Lillian settled into the car with the help of a nurse, ready to head back home. As the driver sent off a message, she didn't give it much thought—after all, she wasn't like Claude, who had an obsession with controlling every little detail. "Are you comfortable, ma'am?" the driver asked. "Yeah, let's go," she replied. As the car moved away from the hospital, Lillian realized where she had been staying—it was one of the Kent family's high-end private hospitals, where celebrities and the wealthy often received care. That explained Jesse's presence. She must have been there for a check-up and latched onto Claude when she spotted him, determined to make herself seen. It wasn't that Lillian felt particularly secure that Claude wouldn't flaunt someone like Jesse in front of her. It was more

