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.”

happened? You can barely

on the

looked at Catlin, wanting to say something, but the

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find him, to kill that bastard.

realized how weak her body

sense into her. Tell her to stop this foolishness. I

breaking

Chris nodded.

two talk. I’ll

had sent everyone into a panicked search.

leaving Chris and Olivia

eyes. “I’m sorry, I worried you, didn’t

chair and sat beside the bed, sighing. “Why did you run

Mrs. Ashford and

head, tears

gone cold.”

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Chris. You have no idea how desperate I feel when

hospital, it’s like I’ve been cut off from the outside world. I’m scared, scared

Н

long

life wasn’t exactly a bed of roses

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

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

have let me

the hospital

referring to the medical team, the equipment, everything she needed for constant monitoring.

the whole reason he’d been so

alone numbered almost

everyone, with a separate room

ever get out of here? Or am I just going to die in

talk like that.” Chris

fell silent, staring at him with tears welling

this only deepened his

out to smooth her soft hair, only

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saw it too.

hair in his palm sent shivers

worry,” he said. “It’ll grow back once you’re

“Will it?”

Will it really?

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

“I’m so scared.”

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

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