Chapter 8 - The Stepmother's Return
The next morning, the sun rose over the freezing Chicago skyline.
Marianne had refused to leave the hospital. She sat in a hard chair beside Lucy’s bed in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, holding the little girl's fragile hand, praying for her to wake up.
Suddenly, the heavy doors of the ICU violently swung open.
Vanessa stormed into the room. She was wearing a stunning, thousand-dollar designer trench coat and massive sunglasses, looking absolutely furious. She had been intercepted by airport police before her flight took off, completely ruining her Cabo vacation.
"Where is she?!" Vanessa shrieked, marching directly toward Lucy's bed. "I am going to sue this entire hospital into bankruptcy!"
Marianne stood up immediately, placing her body squarely between the arrogant stepmother and the little girl's life-support machines.
"You performed an unauthorized surgery on my stepdaughter!" Vanessa yelled, pointing a perfectly manicured finger in Marianne’s face. "I am her legal guardian! I demand she be discharged this very second! I am taking her home!"
"If you disconnect those IVs, she will die," Marianne stated, her voice a low, lethal whisper.
"She is my property until her father gets back," Vanessa sneered cruelly, completely devoid of human empathy. "Move out of my way, nurse, or I will have your medical license permanently revoked!"
"She's not moving."
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A deep, booming voice echoed from the doorway of the ICU, shaking the very walls of the room.
👉 Who is standing in the doorway right behind the wicked stepmother?
