hapter 87
Later, a knock came. Two police detectives stood in my living room, their expressions serious but respectful.
“Ms. Whitmore,” one said gently. “We need to inform you of an
update regarding Chole Windsor.”
My pulse tightened. “What about her?”
The detective swallowed. “She collapsed yesterday in custody,
was taken to Central Medical Hospital. Her condition is stable
but considered critical. Her lawyer has just applied for medical
parole pending further evaluation.””
My throat seized. Parole. Medical. In custody.
“Medical parole means she could be… released temporarily–for
treatment,” the other detective explained. “We thought you
should be told before it becomes public.”
I sat frozen for a moment, processing. Part of me whispered
relief–a flash of dread that she might be freed. Another part
bristled with guilt, because in a way, this felt like vindication.
But the stakes remained high.
“Thank you for telling me,” I managed. “If anything changes…
please let me know.”
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They nodded, sliding me a business card. “We will. Take care of
yourself.”
Once they left, Ava turned to me, eyebrows knitted with
concern. “Olivia… are you okay?”
“She… Chole’s lawyer applied for
voice was soft. “That could bring
into my life. Into
“We’ll handle it,”
fight it.”
appreciating her strength but feeling
This resolution of mine–this
But now a new threat lingered.
flicker of old fear, old
“Tonight, I
nodded and poured me another cup of tea. Together,
quiet solidarity, steeped in lamplight and
uncertainty.
the divorce papers in my
a life untethered. But Chole’s possible
fresh tension. I closed my eyes, letting the
weigh me down.
sat, letting the exhaustion and
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in the hospital
and palms clenched. His mind
Chole’s reckless behavior.
deal with Green Group had rippled beyond the
pride: it threatened the long–term alliance between
Hawthornes, alliances carefully woven
a time when unity mattered most,
on Olivia and Alexander had shattered
cooperate with the
For all his arrogance and
thing: Chole had gone too far. She had tried
any means, and that
personal affront. The
was
the hospital corridor
doesn’t stabilize soon, our
business–will be
nurse poked her head around the
family?”
Felix rose. “That’s us.”
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