My Wife's Silent Witness

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aw her.

mother. My m

frantic, he

n! Where is Etha

er, please. Ethan is fine. He'

d me! They said it was seriou

er purse, her

an said, stepping in front of Isabella. "

d past him, a

me the truth

me. She saw something good in me, something her

lla said, her voice cold. "He tried to rui

life-threatening!" Elean

id, shrugging. "Now, if you' ll excuse us, Julian ha

ed to p

her way. "I wa

Isabel

or pleaded. "Wha

r' s arm. "Dr. Hayes, pleas

gone. His ey

-law," Eleanor insist

like daggers. "I don' t even remember marrying him. As far as I' m c

her hand flyin

you be

just star

e I couldn' t express. I wante

as noth

o Julian, desper

since she was a child. You know Et

ened, became sympathetic.

to help Ethan. But the doctors... they said he needs a special treatment. Very

d her purse tig

and dollars. For the medication and the

e. She opened her purse

re shaking a

voice thick with tears. "My savings. Take

the check

ed it, and put i

he said, patting her shoulder. "You just w

lla a look. T

ds the administrative offices, b

m go, a flicker of

end of the hall, looked ba

the words,

he wa

ee. She just stoo

walked ov

Mother," she said, almost bore

Eleanor alone in the hallway,