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Picked Up

Author: Rosel.Ly
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-23 18:14:56

The sun hung on the blue cloud and shone that beautiful afternoon. In the VIP hospital room of Serene Health Hospital, Willa Arison lay on the bed with a slightly pale face and an IV drip connected to her hand.

Suddenly, the door barged open, and a figure ran into the room at top speed. "Oh, my poor Willa.” Kathy Arison gently grabbed Willa’s hand and cried out in a voice filled with heartache and pain, her eyes pooling with tears. She gently stroked Willa’s cheeks, sadness swirling in her eyes. She stuttered, her body trembling at the sight she had just seen. “How can you? How can you be in such a bad position? Who dares? Who dared to...”

The sight of Willa’s pitiful state made Kathy so infuriated that she wanted to rip the attacker apart.

Before Kathy Arison could complete her sentence, Ivy snorted loudly, her eyes flashing with hatred and anger.

The thought of how Gillian embarrassed her in the mall kept flashing in her head, overwhelming her with fury again and again. S
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