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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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her like this. If he did, he’d

a nearby room and pressed herself against

Through the thin door, she

bad are Victoria’s injuries?” Sharon

too serious,” Thomas replied. “Mostly psychological torment. Physically, just some minor wounds. As for Samantha, she wasn’t hurt

bit down hard on her lip, tasting the metallic tang of

her be defiled by strange

for Jamie once.

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

traced warm paths down her cold skin, while her lips curved into a faint,

bloomed

on the phone with

was being held. And the one who negotiated with me wasn’t the kidnapper himself, just one of

lowering his voice. “Mr.

one could recognize his face or voice. He could easily send a decoy-someone of similar

knew him; she’d never

person, Johanna would never have

plans prepared-ones he hadn’t even needed

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rooms- patients, nurses, and visitors alike were all talking about the same

she learned which ward

disheveled, her clothes wrinkled, and her entire bearing radiated

single

doctor, every nurse, every aide was attending to her

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

But now…

dark twisted

Why?

she the one

did Victoria always come

glass window. Inside, the room was

knew so well was filled with

missing for an entire day and night, and Jamie hadn’t looked half as frantic

describe what she felt-pain,

years she and Jamie had clung to each other for survival,

always believed she was the person

to waver,

hers, she had felt angry, yes-but never resentful.