"It's still a few days away, and I've never missed any of our gatherings. It won't look good if I'm absent this time," Sylvia remarked.

Eric nodded, leaving the decision to Sylvia.

-

They went to the nail salon early in the morning to pick up Melinda and then headed to Winston's place.

"Your condition hasn't improved yet?" Winston expressed the same concern when he saw Sylvia. He knew that Eric and Sylvia had visited an elderly holistic physician in King City for advice.

"Did you manage to