In the middle of the night, Joana awoke with even greater stomach pain than before. The doctor had warned her that the anti-nausea medication might wear off after twelve hours. Somehow, she had managed to fall asleep without needing to take it again. It seemed that Michaela's decision to get a glass of warm milk actually worked as she intended, but not for long; when Joana woke up, she ran straight to the bathroom to vomit again.
After finishing throwing up, she popped another one of the anti-nausea pills in her mouth and climbed back into bed. Her body felt restless, though, so she decided to go to the kitchen to stretch her legs and get a cold glass of water.
The penthouse was dark and quiet when she came out of her room. Joana figured that everyone was soundly asleep, so she tiptoed o
