Chapter 34

As soon as Audrey stepped off the plane, she called Hugo. “How’s Aunt Anne?”

Hugo didn’t dare to reveal the truth. He replied hesitantly, “She’s… still in surgery.”

After hanging up, Audrey was too anxious to walt in line. She hastily hailed a cab outside the airport.

The driver softened upon noticing Audrey’s red–rimmed eyes and her request to send her to the hospital.

He offered words of comfort, “Is a family member in the hospital? Don’t worry. We’ll get there quickly. The roads are clear at this hour.”

“Yes,” Audrey responded. Her grip on the phone turned her knuckles white.

Hugo waited for her with an umbrella at the entrance to the hospital. As he paced back and forth, he rehearsed how to break the news of Anne’s passing. No matter how gently he put it, it wouldn’t ease Audrey’s pain.

Before Hugo could find the right words, Audrey’s cab pulled up.

When she emerged, Hugo hurried down the steps. He held the umbrella over her head.

“The surgery isn’t over yet?” Audrey asked, panicked. She slammed the car door and rushed towards. the hospital. “Which floor is the operating room on?”

he reached out to grasp

her eyes brimming with dread. Her body was tense like a drawn

umbrella handle tighter before speaking, “Audrey, the doctors did everything they could… They couldn’t

mind went

paid hea

was the only

her strength had been drained from her body. Tears filled her eyes, but she

dare to

floor is Aunt

been moved to

stumbled into the hospital, nearly missing a

reacted quickly,

the building. He explained as they walked slowly.

in Sheysea to meet Nathan. She went to

Chapter 24

and collided with an oncoming car. The car then lost control and mounted the sidewalk. That’s how

even begin to visualize

the elevator. When they reached the morgue, she stopped at the door. Tears streamed down

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