Chapter Title: First Night, Public Humiliation(Jenny’s POV)The next day came faster than I expected.Or maybe I just never slept at all.I sat by my brother’s bedside the entire night, watching the slow rise and fall of his chest as the machine beside him beeped steadily. Each sound felt like a reminder. A countdown. A warning.I had cried so much that my eyes burned now. There were no more tears left, only a hollow ache that settled deep in my chest.Morning came, then afternoon, and before I knew it, night fell again.And with it… him.James.The door opened quietly, but I didn’t turn. I already knew it was him. I could feel his presence. Heavy. Suffocating. Like a storm cloud that refused to leave.“Jenny,” he called softly.That tone.The same tone he used when he wanted to pretend everything was fine.I didn’t respond.“I told you to go home and rest,” he continued, walking closer. “You’ve been here too long.”Still, I said nothing. My fingers tightened slightly around my broth
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