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Chapter  85

Author: Marvey_pearl
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ISABELLA'S POV

I sat there, staring at my father as he demanded every piece of information concerning my illness, his voice tight and filled with urgency.

Owen and Nathan, my brothers, exchanged helpless glances, both knowing they had no choice but to reveal everything.

Every chart, every test result, every number... everything.

Even Evelyn’s contact details were handed over to him, and moments later, he was on the phone with her, throwing question after question about the nature of my ailment and the chances of my survival.

We all watched him, each of us reacting in our own way.

Owen’s jaw was clenched, Nathan rubbed a hand across the back of his neck nervously, and I lay weakly in my chair, a dull ache throbbing in my hand.

After what felt like an eternity, he hung up.

The silence was uncomfortable.

He threw his hands behind him and paced the room; his eyes narrowed in thought.

Then his declaration after that hit us like a thunderclap, destroying any last hope I had nursed of ke
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