Just then, footsteps echoed down the corridor.Turning, Thomas saw Carter, pale-faced, appear at the end of the hall.Catching sight of Thomas, Carter asked, "How's Sharon?"Thomas replied, "I'm not sure. I only just arrived."Without another word, Carter knocked and stepped into the ward.Inside, Wendy was slumped over Sharon's bedside, sobbing."Sharon, it's all my fault. I dragged you into this… If I hadn't spoken so recklessly, Jamie wouldn't have held a grudge against you. Your hands wouldn't have been ruined…"Her tears streamed down her face.Ever since regaining consciousness, Wendy had drowned in guilt.Sharon, who had only woken moments earlier, whispered weakly, "Wendy, this has nothing to do with what you said. Even if you had kept silent, once the truth about Victoria being an illegitimate child came out, he would have blamed me regardless."What matters is that you're safe. Otherwise… I'd regret it for the rest of my life."This time, Wendy had been implicated
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