A few days later, Sidney received a call from his mother.
“Hello, Mom? What’s wrong?” Sidney asked, stepping out of a restaurant where he had just finished a meeting with a client.
Ruth’s voice sounded concerned. “I’m not feeling well. You should come over right away.”
Hearing this, Sidney immediately grew anxious.
Flagging down a cab, he asked, “What’s wrong? Have you called a doctor?”
Ruth brushed it off. “Oh, I don’t want to explain everything over the phone. Just come quickly.”
Before he could ask more, she hung up.
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