"Not a chance," Lisa snapped, her agitation causing the pliers to nick Nina's neck. Blood trickled down, and the onlookers gasped in horror.

"Well, then I can't agree to your demands. Do whatever you want," Nash said, pulling out his phone, pretending to call the police, though his eyes never left Lisa. He was ready to act the moment she made a move. Lisa hesitated, realizing too late that she should have acted when she first entered the room. The arrival of the hospital director only added to her unease.

"Lisa, what are you doing? Let her go!" the director pleaded, trying to approach her. But Lisa pulled Nina closer and backed toward the window.

Nina, sensing the danger, spoke softly, "You can still stop this. Once the police get here, it will be too late to turn back."

"Think about your parents," the director added, hoping to appeal to her sense of reason.

Nash quietly inched closer, but Lisa noticed and panicked. "If you come any closer, I'll do it!" she screamed, tightening her grip on Nina.

tried to drag Nina towards the window, intent on jumping. But Nina wasn't going to let that happen. With a quick move, she grabbed Lisa's arm and pulled away,

stumbled, crashing into the wall, where she was immediately restrained by two bystanders until the

leave her for a moment. Meals were delivered by Julia, and Nash ensured nothing else would go wrong. A week later,

prepared to leave the hospital, Julia clung to Nina's hand with a worried look. Sensing her mother's concern, Nina

just worry about

who cleared his throat. "We've finished the discharge paperwork.

not wanting to burden them. He figured it was better to

goodbyes. Nina watched her parents walk away,

and whispered, "Once you're feeling better, we'll visit them and stay

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