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She'd handed the phone back to me, her expression carefully composed despite the tears. I'd stepped into the

tepped into th hallway, my rage barely contained

"How dare you?" I'd hissed into the phone. "Your daughter is dying, and you can't spare even ten minutes?" Ethan's voice had been cold, dismissive. "Stop with these games, Olivia. I know Lily isn't really sick. You're just trying to manipulate me away from Victoria and Emma."

"She's hooked up to dialysis machines! She needs a kidney transplant! How can you possibly think I'm making this up?"

she were truly ill Dr. Fletcher would have informed me he'd replied with infuriating confidence. I'm done with your lies"

He'd hung up, leaving me shaking with fury and grief.

When I'd returned to Lily's room, I'd found her curled on her side, quietly sobbing into her pillow She'd quickly wiped her eyes when she saw me

"It's okay, Mommy, she'd said, trying to smile. "Daddy's just busy. He'll come next time.

time. Lily had died

cold with renewed grief and rage as I watched Ethan fuss over Emma's minor wound with more concern than he'd ever shown our

in the blade caused the initial burning sensation, but the Moonberry Fever Reducer should take care of that Change the dressing twice daily and apply this salve. He handed Victoria a small jar "Call me if there's any

you, Doctor," Victoria said, her voice trembling with

shoulders. "Let's get you settled on the couch,

bear another moment of this farce. I needed to leave before I said something I couldn't take back.

"You"

to find her advancing on me, her face flushed with rage. Her

leaked the information about my healing crystal design being plagiarized and instigated this attack!" Victoria's voice shook with barely contained fury. "You've always been jealous of me and Emma, and

too emotionally exhausted for another dramatic confrontation. "And what evidence do you have to

other person present when the plagiarism was mentioned at Amber Crest Restaurant. Only you could have told

quite convenient how this 'attacker appeared just when I was finally getting through to Ethan

attention, and now she's accusing me of staging an attack on my own child!" At the mention of my deceased daughter, something inside me snapped. Before I could stop myself, my hand connected with Victoria's cheek in

my voice low and

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