as stable but unconscious. The bruises on her arms, shaped like finger

ce from the hospi

over the phone. I told him everything. Vict

into it, M

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y showed up at the hospital

... I'm

for her life because o

red. "Victoria, she just... she

eat my sister

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with Ryan. He introduced himself as representing "al

ed. "You mean Victoria

e incident behind everyone. She's willing to cover all of Isabella's medi

oss the table in the s

ripped with disbelief. "Sh

rroborates that this was an unfortunate escalation of a domestic dispute, an accident. He's pr

. He winced, loo

do that? You'

y needs the money for her care. A court cas

o, Ryan? For you

nkins is offering fifty thousand doll

dollars. For

hispered, my h

r, be reas

ut!" I

Ryan didn't

etective Miller was out. Anothe

nt. He was there. He says it was

being coerced by

. "Do you have pro

h, powerful! Her b

ell's account once she's able to speak, it's a domestic dispute that ende

a victims' ri

ke a slap

failing us. It was acti

ins was going

to protect Isabella, was h