Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

Chapter 143

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Relief washed over me when Dr. Bennett confirmed that Grandmother wasn't in serious

danger. Her collapse had terrified me more than I cared to admit. Beside me, I noticed Olivia's

shoulders slump as tension drained from her body.

The sudden release of pressure made her sway slightly. Without thinking, I reached out to

steady her, my hand hovering near her elbow.

She flinched away as if burned, her emerald eyes flashing with rejection. "Don't touch me."

Before I could respond, she rushed toward the gurney where the medical staff was wheeling

Grandmother from the emergency room. The elderly woman looked frail against the white

sheets, her usually commanding presence diminished by illness.

Olivia reached Grandmother's side, her steps hurried but careful. She gently took the

Matriarch's hand, whispering words I couldn't hear. The tenderness in her gesture made my

chest tighten with an emotion I couldn't name.

Dr. Fletcher approached me, his expression professional. "We're moving her to the private

wing. You should prepare for a potentially lengthy recovery period."

I nodded, watching as they wheeled my grandmother away, Olivia walking alongside, never

letting go of the elderly woman's hand.

For the first time in years, I felt completely powerless.

Grandmother remained unconscious for a day and a night. I divided my time between her

bedside and handling urgent pack matters, unable to focus fully on either.

Dr. Bennett conducted regular examinations, his experienced hands carefully checking her

face revealed nothing as he listened

assessment?" I asked, unable to bear the silence any

straightened, tucking his stethoscope into his pocket. "Her condition

when she will

sat on the opposite side of the bed. She hadn't left Grandmother's side except

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significant," Dr. Bennett explained. "Her

naturally."

building. "There

us, "but at her age, we must be

had never been my strong suit, especially

control.

the room any longer.

even look

I retreated to my study. The emptiness of the house pressed in around me,

of the residence's surveillance footage. With a few keystrokes, I extracted all clips related to Lily. My fingers

suddenly hesitant.

memories now,

I clicked on the first file. The screen filled with an image of Olivia, her belly swollen with pregnancy. She was

child.

as I watched. I remembered that time-the period of Olivia's pregnancy with Lily. I had been physically present

that had driven a wedge between us just as we should have been celebrating

comprehensive postnatal care for Olivia. I had been the first to hold Lily after her birth, cradling

other matters, I rarely returned to

beginning.

within me as I clicked on another video, this one from when Olivia returned to Imperial Gardens after her post-birth recovery period.

was five years ago.

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dark circles under her eyes as

two-month-old Lily. Night after night, she went without

needs

a business dinner. Olivia had greeted me with joy, her

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