I Don’t Need Your Fake Love by Melandia

Chapter 77

With the aftershocks finally over, a heavy silence set in. “Help me!”

Grace was buried under the wreckage and surrounded by darkness. Her breaths were getting shallower.

Lost in time, she was jolted back to reality by a child’s cry. “Kendra! I want Kendra!” She came to with a start, shouting as loud as she could, “We’re here… Please help!”

Her shouts drew the rescue team, who rushed to their location. They started clearing the rubble, and a thin ray of light pierced the darkness.

A glimmer of hope sparked in Grace’s chest, but it was dashed when she heard the rescuers. “Mr. Kaufman, Dr.

Parrish and Dr. Jermyn are trapped under the same slab. If we lift one side, the other will crush the other… We have to choose one.”

Omar choked with tears, “Save Kendra! I need Kendra!”

Omar’s plea stabbed Grace’s heart. For a moment, she felt everything slipping away. Her own child had picked someone else over her in a time of crisis.

Antonio’s response was slow in coming.

The rescuers‘ urgency grew. “Mr. Kaufman, we can’t wait! If another tremor hits, we’ll lose them both!” It was then that Antonio’s voice cut through the tension, cold and firm, “Save Dr. Jermyn.”

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Grace’s world darkened as she closed her eyes, giving in to despair. The rescuers focused on lifting the slab to reach Kendra.

The slab shifted, crushing Grace with brutal force, worsening her injuries. Blood silently escaped her lips as her vision. blurred.

Just before the darkness took her, she heard Omar’s sobs. “Kendra, I thought I’d lost you forever. Promise me you’ll never leave me again!”

Grace, exhausted, shut her eyes, and darkness took her in.

back in Drelar Hospital.

doctor checked her over and reassured them, “She’s in stable condition. A few more days here, and she’ll be on the mend.” Grace observed Russell, who appeared to have aged years in just a few days, by

“Grace, you’ve been through so much. Get some

she knew he’d figured it out. That was probably a good thing.

passed in a blur.

and approached Kendra’s ward for the

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as she

when he saw Grace. “Why are you here?”

in his tone was too evident.

he was choosing his words

a wry grin. “I’m tough. I won’t

by Kendra’s bedside, arms opened, giving Grace a look that made it clear she wasn’t wanted. “What are

fire burning

lacked the strength to start a fight, let alone hurt Kendra.

we head to the courthouse and wrap up this

and everything else, including the kid, is all yours,” she said, her tone firm. Antonio’s face clouded over, and he paused before

and questioned, “Do I look. like

Omar can choose his own mom. It has nothing to do with me.” Omar’s eyes widened in surprise, tears starting to form.

balled his fists, yelling in a fit of anger, “You don’t want me, and I don’t want you either! I

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made a point of rushing

masked her happiness, feigning concern as she said, “Grace, you shouldn’t

Antonio and Omar coming to see you. It’s just…” Antonio cut in, “Grace, I didn’t

right there, not in the