ISABELLA’S POV My hand froze on the handle when I overheard the quiet but strained conversation inside the hospital room. “…we need to sue,” Jace was saying, voice low and fierce. “She needs to be taught a lesson. If it’s about money, we have it. We have the resources, the lawyers, the reach. We have everything. Why are you against this? Why are you trying to be lenient with the person who almost murdered you?” There was a pause. A rustle of sheets. Then Mrs. Salvador’s voice—softer, but somehow cutting deeper. “Just listen to me, Jace. For once, listen.” “Mom, no—no, you listen,” Jace snapped, frustration raw in his tone. “Anastasia stabbed you. She nearly killed you. Jessie and I were covered in your blood. Like I said, if this is about money, we have lots of it. If this is about connections, we have thousands of those too. We have everything we need to bury her legally and financially and make sure she never even breathes the same air as our family again. So why are you d
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