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."

was rough and dry as he said, "Aveline, you've helped me again. Thank

"We're friends, no

something unspoken flickering in his eyes.

remember, you'll need to work hard to pay back

managed a small smile, the dark cloud over his heart lifting

care of now. Just focus on helping your

Sidney nodded, his gaze

looked away and took a seat

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

finally back in her hospital room, she had regained consciousness, but her face was pale, and she looked incredibly weak. She reached out a trembling hand,

"Ma'am, it's alright now. Just

were filled with gratitude.

to

should rest now. It's getting late. I'll walk

reluctantly letting go of Aveline's

need to see

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