CHAPTER 39

"Sir Harvey, her voice quivering, she mustered a smile as she struggled to express her gratitude. '’I am deeply grateful for your immense kindness,’' she said, her eyes welling up with tears, barely held back.

'’I believe it would be best for me to stay with the other girls,'’ she spoke to him, her voice filled with a mix of determination and vulnerability. ‘'They are the only ones who can truly understand and share my pain. Being with them will aid in my healing.’'

Harvey turned to Lana, fully aware that he shouldn't attempt to sway her decision, yet unable to resist.

‘ 'Harvey , she has already made her wishes clear,'’ she said, met with a disapproving look. Despite this, he persisted, driven by his own motives.

He implored Lana to join him outside, and as they left her room, a sudden stillness enveloped them, away from the echoing presence of her closed door."

"Lana, this girl's time is running out, and she needs utmost care. I don't believe you can provide that while also looking