Chapter 10 - The Last Attack Came From Inside the Hospital—And Only My Daughter Recognized the KillerEmma and Isabella were transferred to a secure pediatric hospital.
Lorenzo put guards on every floor.
Doctors confirmed their condition was stable.
For the first time, I thought it might finally be over.
Then Emma looked at the nurse.
She froze.
“Mama.”
“What?”
“That lady has the red mark.”
I turned.
The nurse had a scar on her neck.
The same mark Emma had described.
She wasn't a nurse.
She was one of Gabriel's operatives.
She lunged toward Isabella.
Lorenzo's guards stopped her.
The hospital was evacuated.
The conspiracy collapsed.
Federal agents arrested the remaining members.
The research files were seized.
The children involved in the study were identified and protected.
And the pharmaceutical company was investigated.
Months later, everything changed.
Gabriel was convicted.
Mrs. Carlisle received protection in exchange for testimony.
Cole accepted a sentence after realizing his mother had betrayed the people who controlled him.
Vivien pleaded guilty.
Before she entered prison, she asked to see me.
“I don't expect forgiveness.”
“You shouldn't.”
She nodded.
“I just want you to know something.”
“What?”
“I really did care about Emma.”
I stared at her.
“You had a strange way of showing it.”
Tears filled her eyes.
“I know.”
May you like
Then she left.
I never saw her again.
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