"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.

the two and headed to the patient room. A pregnant woman and a young man were left at the entrance, standing against the wall

her whimpering sound. Gossiping nurses in the hallway were whispering secretly, about Andre chastising his

doctors and nurses,

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

bowed. Her hands were behind her back, just as

say: "You did try to stop us in the beginning,

I still ended up

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 say. Leo looked at his uncle, whose anger was

the sadness lingered. "If anything

at the ceiling of

...

in the room, Molly told Chad, "I remember. Sixteen years ago, it was Finley and Tom who kidnapped me and Andre. And I remember

phone and played a recording. "Listen, Tom

family listened. Their

were more concerned about their daughter's well-being

with

prove Tom's guilt. But she had remembered everything, and also gained audio evidence. To her, it was worth the punch she took. "Sixteen years ago, their target was Leo. Not just because he is the root of the

to commit the crime. The investigation

as the car came to kidnap Leo, Andre risked his life to protect his nephew. But his beloved sister was taken instead. He willingly followed the kidnappers to

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