“Nobody belongs to an institution that bullies its patients and drains their banks.”
My voice was firm, even as my body fought the fear crawling up my spine.
“They should be helped—by staff whose job is to protect, support, and heal them. Not break them. Not keep them here for profit.”
Nella’s expression twisted into something cruel—
Then, to my shock, she chuckled.
A slow, mocking sound that sent a shiver down my spine.
Then, in my native language, she spoke clearly, her words dripping with amusement and malice.
“You really believe that, don’t you?”
She stepped closer, her eyes dark with power.
“You really think Lidia, Emily, Morgan, Roy, Dan, and the rest of these pathetic souls deserve to be treated as true patients?”
She laughed again, shaking her head.
“With the amount of p
