Chapter 257

He turned to me. “Hungry? Thirsty? I can make my grandfather get you something.”

“You insolent kid!” Dr. Clarke sputtered. I’m your elder! You can’t order me around,”

“I need to talk to Audrey alone,” Felix replied, nudging his grandfather toward the door. Young people stuff. No doctors allowed.”

“Go get her some water.”

Dr. Clarke frowned but left, muttering under his breath about disrespectful grandchildren.

When the door closed, Felix sat beside my bed.

“Sorry about my grandfather,” he said quietly. “Don’t take his comments about you and Blake to heart.”

I smiled faintly. “It’s okay. What he described was real once. I can handle memories.”

Felix nodded. “The Parkers are in chaos right now. Rebecca called everyone to the hospital thinking William was dying. Now he’s recovering, and they’re all stuck there.”

He laughed. “Elizabeth and Rebecca are at each other’s throats. Elizabeth called Rebecca heartless for waiting for William

to die, and Rebecca fired back that Elizabeth was already checking the will.”

“New York’s first family falling apart over inheritance before the old man’s even gone.”

I closed my eyes, smiling coldly. “They’ve always been like this. Most people never see behind the façade.”

hesitated before asking,

him?” Felix asked, his

I said quickly. “Did

a phone at the hospital. She

paused. “About Blake… after checking on William, he went

refused. Said unless they find your body, he won’t believe you’re

showed me his phone.

life vest, searching the water. His

laughed bitterly. “Seems he’s learned

me? Now I’m ‘dead,’ and suddenly he’s heartbroken? Who’s he putting

relief. “Good. I was afraid you’d see this and want to go back to

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said firmly.

in with a glass of water and handed it to mes I drank,

caught his hesitation

down my glass. “Whatever it

sighed. “I checked on

pain shooting through my

“Can she wake up?”

Clarke nodded. “She’s in better shape than Blake was

“Who’s been taking care

‘Her mother,” I replied.

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