Novel Always 14

hapter 14 Concubine

Regina was overly confident, completely dismissing Kelly as a threat.

#Finished

Without her parents, Kelly had lost all her backing. And the one person she used to rely on-

Eric-was no longer someone who would stand firmly by her side.

That's why Regina looked down at Kelly with the arrogance of a victor.

"Kelly." The meeting had ended quickly and on a sour note. No one was satisfied.

Melody walked out and stood beside Kelly. "Dr. Lynch said the compensation for each person won't exceed 500,000 dollars.

A life lost and five years of suffering in hell-reduced to a mere 500,000 dollars.

"What about Michael?" Kelly wasn't concerned about the money. She wanted to know how the hospital planned to handle Michael's case.

Michael had died saving others. He was a hero. She hoped the hospital would give him the honor he deserved.

"Dr. Lynch only mentioned compensating his family 1.2 million dollars. He didn't say anything else."

The moment Melody finished speaking. Kelly stormed into the room.

Losing control, she grabbed Beau by the collar, her eyes burning with fury as if she were ready to tear him apart.

"Michael sacrificed himself. He was a hero!" Her fingers trembled as she signed, but when she saw Beau didn't understand, she pulled out her notebook and wrote, "Michael was a hero! The hospital shouldn't b Michael's mother had cried herself weak, now leaning against his father for support.

Kelly couldn't bring herself to look at them. She kept her gaze locked on Beau.

said dismissively. "Besides, no one knows what happened

it off. He had no intention of reporting

him, her entire body trembling with grief and

matter further. Who do you think you are?" Regina rolled her eyes and sneered. "And what was Eric, unable to stand seeing Kelly like this,

shoved him away, stubbornly keeping her eyes

said

recognition he deserved, she would never let this

voice dropped, 'Fine.

Kelly let go, collapsing

her back, trying to comfort her. Take a deep breath. You can't

help

didn't move. She

a glance, his face grim, then scoffed and

her teeth as she spoke, "Eric! Faye said she misses you. You're not on the night

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at Regina. "Take good care of Faye. I've scheduled an appointment with Jonah, the psychiatrist, to check

Finished

Standing at the

There's a natural order to things, Regina. Don't be so shameless. In the old days, someone like you would've been nothing more than a concubine. Regina clenched her jaw, her eyes burning with

stormed out

"Eric,

could you do this? She was missing for only two years, and you already remarried? Now that the meeting room was empty except for the three of them, M Eric took Kelly's hand gently, his voice low with guilt, “I didn't

I didn't marry

off, unable to say

was telling the truth, but Beau had forced his hand, leveraging the situation for

end, Eric had compromised for

other in five years. Take some time to reconnect. I'm leaving. Take good care of Kelly. If anything happens to her, I won't forg She gave Kelly one last, sorrowful glance. But love and relationships weren't something she

she turned and left.

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