Chapter 6 - Ethan Tries to Smooth Things Over in the Hospital Room
As soon as the door clicked shut behind the social worker, Ethan pivoted back toward the hospital bed with desperate urgency.
“Claire, you have to believe me... the police are twisting everything out of context to make me look guilty,” Ethan pleaded softly.
He reached out to take her hand, but Claire violently yanked her arm away beneath the crisp white hospital sheets.
“Don't touch me, Ethan,” she whispered, her voice carrying a cold, razor-sharp edge that stopped him dead in his tracks.
“You lied to the police about Vanessa being in our house, and you hid whatever was inside that bottle,” Claire accused directly.
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Ethan’s expression hardened instantly, shedding the pathetic facade of an innocent husband in a fraction of a second.
“You have no idea what you're interfering with, Claire... keeping you safe required difficult decisions,” he hissed through clenched teeth.
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