Sadie attempted an escape, but the moment she burst through the door, a bodyguard obstructed her way.
She erupted in fury, gnashing at the bodyguardâs arm, yanking his hair, and clutching his clothes.
Despite her days of outbursts, the bodyguard remained indifferent to her tantrums.
He seized her by the collar, determined to haul her back to her hospital bed.
Sadie was not about to surrender after her brief taste of freedom.
Her fingers clung to the doorframe, refusing to relent.
Driven to desperation, she thrust her head into the hallway and yelled for anyone who might hear.
âHelp! Someoneâs trying to r@pe me! Call Holden, quick!â
Passersby glanced her way at the commotion, but they merely continued on their way after a fleeting Look.
âHow can you all ignore me? Do you know who I am?â Sadie screamed, her eyes ablaze with fury.
âLook at me! Iâm Sadie, the woman Holden loves!â
While she fought to maintain her grip, the bodyguard diligently worked to pry her fingers loose from the doorframe.
Realizing her pleas were falling on deaf ears, Sadie turned to the bodyguard, her face streaked with tears and snot.
âPlease, just let me go.
I swear Iâll repay you!â she implored, her knees buckling.
Yet, the bodyguardâs face showed no emotion as he firmly pulled Sadie away from the door.
Soon after, two nurses arrived and administered a sedative to Sadie.
Sadie resisted as much as she could but to no avail.
Once sedated, Sadie curled up in a corner, her gaze vacant, lost in a world of her own.
âYouâre all so cruel, treating me like this,â she muttered, glancing at her bloodied fingernails.
âIâm Holdenâs woman, destined to be his wife⦠How dare you treat me so poorly? Iâll tell Holdenâ¦â
Her voice dwindled, her frame
shivering.
In the room, one nurse was noticeably robust, the other slim.
The robust nurse, overhearing Sadieâs muttering, clicked her tongue.
âThis woman is completely out of her mind,â she said to the other nurse.
The slim nurse, a blend of sympathy and censure in her voice, covered her mouth and murmured, âShe really did bring this on herself, having done so many bad things.
â
âThis is the outcome of her interfering in other peopleâs relationship,â added the robust nurse.
âSadie has been a constant troublemaker, asking for Mr.
Fredrick and still harboring fantasies.
Itâs absurd.
With Holdenâs real love back, she is nothing now.
â
âMiss Edwards is indeed fortunate; her future seems promising.
â The smaller nurse sighed.
As they gossiped, the robust nurse remarked on how Ariana had been rescued by Holden.
She then said to Sadie, âPeople should take a page out of Miss Edwardsâ book.
Then maybe theyâd find a man as rich and handsome as Mr.
Fredrick to take care of them.
â
The slender nurse nudged her subtly, signaling her to lower her voice.
Sadie, previously lost in her thoughts, had been oblivious to the nursesâ conversation.
However, her attention snapped back at the mention of Ariana and Holden rescuing her.
She turned her gaze toward the nurses.