, �No, nothing of the sort, but he did think you�d gotten into trouble because you refused to have a video call with him. He said that he wanted to save you, but I ignored him because I thought he was just influenced by those superhero cartoons he watched� It�s all my fault. I was careless, and I thought he was just like any other kid, but he�s not. He�s so smart that I�m sure he came up with a plan to find you.�

Renee carefully headed over to Margaret, touching things nearby to guide her, then patted Margaret�s shoulder comfortingly.

�Don�t blame yourself, Margaret. I should be blamed for being so careless and making you all worry about me.�

Margaret frowned at Renee�s odd behaviour, and observed Renee carefully. �What happened to you, Ms. Ren? Why are you wearing sunglasses?�

�It�s nothing. I hurt my eyes while I was hiking, and my sight was impaired temporarily. I�ve already seen the doctor, and he said I just need to rest for a while.� Renee didn�t want to tell Margaret and her two children about her blindness at the moment, or else they would be heartbroken.

�Your sight was impaired?� Margaret covered her mouth in shock. �What happened to you, Ms. Ren? Let me see how serious it is.�

�No, it�s okay�� Renee tried to stop Margaret again. �This is just temporary blindness, and it won�t take long for me to recover. It�s best if we don�t touch the area around my eyes because the doctor has just applied medicine on it, and we have to avoid infections.�

�Blind?� Margaret�s eyes widened in horror, and she couldn�t accept the cruel reality of it.

Abby was shocked too, and she immediately started to cry..

"You can�t see anymore, Mommy? You can�t see me anymore?�

�No, it�s just temporary. My eyes will get better if I rest well.� Renee leaned down and hugged Abby, then said soothingly,

"You�re so cute-of course I want to see you! Don�t worry about me. I was hurt before, but I got better too.�

Abby stopped crying, but Margaret wasn�t that easy to fool. After all, Margaret had exceptional medical skills, and she could instantly tell that Renee�s condition was serious.

However, she didn�t want to worry Abby, so she just echoed Renee�s words. �Yeah, I don�t think it�s very serious. She should get better in two days, but even if she doesn�t, I�ll cure her.�

Wiping away her tears, Abby pouted and mumbled, �Okay, I believe you. You have to get better, Mommy. By the way, you don�t have to worry about Adie-he took his smartwatch with him. But if you�re worried, you can call him.�

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