Chapter 2Eva's PovI barely slept after leaving Adrian’s villa in the storm last night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the contract again.By dawn, I gave up on sleep and came straight to meet mum at the hospital. Now I stood outside the discharge desk, clutching a thin folder of paper, that held me together. “You’re lucky,” A nurse said, sliding the final document toward me with a polite smile. Lucky? I forced a smile. “Yes… very lucky.”My fingers tightened on the paperwork.If luck had anything to do with this, I wouldn’t have signed that contract three years ago.“Room 232 is ready,” the nurse added. “You can bring her home today.”‘Home.’ The word felt strange on my lips. For the past three years, my life had revolved around Adrian. I heaved a sigh, signed the last form and turned toward the elevator. But her voice suddenly stopped me.“Hold on miss, your mother can’t leave yet.” i stopped mid-step. My heart skipped. “What do you mean?”“It says the patient’s discharge
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