ears

sterile air. She tried to move, but a dull ache spread through her body-as i

hen she saw it: a cannula. A shiver ra

" she croaked in

he surface as her mind raced with questions. Was this the afterlife? No-it could

shed," she

y. Her steps faltered, and the moment their eyes met, the tray clattered to the floo

she met his steady gaze. On his badge, she read: Dr. White. He was not an

in a calm, professional tone, thou

our name,"

hard. "Jane...

set in. Her heart pounded as she scanned

anaged to ask, her voice weak

ssion. "Relax. Take it slow." After a deep breath, he dro

. Six years had passed, yet everything felt like it had happened only yesterday-the rooft

ce trembled. "Where is the woman

ed. "An old man brought you here six years ago,

s visited me regularly these past two years

at the thought. She would not be abandoned so easily. Frantically,

the rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor. As she stared at the ceiling, trying to make sense of everything, she hear

aw not her husband, but a stranger. He

ello, Miss Stadler. How do you feel?" His voice was deep, sm

sharply, despite her weakne

Dante," he said casually. "I am an assistant to Mr.

Organization? W

he doctor. Within seconds, Dr. White returned and pressed a glass of water into her trembling h

a distraction. She needed an escape-a world where her life was not fallin

RESTWELL FO

he fumbled with the remote to raise the volume. The interview cont

Lucy. She has been by my side ever since I lost my wife five years ago. She took care of me, suppor

aying? Had his wife died? Who was sh

iel had worn a waist chain, and the mark on her body... it was the

er knees buckled, and she collapsed onto the cold floor. As she hit the floor, the cannula tore from her arm,

she screamed, "DAN

tched his arm, her nails digging in as she pleaded, "Please, tell me this isn't real. Tell me my husband did not

"Miss Jane," he said softly but firml

her hope. "Your husband married her just a month after your accident," he began. "The day you were broug

r had been knocked from her lungs. "Why would

al on live TV. People came to pay their respects at an empty grave. Every donation, every asset you ha

his words sink in. "In the eyes of

-he had erased her entirely. The realization burned through her like fire, and she could