Chapter 16 - Emily Wakes Up to a Safe and Peaceful Room
Back at the hospital, Emily was resting in a private maternity suite overlooking a quiet courtyard.
Sunlight streamed through the window, casting a warm, golden glow across the clean white bedsheets.
I sat in the armchair beside her, holding her hand while she slowly opened her sleepy brown eyes.
“Good morning, beautiful,” I whispered, kissing her knuckles tenderly.
“Ryan? Are we still in the house?” she asked in a panicked voice, her eyes darting around the room.
“No, sweetheart, we are at the hospital, and my mother is locked up in county jail,” I reassured her softly.
Emily let out a long, shuddering breath, as if a ten-ton boulder had just been lifted off her chest.
“The police took her away? She’s really gone?” she asked, tears welling up again.
“She’s gone, and she is never coming back into our lives ever again, I promise,” I vowed firmly.
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She smiled weakly, squeezing my hand back with more strength than she had shown in weeks.
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