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Chapter 116: Choosing a Side

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Immediately they walked slowly back into the room, Tessa halted instantly as she caught eyes with Rosa.

The atmosphere in the room changed at once.

Only moments earlier, the room had been quiet. Now tension seemed to spread through every corner.

Rosa had been seated beside the hospital bed, her handbag resting beside her as she waited for Curtis to return.

The moment the door opened, she had expected to see her son walking back with the help of a nurse.

Instead, she saw Tessa.

Not only was Tess
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