"Molly, how are you feeling?" Coleen asked gently, sitting beside her daughter's bed. Her eyes were filled with concern. "Where's Chad?" Molly's first thought upon waking was of Chad.

Soon enough, Chad approached. His expression was stern and his hands were clasped behind his back. "What's up?" "I want to report a crime," replied Molly.

...

Mia and Leo went towards Andre, laying out their entire plan in full.

"What would you do if I didn't show up, Mia?" Andre asked. His face was dark with anger.

"I would run," Mia replied tearfully.

"You think you could outrun him, in your condition?" Andre retorted sharply, making Mia's tears fall faster.

"I'd never let her get hurt," Leo tried to assure him.

"Shut up!" Andre snapped at his nephew. "I told you all to stay away from Tom. And now look at Molly, lying in a hospital bed."

"Stand out there!" Andre ordered, determined to discipline the group.

His gaze softened slightly as he looked at Mia, who was still crying. But he didn't hold back on his words. "Especially you, Mia. You think you're some kind of heroine? If you were the one in that hospital bed, you'd regret it for the rest of your life." Hearing this, Mia bit her lip to stop the tears from overflowing, but to no avail.

Leo felt pity for her as he heard her crying for the first time in such way. He glanced at his fuming uncle, whom he truly angered this time.

to the patient room. A pregnant woman and a young

sobbing was the most loud. Passersby could hear her whimpering sound. Gossiping nurses in the hallway were whispering secretly, about Andre chastising his wife

of many doctors and nurses, who

at Mia who was still crying with her head lowered, "It's not your fault. If it weren't for my

head bowed. Her

stop us in the

heavy nasal voice, "But I

through to Mia as she only cared about what Andre had to say. Leo looked

her tears, but the sadness lingered. "If anything happened to Molly, I'd

staring at the ceiling

...

years ago, it was Finley and Tom who kidnapped me and Andre. And I remember the reef in the sea which

up her phone and played

Cedillo family listened.

concerned about their daughter's well-being than

met with Tom today?" Chad

she failed that, she could use the recording to prove Tom's guilt. But she had remembered everything, and also gained audio evidence. To her, it was worth the punch

the police found no motive or opportunity for him to commit the crime. The investigation revealed that Anthony's car accident

his nephew. But his beloved sister was taken instead.

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