"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.

woman and a young man were left at the entrance, standing against the wall

were

attracted the interest of many doctors and nurses, who came to observe

not your fault. If it weren't for my aunt and I dragging you in, you

Her hands were behind her back, just as she

did try to stop us in the beginning, but we

with a heavy nasal voice, "But I still ended up

You wanted to help her." Leo tried to ease Mia's guilt. But he realized that his words were not getting through to Mia as she only cared about what Andre had to

wiped her tears, but the sadness lingered. "If anything happened to Molly, I'd regret it forever," she

staring at the ceiling

...

Tom who

picked up her phone and played a recording.

members of the Cedillo family listened. Their faces

their daughter's well-being

you met with Tom today?"

gained audio evidence. To her, it was worth the punch she took. "Sixteen years ago, their target was Leo. Not just because he

found no motive or opportunity for him to commit the crime. The investigation revealed that Anthony's car accident was caused by his high blood-alcohol level, but Finley

his life to protect his nephew. But

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