slow lobby elevators. She sprinted up the concrete steps, her lungs burnin
arance badge at the security guar
terile white hallway towa
or, thick with fake grief and real impatience. "My mother is suffering!
urned th
ale and fragile among a sea of tubes. Outside the room, Enos was sh
dabbing at her completel
ingers resting delicately on her collarbone. "It
pped up, offer
ee massive strides, reached over her father's shoulder,
half. Then again. She tossed the shredded pieces into t
s eyes locked onto Adelia, h
"What the hell are you doing here? You disg
ll her so you can liquidate her shares and cover your three-hund
and clenched into a tight fist at his side, trembling with the urge to strike her. "You have no idea what you've just done," he hissed venomo
hysical intimidation, her hand shot out, grabbing his clenched fist. Sh
n, his knees buckling slightly. Nurses down
s's other arm. She looked at Adeli
"You come back after six years of... of your scandalous lif
oat. She looked at Bonny'
Bonny," Adelia sneered, her voice dripping
. She raised her voice, making sure the gathering crowd of medical staff heard her. "You
ke out among
eanora's heart valve is completely failing. It's irreversible. There are maybe three surg
g his wrist. "It's over. Sto
. She stared at the monitors, her eyes rapidly processing the b
posture straight, proje
her voice ringing down the hallwa
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