The drive to the hospital felt endless.
Inside the black SUV, silence suffocated the air while Jordan Rodriguez drove through the crowded night streets of Country A at terrifying speed.
Beside him, Maureen Green quietly watched his expression.
Cold.
Unreadable.
But his grip on the steering wheel betrayed tension beneath the surface.
Richard collapsing changed things.
No matter how complicated their relationship became—
Richard Rodriguez was still Jordan’s father.
And that fact alone carried weight Jordan could never fully erase.
The hospital building finally appeared ahead brightly lit against the dark night sky.
Security guards already surrounded the entrance.
Jordan stepped out immediately.
Doctors and nurses visibly straightened the second they recognized him.
One doctor a
