admissions desk of the Mount Sinai emergency room. Brenda Bogg
lifeline. "Averie, thank God!" She shoved a piece of paper into Averie's
obbed. "They need half a million dollars
he pushed her own panic down to soothe her mot
ard. It wasn't a normal card. It was linked to a trust fund Jarett had established when they married, specifically for her fam
o the clerk. "Hi, I need to pay a f
he card and swiped it through the machine. A sharp, nega
nd tried agai
rk said, her voice flat. "T
impossible. Try it again. Th
r. "The system says 'Transaction denied by issuing bank, cardh
ne. She stepped away from the window, her h
tching her nerves tighter, befor
ack. This time, it went straight to
from earlier echoed in her mind.see how
ealization began to daw
led her last resort: Simon Vanc
is voice as calm and detached as
ather. He's in the ER, he needs emergency surgery, but the medica
terrupted, his tone polite but utterly devoid of sympathy. "Rega
from Averie's face
thousand dollars now requires Mr. Sharp's personal, verbal a
g her preparations for their anniversary, knowin
ion was a bitter taste in her mouth. "This is life or death.
. Sharp is currently occupied with an important matter and cannot be disturbed
ant matte
husband was with another woman while her father was dying, and he was de
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