nted open her eyes, but no matter how hard she tried, they

ll work?" asked a

er beloved husband was having an affair with her sister behind her bac

enee said, "Flora, you'll soon be an invalid forever. Dante and I are

delicate yet pale face. There was tinge of pity in h

," he said before turn

Flora's ears and whispe

ered out of the room

rie silence. Her heart began to ache. She felt as

you look. Your wife is going to be paralyze

ovet all of the Evans family's wealth? Three more shots and she'll be sleeping for all eternity

heard their foot

ok up with Renee, much less that he wanted to get his hands on her family's money. As those thoughts plagued

finitely fall into slumber. Flora kept telling herself to stay awake, fighting her yearning to fall asleep. The minutes passed by, and she fi

y. She bit on her lower lip until blood oozed out of it, and the sharp pain sobered her up. After getting out of the bed a

he wall as a support to walk faster. When she arrived at the elevator, sh

the panel of the elevator, she could see a reflection of her nearly bloodless face, knowing that she had been caught escaping,

e from afar. Her eyes widened in shock. Dante was walking through the gate in a hurry. He wa

ened to come by. Without thinking twi

n a trembling voice, grippin

e could shake her off. But when he saw her face, it seemed as though he re

ator and looked at them c

embraced Flora, placing a hand on h

he was feeling. Luckily, Dante didn't recognize her and left. Once Fl

to walk towards the door, but he grabbed her wrist. Flo

me," Louis