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Chapter 96

Sage's POV

It took a lot to send Vivian and Bella home. Vivian had been so shaken about Augusto being in the hospital that she began sobbing. She really loved that man.

Augusto had a heart attack and it wasn't looking good for him. But after Dr. Warner did a checkup on him, he confirmed that the man would be fine after much rest and with supervision. I stayed back after Bella had taken Vivian home to speak with Warner who seemed to be hiding something. He didn't say a thing no matter how much I pushed which made me suspicious.

I decided to speak to Diego about it when he returned. As I left Warner's office, Franklin approached me with a request that Augusto wanted to see me. Though it was odd, I was curious about what he had to say, so I agreed and followed Franklin to Augusto's room. Franklin remained by the door while I walked in.

The man looked weaker than I'd ever seen him, a stark contrast to the commanding presence I'd known. His pale face and tired eyes tugged at som
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