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?

sitting on the edge of a

wanting to say something, but

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him, to kill that bastard.

weak her body had

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

breaking Catlin’s heart.

Chris nodded.

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

had sent everyone into a panicked search.

Chris and Olivia alone.

looked at Chris, guilt flooding her eyes. “I’m

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

Mrs. Ashford and everyone

lowered her head, tears streaming down her

gone cold.”

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have no idea how desperate

the moment 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 to be here. I don’t want

Н

a long time, could truly understand the

wasn’t exactly a

make Stephanie’s life miserable, but she

tightened his jaw at her mention of the hospital smell. “But

you have let me leave? No, you

leaving the hospital requires a lot

team, the equipment, everything she needed

he’d been so desperate to buy Whispering Bay.

alone numbered almost twenty.

enough to accommodate everyone, with a

Or am I just going

that.” Chris snapped, his voice

him with

her like this only

only to

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saw it

in his palm

grow back

“Will it?”

Will it really?

was a symbol of life. Losing it due to illness felt like

“I’m so scared.”

home. I don’t want to

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