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

breathless, sitting on the

wanting to say

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gone to find him, to kill

she hadn’t realized how weak

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

condition was breaking Catlin’s heart.

Chris nodded.

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

absence had sent everyone into a panicked

leaving Chris and Olivia alone.

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

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

Mrs. Ashford and everyone else is about

lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

gone cold.”

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no idea how desperate I feel when I smell that disinfectant,” Olivia choked out.

off from the outside world. I’m scared, scared I’ll never feel the sun again.

Н

been sick, confined to a hospital for a long time,

wasn’t exactly a bed

Stephanie’s life miserable, but she was miserable

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

you have let me

the hospital requires a lot of

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

reason he’d been so desperate

medical team alone

to accommodate everyone, with a separate room for all

ever get out of here? Or am

that.” Chris

silent, staring at him

sight of her like this only deepened his worry.

smooth her soft hair, only to find several strands coming loose in his hand.

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it

sight of her hair in his palm sent

worry,” he said. “It’ll grow

“Will it?”

Will it really?

due to illness felt like her life was slipping

“I’m so scared.”

go home. I don’t want to

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