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.

him, offering comfort. "She'll

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

"We're friends,

looked at her, something unspoken flickering

Aveline cut him off, "Just remember, you'll need to work hard to pay back the hospital

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

Everything's taken care of

gaze lingering

a seat on

problems stemmed mainly from her heart condition, and she had just experienced a severe heart attack that nearly claimed her life. It took

consciousness, but her face was pale, and she looked incredibly weak. She reached out a trembling

"Ma'am, it's alright now. Just focus on

filled with gratitude. "Aveline,

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

"Mom, you should rest now. It's

careful." Ruth nodded, reluctantly letting go of Aveline's

room, Aveline turned to Sidney. "You don't need to see

intently and, without warning,

was startled and instinctively tried to pull away. "What

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