Chapter 7 - WHAT THE BRACELET REALLY MEANTWeeks later, the investigation revealed everything.
Marcus had orchestrated the attack.
Adrian's father had buried evidence.
Vanessa had been threatened.
My career had been destroyed to silence me.
And the bracelet?
It wasn't simply a hospital souvenir.
My father had taken it because it was the only proof that Adrian had survived the medication switch.
He had hidden it.
Then he had died.
The bracelet had survived.
Adrian's father had kept it.
Marcus had searched for it for years.
And somehow, it had found its way back to me.
Adrian handed it to me.
“You should keep it.”
I looked at the faded plastic.
“What does it mean to you?”
“That you stayed.”
I smiled.
“It means you were stubborn.”
“Yes.”
“It means you nearly died.”
“Yes.”
“It means I was twenty-six and had absolutely no idea who you were.”
He laughed.
“You were saving me anyway.”
I looked at him.
“Maybe that's why I fell in love with you.”
His eyes softened.
“When?”
“I don't know.”
“That's not romantic.”
“I'm a nurse.”
He laughed.
Then his expression became serious.
“I love you, Maya.”
“I know.”
“I've never said it enough.”
“No.”
May you like
“I'll say it more.”
“Good.”
