Chapter 11:

Supported by Linsey, Kallie attempted to stand her ground, yet her legs betrayed her, too feeble to support her weight. Dazed, Kallie allowed Linsey to guide her into a chair. Linsey promptly called an ambulance and reached out to Ethan.

Amidst her grogginess, Kallie’s mind wandered to a distant memory. Had circumstances been different, might she have chosen Ethan over Jake? After all, Ethan had once proposed, and Linsey had been eager to see them together.

As Kallie regained consciousness in a hospital bed, Linsey’s concerned face greeted her.

“How are you feeling? Any discomfort?” Linsey inquired.

With the IV needle secured in her arm, Kallie lifted it slightly, reassured by its presence. She managed a weak smile, indicating she was fine.

“You’ve got low blood sugar and malnutrition,” Linsey relayed the doctor’s words. “Did you skip breakfast?”

Ethan’s voice came from the side, filled with concern. “Kallie, how could Jake not take good care of you? To think the Reeves family’s role in your sudden fainting… Have you not been eating well?”

Linsey, frustrated, thumped the bed and then immediately apologized. “I’m sorry. Did that frighten you?”

smile and shook her head, her sign language saying it

lavish meals for Jake, only to discard them

the hospital tray and set down a collection of Kallie’s favorite dishes. “I’ve brought all your favorites. You need to eat well today, or I’m not letting you leave,” she

her smile vanished completely when Linsey voiced her frustration. “Jake is so irresponsible! I called him, and his assistant just brushed me off, saying not

gestured that she was fine and since Jake was in a meeting, disturbing him wasn’t an option.

her words in light of Kallie’s condition. Instead, she quietly opened a food box for Kallie and sighed.

us,” Ethan chimed in,

at the hospital, Ethan and Linsey sent

sprawled on the sofa, his

sweeping over her before settling on the food box in her

set aside the box

Who were you with for lunch?” Jake probed further,

the air, frozen. It was odd for Jake to be home at this hour. What was

expression wavering slightly. It was the first time she had

visited Sarah. His unusual presence at home at

He closed the distance between them and seized her wrist.

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