Ella cried and struggled. "Grandma, I was wrong! I don't want to go to the police station! Please, I beg you, don't send me there!"
Finn paused, hesitating for a few seconds.
Kathleen's face hardened with pain as she barked, "Finn! Are you ignoring me? Why are you standing there? Take Ella to the police station right now!"
Finn bowed respectfully, then stepped forward and grabbed the hysterical Ella, dragging her out of the manor.
"Grandma! Grandma, no! Evan, help me!"
Ella's frantic cries echoed through the estate, but Kathleen's face was a stormy gray. Her labored breathing worsened, and she collapsed onto the couch.
"Grandma! What's wrong?"
Josie was the first to notice Kathleen's condition. She rushed to her side. "Grandma! Grandma!"
Evan followed quickly, stead
