Meanwhile, across town, at a small private hospital, Ella was gradually getting better. Her physical wounds were healing, but her emotional scars were far from mended. Derek and Rick had been by her side, working tirelessly to gather the evidence needed to bring down Tania once and for all.
Rick leaned back in his chair, scanning the latest documents they’d compiled. “We’ve shut down every one of her connections,” he said with satisfaction. “Crystal is dead, and we’ve got enough dirt on Tania to ensure she can’t crawl her way out of this.”
Derek nodded, flipping through a stack of accident records they’d added to their evidence pile. “This is the final nail in the coffin,” he said, sliding the accident report toward Rick. It detailed the car crash that had almost killed Ella, the one tha
