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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

of nowhere, sending

It was Darren Reyes-

Michael's cousin. His voice was raw with anger, vein bulging on his hands, "Say that again, and I swear I'll kill you. Try

let anyone insult the

war, turning into nothing but aggressors," someone snapped, "Have you actually passed your psychological evaluations?? You people with PTSD should be kicked out of this h The man who

only barked louder, hoping to get

for surviving five years out there?

want extra compensation

discontent began to 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 cousin Michael's

Michael was gone.

doctor, his talents surpassing even

was Tyson's favorite

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mention of Michael's name, the room fell into an

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we're not trying to attack you, someone mumbled. "We know you've been through hell. But

shaking finger at them. "Do you know the truth? Did you see it with your own eyes! You're spreading

said so-are you

Craig. Than man flinched, instinctively trying

to say?" Darren's

head dropped, and he

the weakest among

something in exchange for his efforts in spreading scandals about

Kelly, none of us would ve made it

this is how you repay her? With

said nothing, his gaze remained fixed on

with her tray, her voice dripping with arrogance. "If Kelly isn't

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