Rina narrowed her eyes. "Are you threatening me?"

Aveline shook her head. "Isn't it you, Miss Johnson, who does the threatening?"

Rina let out a cold laugh. "Do you really think this will make me afraid of you?"

She stepped closer to Aveline, her eyes filled with open disdain. "Taking you down would be as easy as squashing a bug. So go ahead, wait for your end, you wretch."

With that, she turned and marched off, her bodyguards trailing behind her in a show of force.

The other patients and their families in the hospital continued to peek out from their rooms, watching the spectacle unfold.

"Mom, Mom!" Sidney's urgent voice suddenly broke through the tension.

Aveline's expression shifted, and she rushed over, only to find Sidney's mother unconscious in the hospital room.

"Doctor! Doctor!"

Sidney's mother was rushed into the emergency room.

Sidney stood by the door, his posture slumped, his face noticeably paler than before.

stayed beside him, offering comfort.

and dry as he said, "Aveline,

friends, no need for

at her, something unspoken flickering in his

remember, you'll need to work hard to pay back the

a small smile, the dark cloud over his heart lifting

don't worry too much. Everything's taken care of now. Just focus on helping your mom recover and keep working

gaze lingering on her

and took a seat on a nearby

stemmed mainly from her heart condition, and she had just experienced a severe heart attack that

regained consciousness, but her face was pale, and she

forward. "Ma'am, it's alright now.

with gratitude. "Aveline,

her a gentle smile. "Ma'am, there's no need to thank me.

"Mom, you should rest now. It's getting

reluctantly letting go

turned to Sidney. "You don't need to see me off. Stay here and take care of

without warning, pulled her

was startled and instinctively tried

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