Morbid Fascination: You Mean the Whole World to Me

il you sent me. Is i

. In just a matter of days, her mother had fallen gravely ill, slipping into an

al, Dad. We can't let it wither away like this.

ewspaper, and sighed heavily. "Listen, Freya,

on't go giving Dad a hard time. Let's face it. Healthbridge is in a shambles. No

fted to the sour

r, garbed in a flowing dress, exuding an air o

a a sense of foreboding. "And you

her voice dripped with honeyed venom. "

an uncanny resemblance to Fletcher in his

h malice and repugnance as

ked out in a mink coat and heavy makeup, sauntered out

ed up a little something for you," the wo

him and casting an indifferent look over Freya. "I'm Hele

planation. But he averted his gaze, clearly avoiding her questio

daughter, sired from his mistress, was almost as old as her. In his w

her. She had been living abroad all this time, completely unaware of her family's tur

sed through Freya's veins, but she knew it wasn't the tim

later. But the issue at hand is Healthbridge and it can't wait any longer. You've

his gaze, remaini

r's well-being as well. Healthbridge is in a financial abyss of hundreds of millions. If w

atience wearing thin. "Shut up! Our fam

mit that Helen had hit

dent on equipment and expensive medicine to cling to life. The medical bill

the best option was inde

witnessed her tireless efforts to build and

Healthbridge had been sold, it would be a fa

t of the blue. "There is a way to salvage the situ

anticipated his solution wou

ne of the most influential and wealthy families in Leryport. If we could get them

use, relishing in the ten

eply, Freya asked through gritted her

ll you have to do is

d. So that was what

ord? His previous three fiancees have all died, and he is in a vegetativ

ch a proposal. If there wasn't anything wrong wit

s your father, I don't want you to suffer. We'll just hav

d Freya wasn't fooled. She looked at the

acting, but Freya knew

s probably not a bad idea. After all, she had a chance to save Hea

ision. "Fine, I'll marry him," she said,