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.”

something had happened? You can barely walk.”

Olivia breathless, sitting on the edge of a flower bed.

wanting to say something, but the words wouldn’t

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find him, to kill

hadn’t realized how weak

sense into her. Tell

condition was breaking Catlin’s

Chris nodded.

at Olivia. “You two talk. I’ll go get you

of Olivia’s absence had sent everyone

leaving Chris and Olivia

flooding her eyes.

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

worried Mrs. Ashford

tears streaming down

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.

outside world. I’m scared, scared I’ll never

Н

long time,

a bed of roses

life miserable, but

hospital smell. “But that doesn’t

you have let me leave?

ready. Even leaving the hospital requires a lot of

to the medical team, the equipment, everything

whole reason he’d been so desperate to buy Whispering

medical team alone numbered

Bay was spacious enough to accommodate everyone, with a separate room for all the medical equipment.

of here? Or am I just going to die in this place?”

Chris snapped, his voice low.

silent, staring at him

sight of her like this only deepened

sighed, reaching out to smooth her soft hair, only to find

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saw it

in his palm sent shivers through her. “Chris,

“It’ll grow back once you’re

“Will it?”

Will it really?

Losing it due to illness felt like her life was slipping away.

“I’m so scared.”

I don’t want to stay in the hospital.”

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