"Why? Why is this happening?"
Caroline's fists clenched, and she collapsed to the floor. Tears streamed down her face, blurring her vision.
"What have I done wrong? Why do the people closest to me always get taken away? Why?"
Scott knelt beside her. "This isn't your fault, Carol…"
Caroline leaned forward slowly. "I couldn't give Lily a good retirement life... I never got to repay her kindness. I caused Lily, my mother, and Jamie's deaths. I'm a jinx, and everyone around me will die because of me!"
Scott comforted her, "This isn't your doing, Carol. You need to gather yourself. The children need you."
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In the VIP room.
Evan received Deric's guilt-ridden call, announcing Lily's death due to a failed surgery.
Evan's face turned serious as he pictured Caroline's despair. He gritted his teeth and said, "I paid your team handsomely, and this is all you can do?"
Deric explained, "The surgery should have been fine, Mr. Jordan. But the patient's vital signs dropped drastically during
