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Chapter 1047

Chapter 1047

When Johanna arrived at the hospital, everywhere she walked-through corridors, past waiting rooms- patients, nurses, and visitors alike were all talking about the same thing.

From a nurse’s chatter, she learned which ward Victoria was in.

At that moment, Johanna looked a mess. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes wrinkled, and her entire bearing radiated exhaustion and humiliation. Anyone could tell she’d been through something unspeakable.

Yet not a single person noticed her.

The entire hospital staff was occupied with Victoria. Every doctor, every nurse, every aide was attending to her needs. Even patients in critical condition were being asked to wait- the great Victoria Kalen took precedence.

Once, Johanna had thought nothing of it. She had always believed that women like her and Victoria-privileged, superior, born under brighter stars-naturally deserved special treatment, deserved to stand above the rest.

But now…

Something dark twisted inside her chest.

Why?

Why was she the one left behind?

Why did Victoria always come first?

When Johanna reached the ward, she peered through the glass window. Inside, the room was crowded- doctors, the Kalen men, Samantha… and her beloved brother, Jamie.

The cold, expressionless face she knew so well was filled with worry.

She had been missing for an entire day and night, and Jamie hadn’t looked half as frantic as he did now.

Johanna couldn’t describe what she felt-pain, disbelief, maybe something worse.

Memories flashed before her eyes: the years she and Jamie had clung to each other for survival, how they’d protected one another through every storm.

She had always believed she was the person he cherished most.

Even after Victoria appeared and her place in his heart began to waver, she’d told herself it didn’t matter. Blood ties couldn’t be replaced.

Even when he’d chosen Victoria’s interests over hers, she had felt angry, yes-but never resentful. Never

toward him.

Then, from down the corridor, she heard footsteps and voices approaching.

Her body went rigid.

She recognized one of the voices immediately-Thomas’s.

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He couldn’t see her like this. If he

Johanna slipped into a nearby room and pressed

thin door,

Victoria’s injuries?”

torment. Physically, just some minor

lip,

defiled by strange men, just to save Victoria from

Jamie once. And he had left her

broken laugh escaped her throat, drowned quickly by tears streaming down her

paths down her cold skin, while

and poisonous bloomed within her-spreading,

the ward, Jamie was on the phone with his

Walton was being held. And

voice. “Mr. Walton… I think we

recognize his face or

him; she’d never

gone in person, Johanna would never

plans prepared-ones he hadn’t even

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arrived at the hospital, everywhere she walked-through corridors, past waiting rooms- patients, nurses, and

chatter, she learned which

looked a mess. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes wrinkled, and her entire bearing radiated exhaustion and humiliation. Anyone could tell she’d

not a single person

Victoria. Every doctor, every nurse, every aide was attending to her needs. Even patients in critical condition were

Johanna had thought nothing of it. She had always believed that women like her and Victoria-privileged, superior, born

But now…

twisted inside

Why?

the one

did Victoria

through the glass window. Inside, the room was crowded- doctors, the

expressionless face she knew so

and Jamie

what she

had clung to each other for survival,

she was

his heart began to waver, she’d told herself it didn’t

he’d chosen Victoria’s interests over hers, she had felt angry,