Chapter 8
As Bowen read the letter, his hands trembled violently with each word. The letter detailed Kathleen’s condition, choices, and emotional journey during her final three days.
Jolene broke down halfway through reading, screaming, “Kathleen… My poor daughter!”
At that moment, Annie turned on the TV and inserted a USB drive. “This is what Mrs. Liddell asked me to play today.”
The surveillance footage clearly showed everything that had happened at the hospital three days ago. Bowen had given Yvonne the treatment opportunity without hesitation, never even asking for Kathleen’s opinion.
What followed was a recording a conversation between Yvonne and her lover, Alfred Jacobs. Every word cut through everyone’s hearts like a knife.
“Everything’s going smoothly. Kathleen’s about to die.”
The living room fell into deathly silence.
“After pretending to be sick all these years,
she
never suspected a thing…‘
”
“No! That’s fake!” Yvonne screamed hysterically.
However, no one paid attention to her protests.
Annie kept going, pulling out more
evide
The truth hit like a landslide, crushing every last
of denial.
Bowen’s eyes were bloodshot as he growled, “the pat He lunged at Yvonne and wrapped his hands as you!!
Candice’s voice froze everyone in th
taround her
suspicious bank transfers, and intimate photos of Yvonne and Alfred.
place. The little girl s
on the
staircase, looking down at the chaos in confusion.
“What’s going on? Mommy Yvonne, why are you sitting on the floor?” she asked with a little frown.
No one answered her.
“Where’s Mommy?” Candice looked around the room casually as if
as if she
were asking about someone who did not matter much. “Did she leave again?”
“Candice…” Bowen’s voice cracked.
“What is it?” Candice stomped her foot impatiently. “I want Mommy Yvonne! Mommy Yvonne, aren’t we supposed to go to the amusement park today?”
