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.

offering comfort. "She'll

was rough and dry as he said, "Aveline, you've

replied, "We're friends, no

her, something unspoken flickering in his

Aveline cut him off, "Just remember, you'll need to work hard to

a small smile, the dark cloud over his heart lifting slightly. "I will. I

back. "So don't worry too much. Everything's taken care of now. Just focus

gaze lingering on her

away and took a seat

just experienced a severe heart attack that nearly claimed her

her hospital room, she had regained consciousness, but her face was pale, and she looked incredibly

now.

eyes were filled with

need to thank me. I'm Sidney's friend; this

you should rest now. It's getting

reluctantly

don't need to see me off. Stay

her intently and, without warning, pulled

tried to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255