Chapter 84

Chapter 84

Sebastian’s sharp tongue was almost too much to handle.

She’d verbally sparred with Chris on the call, leaving him speechless.

That was her way – for every word you threw at her, she had ten ready to fire back.

Chris‘ head was spinning, aching.

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Sebastian, unrelenting, delivered a final blow: “You should really see a doctor. It’s a miracle you can even function with a brain that scrambled.”

Before Chris could respond, she hung up.

Chris was on his way to the hospital, the words about his “scrambled brain” making him want to explode.

Catlin had just called, frantic – Olivia had snuck out of the hospital.

Chris rubbed his temples, a headache blooming.

Olivia could barely leave the hospital, let alone sneak out. Was she trying to end it all?

“Kevin,” he called.

“Yes, Mr. Ashford?”

“About Sebastian… she…”

What about her?

Chris’s thoughts were a jumbled mess.

The faces of those men kept flashing in his mind.

Which one was her steady boyfriend?

Macro, or that… that man who’d come to see her today?

Everything was chaos.

The sudden appearance of multiple men around Sebastian had completely thrown him off.

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They arrived at the hospital.

Chris found Catlin in Olivia’s room, sobbing uncontrollably.

“You, in your condition, sneaking out like that? Are you trying to kill yourself?”

“I’m sorry, Mom. I didn’t mean to worry you.”

had happened?

the edge of a

say something, but the words wouldn’t

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gone to find him, to kill that bastard.

hadn’t realized how weak her body

Chris. “Chris, talk some sense into her. Tell her to stop this foolishness. I was terrified.”

breaking

Chris nodded.

“You two talk. I’ll go get you some fresh food.

had sent everyone into a panicked search.

Chris and

at Chris, guilt flooding her eyes. “I’m sorry, I worried you, didn’t I?”

beside the bed, sighing. “Why did you run off?” he

worried Mrs. Ashford

her head, tears streaming down her face.

gone cold.”

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stand the smell anymore, Chris. You have no idea how desperate I feel when I smell that disinfectant,” Olivia choked out.

off from the outside world. I’m scared, scared

Н

sick, confined to a hospital for a long time, could truly understand the despair

a bed of roses

to make Stephanie’s life miserable, but she was miserable

the hospital smell. “But that doesn’t mean you can

have let me leave?

leaving the hospital requires a lot of

the medical team, the

whole reason he’d been so desperate

medical team alone numbered

Bay was spacious enough to accommodate everyone, with a

am I just going to die

talk like that.” Chris snapped, his voice low.

at him with

this only deepened his

only to find several strands coming loose in

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it too.

of her hair in his palm sent shivers through her. “Chris, I…”

“It’ll grow back

“Will it?”

Will it really?

symbol of life. Losing it due to illness felt like

“I’m so scared.”

don’t want to stay

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