2023-05-08 06:02:33Vera is shocked when Wallace reveals to her that Beto was having chest pains. She straightens up on the couch as Wallace crouches down to face her.
“Honey, what did you mean by that? Is my brother going to die?”
Wallace takes both of her hands, “No, Vera. Your brother, for now, is healthy. But he has been feeling some discomfort and dashed to the hospital to see what it was. A cardiologist said he doesn't have anything serious, but with him getting older, he'd better prevent it.”
“Poor Tess...”
Wallace frets, “This is where we have a problem, dear: your brother had asked me for a secret. He's taking pills to control his blood pressure on the sly.”
Vera gapes, then comments, “But... Well, I'm his sister, these things I deserve to know. My brother will listen to me!”
“Because your father died of the same ill, he saw fit—”
Vera nodded, “Yes, these things
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