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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