enched into fists at her sides, her long, de

was anything but genuine. "Sister, you've ch

h Aunt Gill outside, you mus

ovocation. "No matter how much suffering, it's all t

she was just a divorced woman with a child, a pitiful

Regarding Nolan's incident back then, my mom felt g

ollowed the loud

e, collapsing in disbeli

king of her brother's countless surgeries ove

y gathered at the

ted," Mr. Mu

approached, Katherine's right

r to Katelyn, kneeling beside

ree. After all these years, Katelyn h

g down her face as she moved her hand fro

sted it. Please take me to the hospit

er elbow with his h

aid something wrong and upset Mi

said, it doesn't jus

to his arms, his dark eye

nded," A

eyelashes fluttered, and her

to Vincent's embrace. "Vincent, I think Miss Gil

at Katherine. "You better

atelyn out, making no e

herine had to step aside, he

the nerve to hit the

dd is so

phy's anger, someon

nally now? Isn't she afraid of angering Mr. Murphy and

tion requires discretion. Otherwis

g defe

scoffed

survival, could bow to difficult and disgusting cl

ay, Vincent and Katelyn di

from colleagues, Katherine remained composed,

ing, Katherine instinctiv

arranged a driver to pick her up ever

ixed, always waiting

the spot

mfort, a brand-new black sedan came into view,