Chapter 54 Grandma’s Gone
Lucien scanned the updated articles, a satisfied smirk tugging at his lips.
He shot Frank a message: [Well done. Double your year-end bonus.]
Frank replied with a smile: [Thank you, Mr. Graves. Just doing my job.]
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That evening, Luna stared at the trending news link Kimberly had sent her, her blood boiling. In a fit of rage, she hurled her phone across the room.
She was convinced Kaia had bought the headlines to smear her
name.
Zane, too, saw the trending stories and tried to have them taken down, but they wouldn’t budge.
He furrowed his brow, puzzled.
Could Kaia be behind this?
No way she has that kind of pull. Not even her father could manage it.
Kaia had spent the entire day running errands and had no time or energy to even glance at the online chaos.
After wrapping up her errands, she went straight to the bank and applied for a mortgage loan.
The bank offered up to a million dollars at a 3.85% interest rate, which she calculated she could handle. Without hesitation, she told the manager to start the paperwork.
The approval process would take a week, but with the loan and her savings, Kaia was confident she could cover Claire’s medical bills, nursing care, and nutritional supplements for a year.
no intention of relying on Tobias for a single
enough, she believed she and Claire
a frantic call
remembered driving to the hospital, her entire body trembling from head
Claire being rushed into the emergency room once again. A bottomless pit seemed to open inside her chest, swallowing
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“Ms. Domont, this
name. “How’s my grandma?” she asked,
tone. “Ms. Domont, don’t worry. Our
from three in the morning until nine. Kaia sat in
the operating room doors swung open. “I’m so sorry, Ms. Domont. We did all we could.” He glanced at the chart, his tone clinical. “Patient
saved from
nurse.
“There are still many arrangements to make. You should
the nurse’s hand tightly. “I need
be moved back to her
body, draped in a white sheet, was wheeled into the room, Kaia collapsed
the sheet back. She couldn’t understand how just days ago
felt like it would rip from her chest. The
the bed. Memories flooded her mind, vivid and relentless.
doesn’t cherish you, I’ll be your rock. With me by your side, you’re as good as anyone,” she had
much they’re worth, but big
long as
a tidal wave, engulfing Kaia, pulling
her vision blurred,
Kaia choked out between sobs. “Please come back. Without you, no
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