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Chapter 177

Author: MelanieTee
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-15 21:21:21

EMILY’S POV

The next morning arrived slowly, dragging the weight of a long, restless night behind it. I hadn’t slept, not really. I had tried to close my eyes, but every time I did, my thoughts spiraled into every dark possibility.

Every time Florida shifted in her sleep or made a sound, I sat up straight, my heart hammering. I couldn’t let my guard down, not with Denise still hovering around, pretending to be a mother.

She had stayed in the hospital too, though her commitment was nothing but a performance. She had fallen asleep in the waiting area shortly after midnight, curled in a blanket like someone completely at peace. I watched her through the ward glass.

Peaceful sleep wasn’t something that should belong to someone who had treated her child the way she did. Meanwhile, I sat at Florida’s bedside, watching her chest rise and fall, brushing strands of hair from her forehead, whispering soft reassurances she couldn’t hear.

I kept asking myself one question: How did we get here?

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