He pressed his lips together, then answered. "What is it?""Sir, Sonia collapsed again."Raymond closed his eyes for a brief second, a slow dread crept up his spine. "Fine. I’m on my way." He hung up.When he looked at Olive, she was staring at him, her face carefully blank. But he could see it, the way her fingers curled slightly by her sides.She was hurting. "Olive," he tried again, stepping toward her.She took another step back. "You should go," she said simply."That’s not—""Raymond," she cut him off, her voice sharp but quiet. "Just go."Her words sent a cold ache through him, deeper than he had expected.He was afraid that when he left this house, she wouldn’t be waiting when he came back.But Sonia had collapsed. He couldn’t ignore it.With a slow breath, he turned toward the door.By the time Raymond arrived at the hospital, Daniel was waiting for him outside Sonia’s room. His expression was unreadable."What happened?" Raymond asked, keeping his voice level.Daniel hesitat
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