Katie began to cough harshly due to Lucianaâs aggressive grip, her wounds almost opened up again.
âRelease meâ¦â She gasped.
Luciana kept her grip firm, yelling, âYou wretch! If you lay a finger on my granddaughter, Iâll kill you!â
Katie continued to cough.
âIâll kill you! You monster!â Luciana was agitated.
At that moment, a nurse rushed in and pulled Luciana back.
She scolded Luciana, âHow can you treat a patient Like this?â
After sipping some water, it took Katie a bit of time to recover.
The nurse asked with concern, âWould you like me to summon the police for you?â
Katie waved her hand tiredly, saying, âNo, that wonât be necessary.
Thank you.
You may leave.
â
The nurse left, puzzled by Katieâs decision.
Once they were left alone, Katie cleared her throat and spoke with a hint of defiance.
âLuciana, how about we make a deal?â
Lucianaâs gaze darkened with rage.
âAre you aware of the gravity of your actions? Youâre not just breaking the law.
Youâre adding to your list of crimes!â
Katie covered her mouth and giggled.
âLuciana, how can you say that? I just heard something from my friend.
Please donât accuse me like that.
Iâm really scared! Butâ¦â
She paused, pretending to wipe away tears, before continuing, âYou wanted to hurt me.
I was pregnant.
The nurse saw you attacked meâ¦â
Luciana froze.
It turned out that Katie had deliberately staged the whole thing to have witnesses.
This woman was ruthlessly vicious, like a sly fox!
Anger flooded Luciana, her eyes blazing.
She demanded, âWhere have you hidden my granddaughter? Return her to me immediately, or I will never forgive you, even at my last breath!â
Katie took a sip of water, soothing her throat, and then replied slowly, âLuciana, why do you lose your patience so quickly as you age? Iâve told you not to forget your medication, but here you are accusing me of wishing you harm.
Just look at yourself now.
â
Luciana was far from Katieâs calm demeanor.
Janeyâs missing tormented her, and she could empathize with Raeganâs anguish.
Since Mitchelâs disappearance, Luciana had seen the true colors of those around her.
Except for Raegan, everyone seemed driven by greed.
In her distress, Luciana realized she had unwittingly driven Raegan away, which posed obstacles to Mitchelâs reunion with Raegan after having an unhappy life for five whole years.
Although Raeganâs incident five years ago wasnât her fault, Luciana couldnât help but blame herself.
If only she had sincerely welcomed Raegan, Raegan and Mitchel might not have endured so much suffering.
They could have lived merrily nowâ¦
It was always after losing something that people realized its true value.
Luciana only hoped that Janey would return to Raegan safely.
She was ready to pay any price to ensure that.
Even with her life on the line, she was determined to do so.
Once she had composed herself, Luciana asked, âTell me, what do you want?â