Novel Always 26

Chapter 26 Where Is Your Conscience?

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The gossip about Kelly being taken as a hostage bride by terrorists in

Solmaris spread like wildfire throughout Seaville Hospital.

Regina didn't want to cause a scene-

it could jeopardize her father's position as the hospital director and damage the hospital's reputation. So, she kept her attacks on Kelly confined to the hospital.

"I can't even imagine how filthy Kelly must be. Those terrorists

are monsters. I'm sure they gave her a hard time." "Indeed, it's unimaginable. She appears so chaste, but to survive, she resorts to any means necessary. If it were me, I'd rather be dead."

"She is so strikingly beautiful. If I were the terrorist, I would want her as well."

The entire hospital was abuzz with gossip about Kelly. They weren't part of her ordeal and, thus, couldn't truly empathize. with her suffering. They were like heartless, unfeeling plants, reducing her five years of terror to little more than a subject for mockery.

Clank!

A metal tray crashed to the floor in the cafeteria. Melody, overwhelmed with fury, stormed forward and dumped a bowl of soup over the speaker's head.

"Are you even human? Where's your conscience?" Melody screamed at them.

But one voice couldn't silence the crowd. The rumors had already spread, and no one cared about the truth-

they only wanted the gossip..

"Are you crazy?" The man wiped his face and sneered, "Why are you so protective of Kelly? Did you get cozy with someone. over there too?"

Thud

out of nowhere, sending the man

It was Darren Reyes-

was raw with anger, vein bulging

together. There was no way he would let anyone insult the comrade who had bled and

but aggressors," someone snapped, "Have you actually passed your psychological evaluations??

hoping to get them in

bonuses just for surviving five years

extra compensation

spread among the crowd. All they saw were the honors and compensation that Darren and the others received, but they never understood the torment those five years in the war Darren's voice cracked as he yelled, "You want what we got? Fine! Can you trade it for my

Michael was gone.

young doctor, his

Tyson's

Where

the room fell into an uneasy

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know you've been through hell. But that Kelly she survived by sleeping with terrorists. She's not

shaking finger at them. "Do you know the truth? Did you see

said so-are you

Than man flinched, instinctively trying to slip away, but Darren

to say?" Darren's voice was low

dropped, and he

the weakest among them. easily swayed

something

your conscience? Without Kelly, none of us would ve made it back alive She sacrificed so

how you repay her? With

gaze remained fixed on

all know perfectly well whether he's spreading lies or not, Regina walked over with her tray, her voice dripping with arrogance. "If Kelly isn't guilty, why

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