Rewriting My Heart's Fate

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The Lawyer knew about this too. When he heard what Lyla said, his face turned serious. After a moment, he gave us a stern warning temper."

But I had a feeling that the warning was mostly aimed at me. After all, in his eyes, I had a history,

The car soon pulled into St. Mary's Hospital, and once we packed, we headed to the front desk to astabout Leah's whereabouts.

When the receptionist heard Leah's name, she gave us a wary look, as if we were criminals, and asked, "Who are you?

"I was about to speak, but suddenly, someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me back.

ilme, don't lose youn

I glanced down at the hand gripping my wrist, then looked up at the lawyer beside me. Sensing my gaze, the lawyer gave me a slight nod, signaling me to let him handle this.

lowered my eyes and stepped back

lawyer took my place and said to the nurse, "I'm

she took it, he continued, "This is my client. We heard that Ms. Leah Grant had a

nurse looked me up and down suspiciously, then glanced at the card in her hand. A moment

in

I turned and bolted upstairs. 1 sdpped the elevator entirely as I sprinted up the stairwell to the

Lyla's voice echoed through the stairwell "Eve, wait for

but I couldn't stop. I

left me breathless. After rounding four corners, I burst through the

had police escorts with her, so it

I rushed toward it, but before I could get close, two police officers stopped me. "Who are you? No unauthorized personnel are allowed near this area."

broad shoulders blocking the entire hallway. I tried to slip around them, but there was no getting past them. With no other option, I

window only showed a comer of the bed.

mean you can act tecldessly here. If you want to see the defendant, you'll have to wait for the trial. Now, leave Immediately, or we'll arrest you for obstruction of justice!" "Please, don't acrest her!" It was the lawyer, panting and out of breath

around to know how quickly he had run to catch up. Before I could say anything, the lawyer pulled me