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last update Data de publicação: 2026-09-04 14:57:04
Chapter 16

“Yes!" I sobbed, pulling a folded stack of paper copies from my handbag and throwing them onto his desk. "Look at them! Fifty thousand dollars a month! Special pediatric isolation! High-grade immune therapies! He said if I didn't pay, my baby would die!"

Dr. jules grabbed the papers, his eyes scanning the lines with frantic speed. As he read the numbers and the fake signature at the bottom, his chest began to heave with anger and deep, terrifying panic.

"This... this is complete
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