The ambulance arrived with sirens screaming, then left with the same urgency.
Mary was rushed away for emergency treatment and survived, but because her brain had been deprived of oxygen for too long, she was left permanently paralyzed on one side of her body. She spent every day lying in bed, her mouth twisted as drool ran down her chin, unable to even put together a complete sentence.
Half of Evan's world had fallen apart. Now, his only hope rested on the "baby" Emily was carrying.
He treated Emily like royalty, fussing over her every need.
He even broke into my safe, took my jewelry, and sold it to buy her the finest food money could buy.
I stood by and watched with cold eyes, saying nothing, because I was saving an even bigger "surprise" for him.
Behind their backs, I spent a for
