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. "She'll

as he said, "Aveline, you've helped

"We're friends, no need for

looked at her, something unspoken flickering in

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

dark cloud over

Everything's taken care of now. Just focus on helping your mom recover

his gaze lingering on her with newfound

took a seat

and she had just experienced a severe heart attack that nearly claimed her life. It took the

face was pale, and she looked incredibly weak. She reached out

stepped forward. "Ma'am, it's alright now. Just focus on resting and getting

eyes were filled with gratitude. "Aveline, thank

smile. "Ma'am, there's no need to thank me. I'm Sidney's friend; this is what I should

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

reluctantly

need to see me off. Stay

at her intently and, without warning,

and instinctively tried to pull away.

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