Rina narrowed her eyes. "Are you threatening me?"

Aveline shook her head. "Isn't it you, Miss Johnson, who does the threatening?"

Rina let out a cold laugh. "Do you really think this will make me afraid of you?"

She stepped closer to Aveline, her eyes filled with open disdain. "Taking you down would be as easy as squashing a bug. So go ahead, wait for your end, you wretch."

With that, she turned and marched off, her bodyguards trailing behind her in a show of force.

The other patients and their families in the hospital continued to peek out from their rooms, watching the spectacle unfold.

"Mom, Mom!" Sidney's urgent voice suddenly broke through the tension.

Aveline's expression shifted, and she rushed over, only to find Sidney's mother unconscious in the hospital room.

"Doctor! Doctor!"

Sidney's mother was rushed into the emergency room.

Sidney stood by the door, his posture slumped, his face noticeably paler than before.

Aveline stayed beside him, offering comfort. "She'll be alright."

he said,

"We're friends, no

looked at her, something unspoken flickering

cut him off, "Just remember, you'll need

small smile, the dark cloud over his heart lifting

care of now. Just

will." Sidney nodded, his gaze lingering on her with newfound

looked away and took a seat on a

stemmed mainly from her heart condition, and she had just experienced a severe heart attack that nearly claimed her life. It took

she had regained consciousness, but her face was pale, and she looked incredibly

it's alright now. Just

were filled with gratitude. "Aveline, thank

gentle smile. "Ma'am, there's no need to thank me.

"Mom, you should rest now.

careful." Ruth nodded, reluctantly letting go of

they were out of the room, Aveline turned to Sidney. "You don't need to see me off. Stay here and take care of

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