Late at night, Bethany stood at the door with a meal box in her hand,
knocking gently. âYou havenât eaten anything all day. You wonât be
able to hold out like that. Iâve brought you some food. Theyâre all your
favorites. Open up, Mom.â
But there was no response from inside the room.
Bethany began to feel anxious. She turned the doorknob and found
the door unlocked.
Fury surged within her.
The servants in the Salvador household were nothing but
opportunists, quick to change their tune depending on the situation
With news circulating about Gregoryâs possible divorce from Shannon
and her declining influence, they started to show disrespect.
The servants claimed that the door was locked when they tried to
deliver food. However, that was not true. The servants made a half
hearted attempt at sending food.
Bethany cautiously entered the room. The room was in complete
darkness, sending shivers down her spine.
Suddenly, moaning sounds echoed from the bedroom.
Bethanyâs heart raced as she hurried to the door.
As she pushed the door open, the clatter of the meal box slipping
from her grasp echoed in the room, almost startling her into a
scream.
There, she saw her mother, Shannon, in agony. Her disheveled
appearance and deathly pale face resembled a ghastly specter in the
darkness.
âIt hurts. It hurts so bad⦠I-canât bear it any longer!â Shannon cried
out, trembling uncontrollably.
With her heart pounding in her chest, Bethany pressed herself against the door, her fear palpable
as she addressed her mother. âMom, w- whatâs going on?!â
Although Shannon was her mother, Bethany was terrified, as if she
had encountered a ghost.
âB-Bethany, Iâm dying⦠Iâm dying!â
Shannon tumbled off the bed with a clang, crawling to Bethanyâs feet
like a dog, clutching her skirt desperately. âNobody else can help me now⦠Only you can do itâ¦
Youâre the only one who can help
âH-How can I help you?!â Bethany asked, trembling.
âGo find Dr. Fairchild right away and get the medicine from hi
inject it myself!â
At the mention of the medicine, a glimmer of hope flashed in
Shannonâs dim eyes. Her bloodshot eyes widened. âAs long as I have that medicine⦠Everything
will be fine. Without it, I might as well be
dead!â
âMom! How are you any different from a drug addict now?! You canât inject more of that stuff. That
Dr. Fairchild is only causing you harm!â Bethany was both anxious and angry, on the verge of tears.
Even if she were dumb, she still knew what her mother meant by
medicineâ.
â
If Shannonâs current state were to be known by others, it would be a
complete disaster!
âJust go! Youâre going whether you like it or not!â
Shannon descended into a frenzied madness, tearing Bethanyâs dress
in the process. âIf I go down, youâre going down with me! Do you think Gregoryâs going to protect
you? Do you think heâs going to keep spoiling you? If he despises me so much, heâs going to hate
you too! Your sister now has Ryan to protect her, but what about you? You
only have me by your side!â
Bethanyâs face turned pale with astonishment, as if a sudden
realization had struck her.
Left with no other option, Bethany was compelled to follow the address provided by Shannon and
stealthily drive out of Tideview
Manor amidst the deep night.
She sped down the road, both in a rush to save time and to release the pent-up frustration in her
heart.
Recalling Shannonâs remark about her sister having Ryan by her side while she had nothing, she
seethed with intense hatred, angrily blaring the horn to vent her frustration!
Why did that idiot have such good luck? Why?!