Terrence stumbled backward several steps in a row, slamming straight into the wall.
The doctor's earlier words echoed in his head on a loop. Romina had lost the baby in her womb.
All of a sudden, he raised a hand and slapped himself hard across the face.
Raw, unhinged grief twisted his face, so intense it was almost unsettling to see.
Vera was so flustered she blurted out the thought she'd been holding back.
"What about Romina? She fell from that height. She's a goner, right?"
Terrence spun around immediately, and his eyes locked on Vera's face, where she couldn't hide the vicious, hopeful gleam that begged for Romina to be dead.
Every bit of his boiling rage and disgust finally had a target to lash out at.
"What the hell are you doing here? Get out!"
One crushing blow after anoth
