After the tears finally settled, they all sat down quietly in Mrs. Ashford’s hospital ward.
The atmosphere was calmer now, but the weight of everything that had happened still lingered in the air.
Victor shook his head slowly, frustration written all over his face.
“I still can’t believe Adrian did this to me,” he said bitterly. “I trusted him as a friend… and as a worker. He knew I once lost a sister, and yet he still did something like this.”
Zara sighed softly.
“No wonder Rosey hated you so much,” she said quietly.
Marcus frowned and turned to her.
“What did she do?”
Victor hesitated before answering.
“She once framed her for stealing,” he admitted. “I’m sure she never wanted Zara to stay around us for long. She must have feared that sooner or later… the truth would come out
