All Chapters of Into His Mistress's Body: Billionaire's Heartless Wife : Chapter 131 - Chapter 134

VeronicaSleep did not come gently. It pulled me under in fragments, like drifting through layers of heavy water. The beeping of the monitor faded into something distant, mechanical and hollow. My body felt weightless at first, then strangely alert, as if every nerve was awake beneath the surface of the dream.I started hearing noises, first my mother, gentle and warm, Taylor's cold hum, Jemore's teasing, big brother's laughter, then Yvonne, standing on the stage, giving a speech at the age of twenty, and then..."Mommy!"My heart sank when I saw her, Aurora. And to myself, screaming at her, cursing at her, throwing the food that was barely edible for a child. My throat burned even in the dream. I could see her flinch, her tiny fingers curling into her dress, her lower lip trembling. The guilt was so sharp it felt physical, like something slicing through my ribs from the inside.I realized that I was dreaming. My skin was burning, damp with sweat. Maybe fever. My tongue felt thick. My

Jerome, My body moved before my mind caught up. I shoved the door open. It banged against the wall with a violent crash, the sound swallowed almost instantly by the suffocating darkness inside the room. The impact stung through my shoulder, but I barely felt it. The air inside was thick, stale, carrying the sharp scent of antiseptic and something metallic underneath. The room was pitch black. I could barely make out shapes. The curtains had been drawn tight, blocking out even the faintest trace of hallway light. The machines that were supposed to be humming beside her bed were silent. There was movement near the bed. A harsh scraping sound cut through the silence, followed by the uneven rustle of sheets being dragged violently. Fabric twisted. Metal shifted faintly, as if the bedframe had been jolted. Someone was breathing too fast. Not just fast—panicked. The kind of breathing that bordered on hyperventilation. There was a faint choking sound between the breaths. A beam of