Chapter 16 - Parents Arrive At Hospital Seeking A Cowardly Cover-Up
Desperate to salvage whatever dignity remained of their public reputation, Evelyn’s parents showed up unannounced at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. They bypassed the front security desk, pushing their way into Sophie’s private recovery room with rehearsed smiles.
“Evelyn, darling, let’s be reasonable adults and drop these absurd criminal charges against your brother and husband,” her mother pleaded smoothly. Evelyn didn't even look up from the book she was reading to her recovering daughter in the hospital bed.
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“You have five seconds to walk out that door before I call hospital security to have you physically removed for trespassing,” Evelyn stated coldly. Her father slammed his fist against the bedside table, his face turning purple with enraged entitlement.
“You are destroying this family over a petty misunderstanding!” her father shouted furiously.
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