Chapter 50

At Charlotte's insistence, Julia and the others finally called for Stephanie. "Stephanie, what's going on with Hayden's condition? What exactly is wrong with him?" Charlotte asked urgently. "What?" Stephanie blinked with a bit of surprise. She hadn't expected the Sterlings to show such interest in this matter. "It's basically due to moisture getting trapped in his body, which causes rheumatism." Stephanie explained. This type of illness was often called a "poor people's disease". It typically affected people who didn't live in the best conditions, and sometimes, the elderly were prone to it as well. "Is it serious? Can it be cured?" Charlotte pressed on with her questions. "It's serious but not overly so. It can be managed, but it's difficult to cure completely," Stephanie explained softly. She couldn't help feeling a wave of sadness as she thought about Hayden and the suffering he had endured over the past three years. She had witnessed it all firsthand. "I've made up my mind!