Chapter 51

She still needed to confirm which hospital it was.

When Timothy left the house, he'd only caught a glimpse of the ambulance's rear bumper-he hadn't seen which hospital it belonged to.

Henry was still half-conscious when they brought him out, his cheeks flushed with fever.

Timothy's expression was grim.

If Jessica had done her job, Henry wouldn't be suffering through this.

They settled Henry into a hospital room while Timothy waited anxiously outside. He questioned the nurse and learned that Henry's high fever had triggered the coma-a mild case of pneumonia, they said. Recovery would take some time, but there was no need to worry.

Timothy stepped into the room. Sheila was gently wiping Henry's face with a damp cloth. When she noticed Timothy, she looked up and said, "Timothy, you should go check on Jessica."

Without waiting for a reply, Sheila turned her attention back to Henry, carefully cleaning his hands.

frustration only deepened. These were things Jessica

stepped out of the

to Riverside General Hospital,

hung up and stepped

know about her cancer. She told the doctor she'd already been tested at Capital City Hospital and insisted she needed to go pick up her results there. Reluctantly, the doctor had her sign a liability waiver before

was empty. He asked around and found

chest burned with

fumbled for his phone and, almost without thinking, dialed Jessica's number. Then he remembered she'd blocked him. Just

screen. She suddenly recalled that, when she'd been trapped in the car-sick and desperate—she'd removed his number from her blocked list so she

Jessica calmly added Timothy's number

which only poured fuel on

a missed call alert from Jessica, just after

thoughts. He quickly tried her number again, but this time, she'd already blocked

his call just now

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