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."

dry as he said, "Aveline, you've helped me

friends, no need

unspoken flickering in his eyes. "Aveline,

off, "Just remember, you'll need to work hard to

over his heart

"So don't worry too much. Everything's taken care of now. Just focus on helping your mom recover and

nodded, his gaze

a seat

severe heart attack

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

immediately stepped forward. "Ma'am, it's alright now. Just focus on resting and getting

were filled with

there's no need to thank me. I'm Sidney's friend; this is what I

you should rest now. It's getting late.

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

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