As she spoke, her breathing grew shamelessly lustful.
Delane’s POV
‘Payton, you asshole!’
I clenched my teeth so hard they ached, my fingernails digging into the wooden cabinet wall until it splintered beneath my grip. Tears spilled uncontrollably down my cheeks, hot and relentless.
So it turned out—from beginning to end—I was nothing more than a cover-up, just a pathetic excuse to hide their incest!
So it turned out—all that sweetness, every apology, every so-called attempt to make it right—it was nothing but a performance for them, just so they could screw around behind my back without a shred of shame!
For Pete’s sake, they were being intimate on my hospital bed right next to my comatose daughter!
In the darkness, my tears finally ran dry.
I don’t know how long it was before the room fell completely silent.
When I heard the soft click of the door closing, I began to move, inch by inch, forcing myself to push the cabinet door open.
Cold air rushed into my lungs. I crawled out in a tangle of limbs, disheveled and trembling, bracing myself against the bedframe to catch my breath.
‘Sherree. Payton. I will make you both pay for this—down to the last debt!’ I swore.
Just then, the door opened again. A nurse entered, startled at the sight of me bound to the bed. She rushed forward to unbuckle the leather restraints on my wrists.
Instinctively, I turned my head—my eyes landing immediately on Hallie.
The heart monitor… was gone!
There was no steady beeping sound anymore!
My breath hitched. I stumbled forward, nearly tripping over myself.
“Hallie?!”
My throat felt raw as I reached out, trembling, to check for her breath.
A moment later, my world collapsed into a bottomless void.
“Doctor! Doctor!”
My scream tore through the air, ragged and frantic. My whole body shook as the nurse slammed her hand on the emergency button. Finally, the doctor arrived with a crash cart and emergency equipment.
But the moment the probe touched my daughter’s small and still body, the doctor’s expression shifted. He slowly shook his head, the verdict final.
“The patient’s heart has been stopped for over thirty minutes… I’m sorry.”
“No… no, that’s not true!” I shook my head violently, my lips trembling so badly I could barely speak.
I collapsed over Hallie’s icy body, sobbing until my voice broke apart.
The nurse’s own eyes reddened, but she could only gently pull me away so the doctor could begin the formalities.