Chapter 780

I was completely dumbfounded. As I knew about Ava's condition, I could accept it if she passed. But James? He was perfectly fine. How could he suddenly be…dead? "What happened to James?" I asked, my voice trembling. "It's better if you come over," the young nurse said before hanging up without further explanation. I put away my phone and stood frozen for a while, trying to process it. The feeling reminded me of when my parents passed away. I clearly remembered that it was a bright and sunny day. The teacher was lecturing about Elarish when the class advisor suddenly came in and called me out. That was when I saw Zack. The first thing Zack did when he saw me was hug me tightly and say, "You'll still have us." I was still young then, but I could sense that something was wrong. "Did something happen, Mr. Gildon?" I asked. He looked at me with tears in his eyes. "Maddie, your parents have left us." I must have been stupid or just didn't understand. I naively asked, "What do you mea