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.”

if something had happened? You can barely

Olivia breathless, sitting on the

at Catlin, wanting to say something, but

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gone to find him,

realized how weak her body had become.

talk some sense into her. Tell her to stop this

breaking

Chris nodded.

I’ll go get you some fresh food. This has all

Olivia’s absence had sent everyone into

leaving Chris

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

a chair and sat beside the bed, sighing. “Why did you run off?”

worried Mrs. Ashford and everyone else is about you?”

lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

gone cold.”

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can’t stand the smell anymore, Chris. You have no idea how desperate I

stepped into this hospital, it’s like I’ve been cut off from the outside world. I’m scared, scared I’ll never feel the sun again. I don’t want

Н

a long

a

miserable, but she was miserable herself.

the hospital smell. “But

you have let me

the hospital requires

medical team, the equipment, everything she needed for

he’d been so desperate to buy

team alone numbered almost

accommodate everyone, with a separate room for all the medical

out of here? Or am I just going to die

talk like that.” Chris snapped, his voice

fell silent, staring at him with

like this only deepened

hair, only to find

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saw it

his palm sent

grow back once you’re better.”

“Will it?”

Will it really?

Olivia, hair was a symbol of life. Losing it due to illness felt like her life was slipping

“I’m so scared.”

home. I don’t want

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