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Chapter 14
“Staring won’t fix the roof,” Luke said flatly, catching Rhys looking at the ceiling.The house hadn’t changed.It had the same sagging porch step Rhys remembered breaking as a teenager.Same water stain blooming across the ceiling by the door, wider now than it used to be. The air inside smelled like mildew and old grease, like the loneliness inside it never escaped.Gloria helped their mother into the one good armchair, tucking a blanket around her knees. Luke stood in the kitchen doorway, arms folded, saying nothing, watching Rhys with both fury and admiration.Rhys stood in the middle of the room and looked around.The peeling wallpaper. The unpaid notices stacked on the counter, corners curling. His mother’s frame, thinner than it should be even accounting for the sickness.Luke’s old shoes, the same pair from what looked like two years ago, held together at the sole with what was probably duct tape.This wasn’t a family that had survived without him.This was a family that had b
Chapter 13
Rhys grabbed the drip stand as Gloria rushed to their mother. The thudding inside his chest slowly settled as Luke brushed his shoulder slightly. “…How?” Luke thought out loud. The doctor, gazing at this medical miracle, turned his gaze to Rhys.“Excuse me sir; where did you study medicine?” He asked. Rhys said nothing.“You just— I don’t even know what you did. But you just healed my patient. I must know how you did it.” The doctor pressed.Rhys exhaled as the symptoms faded and straightened himself. He had to take things slow. At least for now.“I want to get my mother out of here.” Rhys simply stated. The doctor shaked his head. “I highly advise against that. We still need to keep her here and monitor her progress. There are labs to be done, investigations—““None of those investigations could help her earlier, could they? Give me the discharge form.” Rhys replied.“Sir, I highly advise against this—““I don’t want to repeat myself.” Rhys calmly stated.“Maybe you should liste
Chapter 12
The doctor shoved past Gloria with a crash cart trailing behind him, another nurse hot on her heels.“Clear the room! Everyone out, now!” The doctor called out, as the team plugged monitors and set up equipment.“That’s my mother! I’m not going anywhere.” Luke barked, refusing to budge.“Sir, I need you step out and let me do my job. Else she dies. Do you want that?” The doctor asked. The words landed like a slap. Luke stumbled back in defeat. By then, Gloria was already sobbing profusely. Luke grabbed her, taking her along with him as they attempted to leave the room. But Rhys didn’t move.The doctor turned on him next, eyes narrowing at the man standing calm in the middle of the chaos.“Leave sir!”“No.”The doctor frowned. Both Luke and Gloria stopped on their steps.“Excuse me?” The doctor scoffed. “You heard me. I’m not leaving her.” Rhys’s voice didn’t rise. “Somebody call security!” the doctor barked. “We’ve got a family member interfering with a code blue!”Luke quickly
Chapter 11
Text from Gloria: [Big brother. It’s Mom. She’s dying. Please come now!] Every sound in the boutique dropped. Rhys didn’t explain. He didn’t apologize. He just turned and dashed out of the boutique, leaving Anna standing there, with her hand still halfway extended toward a man who was already gone. By the time Rhys reached the central hospital, it was already midday. The receptionist barely glanced up from her computer when he burst through the sliding doors. “Sir, visiting hours are over…” She froze when she saw him. Chiseled, a body that looked divine, muscles hugging his outfit. Her lips parted a bit as she stared at him. “Miriam Cole. What room is she?” He asked her amidst her trance. The receptionist blinked, startled by the force of him, and it took her a second longer than it should have to actually process the name. Her eyes crawled up from his chest and landed properly on his face for the first time. She cleared her throat, sitting up a little
Chapter 10
“How dare you, call my savior, a thief?”The words hung in the air longer than the slap did. Alisha’s hand trembled against her own jaw, blood welling at the corner of her lips.“You hit me.” She said to Anna like she still didn’t believe it. Rhys kept smiling, watching the drama with amusement. “My fiancée will not be happy about this!” Alisha retorted.“I don’t see a fiancée here. I only see a woman who let her own husband rot in a cell for a crime her family committed, then traded him for a fatter bank account the second he needed her.” Anna said to her. Alisha’s heart skipped a beat. “Oh yes. I heard all about your scandal. And how shameless you’ve been!” Anna added. She briefly fixed her gaze on Rhys. There was something in her eyes. It was not gratitude anymore. It was something closer to reverence, like she couldn’t even fathom what he had gone through.And survived.She then turned her attention back to Alisha.“You don’t get to stand in my store,and call the man who to
Chapter 9
Next morning, a knock hit the door.Rhys opened to find Luther leaning against the frame, arms crossed. He wore a frown on his face.“Sleep well, gutter rat?” Luther’s eyes swept the guest room like it disgusted him just by hosting Rhys’s body. “Enjoy the sheets while they last. Silk’s wasted on someone like you.” He added.Rhys sighed.“Is there a point to this, or did you just miss me?” Luther’s face darknened immediately. He straightened himself.“The point is that you’re a stray Sera dragged in off the street because she felt sorry for you, and strays that overstay their welcome get put down. So here’s some free advice, fuckface… Luther stepped closer.“Take the money. Keep your head low. Don’t get comfortable, and don’t get ‘ideas’ about anyone in this family, especially not Anna. ” His eyes cut deliberately toward the hallway. “You understand me? Or has poverty rotted your brain already?”“Your foolishness didn’t stop me from saving her last night. It won’t stop me now either
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