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Author: Grace Grandi
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Chapter 141

Ethan’s POV

“Ethan, what the fuck are you doing here? Get out!”

Her voice was hoarse, shredded raw, like it had been dragged through gravel. Anna staggered upright from the bed, water streaming down her hair, her clothes plastered to her skin, droplets splashing onto the floor as she shoved at my chest with weak but frantic hands.

“Get out!” she screamed again, nails scraping my shirt as she pushed me backward. “Get out of my house!”

“Anna, stop,” I said instinctively, holding my hands up, not touching her but keeping close enough in case she collapsed again. “You almost drowned. You were unconscious. I….”

Hayden’s cry cut through the room.

The sound hit me like a punch to the gut.

She was standing by the bed now, barefoot, her little hands clenched into fists, tears spilling silently down her cheeks as she watched her mother unravel.

She just stood there, trembling, like she’d learned that drawing attention only made things worse.

Anna looked over at Ha
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