side. My anxiety only eased sl

the doo

Sebasti

te hatred; she firmly believed

he ocean two years ago, the po

t call had b

eath an accidental drowning, she r

r. His face was gaunt, his eyes sunken, and h

e wanted without me around? Why d

used to be had completely faded away. His usually

d try to be happy. It's wha

growl tore from her throat: "Get out! I

ost of a smile touching his lips. "Chloe def

ly yanked the IV lines from her arm. Blood immedi

ising, hoarse with agony. She lunged at Sebastian, bea

ove an inch, just

he bed, sobbing helplessly. Her fury had drained away, l

her voice choked and desperate. "

ed a nonchalant facade. "Don't be so angry, Grandma. I re

grabbed him by the collar and screamed hysterically, "You killed

floor. Sebastian reached out to help

e aura of sorrow radiati

e be sad? I did

le forming on his face. "What else could I have sa

utched her chest. She pointed a trembling finger

pounded.

ody curling into a fetal posit

eaming for a doctor, but peopl

ich room is Ro

miliar voice coming from the

, holding an expensive bouquet of flow

efore asking, "Is her grand

ination, but his voi

head. "No, sir. Ther

t of the room. Their eyes met. Sebastian narrowed his

d to show up. The great Liam Hayes, actual

. Seeing Nana collapsed on the floor, he

agonizing hour, the doctor announced her condition was

area and found Liam and Sebasti

sneer. "You came to the hospital looking for her, didn'

d, with heavy dark c

Even in a suit, he looked

erstanding what Seb

oes she even deserv

ey said there's no record of a Chloe he

. Chloe doesn't deserve my visits. She abandoned me, remember? She

her knees and begs

me kneel-his twisted revenge for

Then, a low chuckle slowly bubbled up from his chest,

he quiet hallway, bone-chi

e a madman, his face contorted with a

do you?" he managed to say between bouts

as if he were loo

irth from his eye, stood up stra

not know that Chlo