Chapter 391

She swallowed the entire bottle of pills-nearly twenty in total.

Foam bubbled at the corners of her mouth as her consciousness began to blur. The sharp, stabbing pain coursing through her body hit her like a storm, tearing at her senses. Her lips quivered as she muttered faintly, "It hurts... so much..."

The unbearable pain dragged on, gnawing at her body like claws. Her vision swirled into a haze as the minutes crawled by, every moment a thread pulling the life from her. Her blood seemed to freeze in her veins, her body burning yet icy cold. She didn't know what to do. For the first time in her life, she was utterly lost.

She sat motionless on the bed, her body growing colder as time slipped away. Outside, the night sky gleamed with stars. The headache that gripped her was unbearable, a pressure she couldn't put into words.

she opened her eyes, she was in a hospital

Lucy slowly woke, her throat was parched and her body felt drained, weak beyond measure. She stared at the sterile white ceiling above her, feeling detached. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw her mother sitting

something so reckless? Do you have any idea how worried your brother and I were?" Mrs. Chancer's eyes were red-rimmed, her trembling hand lifting as if to scold Lucy with a slap. But when she

Were you worried about me, or were you just afraid that if I died, you wouldn't have anyone to take the fall for Charlotte? Or

you to take the blame for Charlotte, but only because

her expression hardening before she continued. "And don't forget, even if you did end up in jail, your brother and I would do everything we could to get you out. We've saved you so many times before-why wouldn't

end, it's all about Charlotte, isn't it? Mom, am I not your

you say something so ungrateful? You

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