Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 305 The Preemptive Attack

Chapter 305 The Preemptive Attack

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1 still didn't understand what the Boltons had done to Oliver or why Jeffrey had said those things.

Anna's loss was irreversible. There was no going back.

I walked over to the operating table. Anna lay there, mb.

Her face was ghostly pale, slick with cold sweat. She seemed to be hanging on by a thread.

The doctor explained she was resistant to anesthesia, meaning the procedure would have to be done without it.

The earlier efforts to save her had taken everything from her. She was already drowning in the sorrow of losing someone close, and now her child was gone, too

She stared at me as I approached, her eyes unfocused. Whether it was from the shock or delirium, she seemed to mistake me for Chloe.

Her voice cracked with fear. You're back. Is this your revenge?"

Then, in the next breath, she begged, "Please, give me Silas back. And my baby-don't take him. He's innocent. If you must, take my life instead."

I was about to ask her more when the doctor intervened "Ma'am, we need to start the D&C now. Please step outside."

"Okay, I whispered.

I turned and left.

been there before. I knew how cruel the procedure

not yet formed, but Anna's

the smell of blood still clung to me. I went to the terrace, where the cold wind helped clear my

with a cup of hot milk. "Ma'am, you should eat

Go on. I just need a moment," I said,

but nodded. "Alright," she said,

while later, Carter appeared, carrying a box of food. He set it

something." he

I can't. Not

expected. We hadn't gotten anything useful from him, and now he was gone. It left a dark cloud

305 The Preemptive

Silas's death has

looked up quickly. "Who

the fish soup toward me. "Eat, and I'll

"Gee, what a cliffhanger."

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I was done, I turned to Carter and said, "Alright, I've caten. Now, tell me what

his teeth. All he had to do

like that in a movie once,

poison himself from the start? Why only bite his tongue

shifted toward the operating room, where I could hear Anna's faint screams