Chapter 9
The orderlies managed to secure Rose in professional restraints, subduing her frantic movements with disciplined efficiency.
Her deep burgundy velvet gown was twisted and stained as they escorted her firmly toward the front exit doors.
"You can lock me away in a padded cell, Julian, but you cannot stop what has already been set into motion!" Rose shrieked viciously.
Her wild, unhinged laughter echoed off the marble walls long after the heavy oak doors slammed shut behind the medical transport team.
Julian collapsed against the hallway banister, burying his face in his hands as the crushing weight of his shattered family life broke him entirely.
Chloe walked slowly down the stairs, her footsteps soft against the marble as she approached her grieving employer.
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"Mr. Sterling," Chloe said softly, extending the unsealed medical file toward him.
"You need to read what your wife's family hid from you before you married her."
