Lorna's smug expression froze.
Then Elizabeth opened her eyes.
She blinked like she was confused about where she was. But when she saw Lorna standing there safe and Stephen beside her, she gave a small, relieved smile.
"Lorna, thank God you're okay," she said.
Her face and her words shook the doubt in Stephen's mind.
He didn't want to believe Elizabeth could do something like that. But the thugs had said her name. And Lorna had testified against her.
Just then, the doctor came in for rounds. He saw that Elizabeth was awake and smiled. "Girl, you nicked an artery. You lost a lot of blood. Good thing they got you here in time—otherwise, you'd be dead right now."
Those words changed everything. Stephen's eyes hardened. "Lorna, someone set this up. Eliza wouldn't hurt you. She almost di
