Chapter 7 - Wes Calls From The Chicago Hospital
A sudden, sharp chime from her smartphone broke the silence of her small room in the estate's staff wing.
Adeline picked up the screen instantly, seeing her seven-year-old brother’s smiling face pop up on a video call.
“Hey Addy! Are you coming home this weekend?” Wes asked cheerfully from his hospital bed in downtown Chicago.
“Not quite yet, sweetie... I have to finish a very important job here first to pay for your next procedure,” Adeline smiled softly.
“Dr. Vance came by today and said my surgery date is locked in for next month,” Wes said, clutching his paper crane.
Adeline’s blood ran cold as the name registered in her mind: Dr. Vance—Camille’s uncle and chief pediatric surgeon.
“Did Dr. Vance confirm the date personally, Wes?” Adeline asked, trying desperately to keep her voice steady and calm.
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“Yeah, he said he’s personally overseeing my case because I'm connected to the Alfieri household,” the boy replied innocently.
The trap was closing in from every possible angle, threatening not just Nico, but her own beloved brother as well.
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