“Adam.” Julianna was happy to see her eldest son. “You’re here.”

This was the second time Adam had come to visit her since she was admitted to the hospital.

His appearance surprised her. “Nothing going on today?”

“Mom,” Adam started. “The medicine you told me you were taking over the phone. Did you already finish them?”

“There’s still one left for today.” Julianna assumed that her son was asking because he cared for her health. “That medicine is quite the special thing. Four of those and I’m close to recovery.”

“Don’t take the last one,” he said. “Give it to me.”

“Give it to you?” Both Julianna and Adrien asked. “What for?”

“Yeah.” She didn’t understand. “This is to treat my illness. What do you need it for?”

“It’s for something important. Give it to me!”

“I can’t do that,” she said. “I can’t give it to you. I need Emmeline’s medicine to stabilize my health!”

“Go ask her for more then. I’m taking the last pack. I’m telling you, it’s important. I need it!”

He swept a glance around the room to find the package sitting on the bedside table.

He grabbed it.

to stop him. “What are you doing? Mom needs that. Why the hell

thing is important. I’m going

Mom?”

you so

“Would you be this ill if

fell silent. “…” Abel was indeed the one that put her in her

you mean, Adam? Are you saying we can take down Abel

impatient. “Take

he left

that he was taking the medicine with

to

was already in the elevator when he

returned to the room with his head hanging low. Julianna tried

to do that?” Adrien looked miserable. “Adam took that as

what’s wrong with that?” She asked. “Look at what he

just think it

“What doesn’t make sense?”

off. “Just give Emmeline a call and get here to

family of six returned to

the living

device began

Adrien’s name flashing on

he felt jealousy rush

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