Chapter 724:

“Don’t worry. The nurses will be here to look after you,” Kallie reassured her.

“But I don’t want them,” Elma said, her voice small. “I don’t like strangers. I’d rather be by myself.”

“I’ll stay with you tonight, Elma,” Jake interjected.

Only then did Elma nod, her eyes still glued to Kallie.

Elma asked, her voice filled with worry, “But if I get better and go home, will I never see you again? Then I don’t want to get better! I don’t want to go home.”

Kallie was taken aback. “Don’t say that, Elma,” she chided gently. “Being sick isn’t fun. You need to get better.” Elma said nothing, her eyes downcast.

his daughter, for

accusing stare, Jake’s expression

“I won’t let anyone bully you ever again.

fiction on

lit up, and a

was just trying to appease Elma with empty promises. “I hope you mean that, Mr. Reeves,” she said, her voice laced with skepticism. “You shouldn’t

Kallie’s, his expression earnest. “I mean what I

distance herself from Jake. It was for the best. Each

her foolish heart for falling for someone so utterly off-limits. Time,

the night. Shadows stretched long and distorted, creating an unsettling ambiance. The fluorescent lights above flickered ominously as Kallie neared the elevator, casting dancing shadows that played

their eyes fixed on Kallie with an

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