Chapter 1282:

Mud tried to drag her down, and her feet nearly slipped out from under her.

“Ms. Hudson!” The call came from her bodyguard, who hurried after her, arms outstretched to steady her.

Sadie refused to slow down or listen, driven by a need to see for herself.

Within moments, the scene came into focus.

Stretched out on the ground, a figure was hidden beneath a pristine white sheet.

That silhouette was heartbreakingly familiar, its outline slender and unmistakable.

Shock hit her so hard she could barely breathe.

Sadie’s eyes went wide with horror.

She reached forward, her hand shaking uncontrollably as dread filled her chest.

resisting

to lift a corner

as

up—drained of color, unmoving. Those eyes,

clung to those long lashes, sparkling in the faint

right in

wave of dizziness crashed over her, and a piercing ring filled

as her knees buckled, nearly sending

made sense—how could

mind rejected what her eyes insisted was

who once buzzed with energy, who tackled every task with cheerful efficiency, who stood by Sadie’s side through every storm—now lay silent, still, and

radiant smile. Gone was the

starts

grief twisted deep inside Sadie’s

to say

strangled, her throat

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