Lucas scanned the information briefly before saying, "Make it clear-any hospital that accepts his mother will be considered an enemy of the Tudor family."

"Understood!" Desmond nodded and left the office.

Lucas picked up his phone again, glaring at the image that had irritated him earlier. A cold, disdainful glint flashed in his dark eyes.

Later that afternoon, Sidney received a frantic call from the caregiver.

"Sidney, what do we do? Your mother's been kicked out of the hospital! They said the medical bills have gone unpaid for too long, and they won't take her back."

Sidney shot up from his seat. "Where are you now?"

"We're at the hospital entrance. Your mother's passed out, but no one's coming to help her. Sidney, what should we do?"

Panic overtook Sidney as he quickly left the studio.

As he rushed out, he nearly collided with Aveline. She stepped back and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sorry, something's happened at home. I need to go," Sidney said, his face full of anxiety.

"Do you need help?" Aveline offered.

"No, it's fine," Sidney replied curtly before hurrying off.

Aveline picked up the scattered documents from the floor and returned to her desk. She couldn't help but press her lips together in thought, still troubled by the bruises on Sidney's face.

anyway?" she wondered, letting out a small

was about to clock out when her phone rang. It was

"Hey," Aveline answered.

Weren't we supposed to have dinner tonight? It's already this late-don't

"He had an emergency at home, so we had

sounded puzzled. "What happened?

sure," Aveline replied. "But he looked

don't you give him a call to check in? After all, he did go all the way to Maple. Garden to find you and invite

that she had a point. "Alright, I'll give

ahead," Selena

and after what felt like a long time, he finally

His voice sounded exhausted.

with concern. "Sidney, how are you

breathing was noticeably heavy, and after a pause, he

the strain in his voice, Aveline's expression grew serious. "Of course.

An hour later.

family's private

into a

out of the ward,

looked at Aveline. "Thank you. If it

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