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bodyguards in black suits. The air was thick with the smell
ed. He was skin and bones, his sallow skin contrasting sharply with the snow-white
ndfather's voice w
ks, Grandpa," I sat by the bed, ho
ermittently, the heavy wooden door was suddenly
sharply tailored tuxedo, obviously h
htly. Chiara wore a tight, red sequined gown, looking
and the beeping of the heart
is voice trembling. "Get th
old sneer on his handsome face. "She st
down, her eyes filled with disrespect. "Your days in power are numbered, old
clutch, walked to the bed, slapped it hard against
, her voice echoing in the sterile room. "I'm pregnant
ard at that paper, the smell of antiseptic in
s face flushed a dangerous shade of purple
e?" He was trembling with extreme fury.
ing his chest tightly. His eyes rolled back,
let out a piercing
d, lunging for the e
r. He grabbed my arm an
t in front of the door, jamming it tightly under the
ir bodies against the wooden door. Their shouts were
!" I screamed, stru
s dy
s crossed over his chest, expression
ra," he said with
you accept
randfather from
iolently on the bed, his face
king up at the woman wh
ked out, hot tears
pt you.
smile, slowly turned around, and
into the room like a tide, a
ng medical terms, urgently
, watching helplessly as they shocked m
n
ic
octor finally muttered, his gaze
y fell into a suf
lowly let o
s arm around
e have a par
the bed like I
e closed shut, a trace
into a fist, as if holding ont
open his stil
he folded ult
he paper. The font of the patient's name had sligh
thal lie designed specifical
my pocket. My chest felt devoid of a heartbeat
ils of the men behind me. Pulling out my disposab
poke into the receiver
onsigliere's voice shifted instantl
n my heart: "Grab the woman.
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