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Chapter 10

Author: Arab Wood
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-18 18:17:59

I held my cane tighter, feeling the cool metal in my hand as I stood outside the ReyCorp Foundation meeting room. Through the partly open door, I could hear Alejandro Vega talking confidently about the children's hospital, my hospital. My dream. My legacy.

"As you can see, the children's hospital east wing is almost done," he was saying. The sound of his voice carried clearly through the gap. "We've fixed the building problems from the first check, and I think we'll finish three weeks early."

The soft sounds of approval from the board members floated through the doorway. I took a deep breath, fixing my Alexander McQueen cream top and smoothing down my gray skirt. The doctors had been clear—avoid stress, stay away from arguments, rest. But I'd rested enough in that cold hospital room and at home, looking at blank walls while my husband and his lover thought they were taking apart my life's work bit by bit.

I heard Daniela's voice, sounding fake-worried. "Great timing, Mr. Vega. Though
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