Chapter 6 - The Emergency Collapse
"Stay away from us, Edward!" Grace rasped, pushing Lily behind her trembling body as she backed up against the brick wall.
"You took my life, you took my reputation, but you will never take my daughter!"
Edward took three slow, deliberate steps forward, his gloved hands raised in complete, humbled surrender.
"Grace... please, listen to me," Edward begged, his voice trembling with genuine sorrow. "I didn't know... I thought you left for Europe."
Before Grace could speak another word, her knees buckled beneath her frail frame, and her eyes rolled back into her head.
She collapsed onto the icy sidewalk like a autumn leaf, her skin turning a terrifying, ash-grey color.
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"Grace!" Edward screamed, lunging forward to catch her before her head hit the hard pavement.
"Arthur! Call New York-Presbyterian Hospital right now! Get the trauma team ready!"
