Chapter 118

Ivy sat beside Ryan’s hospital bed after Bella left to go and rest at home, Ivy’s eyes red and swollen from days of crying. The room was eerily silent except for the steady beeping of the heart monitor, a sound that had become a cruel reminder of her brother’s fragile state.

She reached out, brushing a strand of hair from Ryan’s forehead, her hands trembling.

"Ryan, you have to wake up," she whispered, her voice cracking. "You’re all I have left now. Please, just...wake up."Her thoughts drifted to their father, Mr. Kendrick, who lay in a coma just a few rooms down the hall.

The news of Ryan’s accident had been too much for him, and now, the two men who were her entire world were hanging on by a thread. The weight of it all was unbearable. Ivy buried her face in her hands, her body shaking with silent sobs.

Mrs. Rose stood by the window, staring out into the bleak hospital courtyard. Her face was a mask of composure, but inside, she was unraveling.

The empire she and her husband had