Inherit Billions (Seraphina and Orion)

Chapter 4 Confrontation

Finished

ing off to b

Back

to bed. to bed.

at

at home, Seraphina chatted with her father and brother for a while before heading

She dialed Orion's number directly and said, "Orion, I'm at the courthouse now. Just come over."

In the early hours of the next morning, Seraphina and Emeris arrived at the courthouse with the divorce papers in hand.

"Seraphina! Where were you yesterday? Do you have any idea how long I've been looking for you?" Ever over the phone, Seraphina could sense Orion's barely contained anger.

ere I go is none of your business!" Seraphina snapped back.

Orion's breathing grew heavier, like a beast barely holding itself back. His voice dropped low, seething. I can't leave the hospital right now. If you've got something to say, come here in person. Even if it's for signing the divorce papers, you'll have to do it here." Despite searching for Seraphina the entire night, Orion had never left the hospital.

He'd been spending nights in Jessica's hospital room because the doctors had painted her condition as dire, making it sound like she could die at any moment. He couldn't leave her side.

had a phase where he dreamed of joining the military. Acting on

men,

the enemy's crosshairs. He was sure his life was over-until a fellow soldier threw himself in the line of fire, shielding Orion with his own body. With his dying breath, the soldier made a final request, stating that

sister.

That sister was Jessica.

for

see it that way. She had no interest in being a sister without blood ties-what she

papers at the hospital, Seraphina suspected

wasn't worried. As long as she disagreed, no one

now that both Jessica and Orion were at the hospital, Seraphina figured it was time to settle everything once and for all. "The

She said, "Tin heading to the

me.

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love, Emeris might have already put her

wait outside the hospital, just

yesterday? They'll come in handy." With that, Seraphina stepped

just about severing ties with the Droses-it was about

of taking the car to the hospital, Seraphina hailed a taxi and made her way to Jessica's private room. Without