ding toward Cresthaven

he countdown to her deat

s section w

's so honest and isn't afraid to be st

dmirers. As long as she isn't a homewre

Hillside Villa... it was a rare glimpse into how

doesn't she just step aside? Va

ed Daniela. Heard she married into wealth

.

Calls and texts flooded in- some feigning concern, some fishing for gossi

he headlines about Valerie's

thered to rea

n't ma

alized, she would have noth

atch, and as she looked up, she sa

's eyes scanned Daniela's pale, strain

int, reassuring smil

r choice. This

unning through her friend's mind. With a soft

pened, and they step

wded than usual. Daniela even spotted a

orters?" Willa muttered. "Must be anot

e. She immediately tried to pull

te. Daniela had a

iliar f

styled hair and tailored suit loo

her face pale with illness, which only ma

William had steadied her, pulling he

lliam and

cursing them under her breath as

la's only thought was to get

et him know wh

laring. "You haven't divorced yet! He's still your husband,

usban

lled her g

filled her with a

no

Daniela said, her voice straine

la's anger instantly evaporated,

s in the crowd found her. For a fleeting moment,

Valerie said, her expression a perfect mask of guilt.

s go see the doctor," Willi

mething had flickered in his

ldn't quit

d the consu

the doctor he

deepened as he read

s very serious,"

ed a weak smi

octor, I need a prescripti

he doctor advised, his eyes still on the file. "With aggress

ssary." A bleak smile t

r from the corner of her eye. "

am tightened his

her head, her exp

le time I have left with some dignity.

, heavy sigh and finally

were frantically filming,

the interne

she's litera

she's smiling through termina

ople who've been ther

erie. Public sympathy for

.

and William exited the hospital, Daniela was sitting on a

ess what was happening, a shar

swarming, trapping William, Valerie, and

n. His brow furrowed. "

from William to Valerie's arm, which was r

, a reporter shouted a

news and come here to catch y

tion to seeing your husband w

t are you going

had come for a confro

did W

flashed t

t aware of that?" he asked,

bitter irony

to cause trouble for Valerie. As

een her silence, had noticed a reporter turni

er to defen

all the ti

r to obey his

dn't want

good. Why should she s

usly to her stomach. The dull,

friend." That w

anyone speculating about why she was really at

answered Will

she turne

ss wouldn't

shoved, pressing

c is calling for you to step aside s

Ms. Sutton. Why make

Sut

er for them. She ju

ered all three of them, had no

to help, someone in the

nctively, her hands flew to her stoma