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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.

had been no next time. Lily had died three weeks later, still waiting for

Ethan fuss over Emma's minor

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

voice trembling

helped Emma to her feet, his arm protectively around her shoulders. "Let's get you settled on the couch, princess. You can watch your favorite show while you

leave before I said something I couldn't take back. As I moved toward the door, Victoria's

"You"

to find her advancing on me, her face flushed with rage. Her perfectly manicured finger pointed

voice shook with barely contained fury. "You've always been jealous of me and Emma, and now

another dramatic confrontation. "And what evidence do you have to support

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

just when I was finally getting through to Ethan about Lily" Victoria's face contorted with indignation. "How dare you! My daughter was injured! She could have been

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 a resounding slap. The

I said, my voice low and dangerous. "Don't even

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