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.

relying

and earned enough, she believed she and Claire could build a better life

at three in the morning, a frantic call from

to the hospital, her entire body

again. A bottomless pit seemed to open

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nurse hurried out, her face grim. “Ms. Domont, this is your grandmother’s critical condition notice. Please

her name. “How’s my grandma?” she asked, her voice barely

nurse, aware of how much Kaia cared for Claire, offered a reassuring tone. “Ms. Domont, don’t worry. Our doctors are doing everything they can.” She

until nine. Kaia sat in silence, tears streaming down

“I’m so sorry, Ms. Domont. We did all we could.” He glanced

from falling by

nurse.

still many arrangements to make. You should notify your

hand tightly. “I need

moved back to her room shortly,” the nurse

in a white sheet, was wheeled into the room, Kaia collapsed to her knees

didn’t dare pull the sheet back. She couldn’t understand how just days ago her kind, warm grandma

to clutch Kaia’s heart, squeezing until it felt like it would rip from her

her mind, vivid and relentless. “Kaia, come here,

I’ll be your rock. With me by your side,

don’t know how much they’re worth, but big or small, they’re your safety net. A woman needs

As long as you’re happy, I’ll

like a tidal wave, engulfing

drowning soul, her vision blurred,

you leaving me?” Kaia choked out between sobs. “Please come back. Without you, no

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