Inside the empty VIP ward, the sharp scent of disinfectant lingered in the cold air.
Tucker leaned against the wall, his fingernails digging deeply into his palms.
His thoughts drifted back to yesterday's award ceremony.
Hadley had been dressed in clothing so plain and colorless that she seemed completely out of place among the glamorous crowd surrounding her.
An invisible hand seemed to squeeze his heart.
A suffocating wave of regret crashed over him.
Hadley must have completely fallen apart by now.
Caroline… That's right. There was still Caroline.
Their daughter was Hadley's entire world, and the only person who could possibly comfort her at a time like this.
Clinging to that hope like a drowning man grasping a lifeline, Tucker hurriedly called Carolin
