Graham's sense of leaving his body overwhelmed him. He felt weightless, suspended in the emergency room,

watching the frantic doctors and his lifeless body below. He sighed, sensing a pending release.

His mind remained clear, but he lacked the will to fight for his life.

The conflict with Wesley had triggered this predicament.

-

A few hours earlier.

Wesley was already a mess following his divorce from Nicole and had sunk even lower. It was that fateful day that

Graham accidentally crossed paths with Wesley while the former was drowning his sorrows in a small bar.

A heated argument escalated into a physical brawl.

Wesley was sharp-eyed. He swiftly recognized Graham as the heir of the Bayers and used Maisie's situation to taunt

him.

Enraged, Graham threw a punch. Despite initiating the fight, he was no match for the larger, stronger Wesley, who

sent him to the emergency room.

-

Graham couldn't shake the memory of Wesley's hurtful words.

heir is nothing special—can't even keep a woman!

you ever considered you've been duped? Daniel's closeness to Maisie was

by another.

as if by an invisible force, Graham's soul was

beeping, and the nearly flat line turned

put away the defibrillator and wiped his brow. "The patient's

medication."

tightly shut eyes quivered

did Wesley possess such knowledge about Daniel and Maisie's relationship? Could there be a hidden

past no one knew?

had to find out. He couldn't die—he couldn't let Daniel manipulate

from Daniel!

temperature had dropped significantly in recent days. Although the house was well-heated, the living

sleep. Watching Daniel endure

tugged at

Daniel sneezed multiple times, Maisie stood at the bedroom door, her voice soft as she

room? Why don't you sleep

reason for staying in the living room. It was the closest room to

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