The doctor leaned forward, placing a hand on her shoulder. “We’ll do everything we can to help Brian, Mrs. Grace. But right now, you need to do everything you can to get the money to save his life.”Grace nodded through her tears. She wiped her eyes as she tired to steady her herself, but it was not working, her mind was already looking for solutions, where to get the money from. “Thank you, Doctor,” she said as she stood, her body was still shaking in fear. “I… I will try and see if I can find the money.”Grace walked out of the office in a daze, her thoughts raced as she tried to figure out what to do next. She had no one to turn to for help. Her savings would not even raise her even half of the money. The only person she could think of… was Nathan.But would he help her?She had never asked Nathan for anything beyond her job. He had already done so much for her, giving her a chance to rebuild her life. How could she possibly ask him for five hundred thousand dollars? Would he ev
At that moment, the door swung open wider, revealing a tall man with an air of authority. It was Grace’s father-in-law, Thomas, his face twisted with anger as he laid eyes on her. “What is this? What are you doing here, Grace?” he barked.“I—I need help,” Grace stammered as he glared at her with disdain. “Brian is in the hospital. He needs surgery, and I don’t have the money to pay for it. I came to ask for your help, please!”Thomas laughed, a harsh and humorless sound. “Help? After you killed my son? What makes you think we will help the witch who brought such shame upon this family?”“Thomas, who is making you behave like this?” came a voice from behind him. It was his wife, Elaine, and as soon as her eyes fell on Grace, she started to boil with anger."You wicked witch!" she barked. "Have you come to kill one of us again?"She then turned to her husband. “You shouldn’t even be talking to her.”"We all know what you did, Grace. You used our son for ritual, and now you want our help
Meanwhile, outside the mansion, the driver sat in the car, watching how Grace's ex-family was bullying her.He saw Grace on her knees, pleading with the family, and could feel the tension from where he sat. His hands gripped the steering wheel anxiously.He knew this was a bad situation, and Grace was in desperate need of help. Without a second thought, he reached for his phone and dialed Bianca’s number.“Hello?” came Bianca’s calm voice on the other end.“Ma’am, it’s urgent,” the driver said in a hushed voice, glancing toward the mansion’s gates. “Ms. Grace is in trouble. She’s at her former in-laws' place, and they’re ganging up on her. They’re refusing to help her with something. I think their son is sick. It’s turning into a real scene, ma’am.”Bianca’s heart skipped a beat. “What? How can they treat a Cloud employee like that?” She could feel anger begin to course through her veins. “Stay where you are, I’m coming.”Bianca hung up the phone, ending the meeting she was having wit
Nathan turned back to Grace, his expression softening slightly as he spoke. “What’s going on, Grace? Why were you begging these people?”Grace took a shaky breath, her voice barely above a whisper. “It’s Brian, sir. He’s sick. The doctors said he needs surgery, and it will cost five hundred thousand dollars. I—I didn’t have anywhere else to go.”Nathan’s jaw clenched, and Bianca’s eyes widened with anger. “So you came to them?” Bianca asked, glancing at the family with disgust. “You came here, to these people?”Grace nodded, tears spilling down her cheeks. “I didn’t know what else to do. They're Brian’s grandparents. I thought—” She swallowed hard. “I thought they might help.”Nathan’s gaze shifted back to the family, his eyes burning with cold fury. “So you knew she was desperate, and instead of helping, you humiliated her?”Thomas, shaking with fear, tried to step forward again. “Lord Cloud, please, it’s not like that...”Nathan took a step closer to him, his eyes never leaving his
The moment Grace’s ex-family fully understood what was going on, they knew they had to donate something to at least try and save face. Thomas, once the proud patriarch who had mercilessly rejected her without even a second thought, now looked shattered. His face paled as the realization dawned that he had allowed a woman with powerful connections to slip through his fingers. Elaine, still nursing her bleeding lip, glanced at her husband with panic in her eyes. Their eyes met, and in that moment, **they both immediately knew that they had made a grave mistake.** Without warning, Thomas dropped to his knees and pleaded with desperation. “Grace… please,” he begged, his voice trembling as he crawled toward her, with his hands out. “We were wrong. We… we didn’t understand. Please forgive us.” Elaine also followed, kneeling beside her husband, her face wet with tears. “Grace, my dear,” she pleaded, her voice shaking. “We were blinded by grief… by our son’s death. We didn’t me
As Grace left the doctor’s office, she felt so happy.Brian, her baby, was going to be fine.Everything was finally falling into place. Brian was going to get the surgery, and for the first time in years, she would still have over a million dollars to her name.She clutched her phone tightly, ready to transfer the funds and make it official.She walked back toward the waiting room, her hands still shaking from how tense today **had been**.After everything she had been through, after all the suffering and fear, this moment felt good—almost too good to be true.She had secured Brian’s future. She had been saved by a man she barely knew a few months ago, someone most people in Prescott would do anything to have a relationship with, but he had extended his hand to her, of all people.Just as she was about to sit down and begin the transfer, her phone buzzed. Startled, she glanced down at the screen. It was an unknown number. Hesitating for only a moment, Grace answered the call.“Hello?”
Grace wiped her eyes as she struggled to stand.She was rejoicing a few moments ago, but now she was full of despair, and her entire body felt weak. She had no idea how she was going to face Brian now.How could she tell him that the money was gone?That the surgery he so desperately needed might never happen?She wiped her face with the back of her hand, she was shaking but she had to composex she had to stay strong for her son. Grace walked slowly to Brian's ward, she had to be there for her son at least. Each step felt heavier than the last; she was weighed down by so much despair.She stood in front of Brian's ward for a moment. She hesitated as she could hear him inside, talking quietly with one of the nurses. His innocent voice sounded tired but hopeful.Grace took a deep breath before opening the door. As she stepped inside, Brian’s face lit up when he saw his mom.His eyes were filled with concern, as he could see his mommy's face was full with despair. “Mummy, what happe
vsGrace sat on the cold hospital floor, her body trembling as she continued to cry. There was no way out. Suddenly, she could hear a loud voice from the television mounted in the corner of the hallway. Grace didn’t pay attention at first, but something about the tone of the announcer’s voice caught her attention. She blinked through her tears, slowly looking up at the TV screen. Her gaze went to the headline at the bottom, which read, “Nationwide Scam: Thousands of Victims Report Entire Savings Stolen in OTP Fraud.” Grace’s breath caught in her throat. Her heart raced as she wiped her eyes and focused on what the news reporter was saying. “This just in,” the announcer said in a grave voice, “Thousands of people across the country have fallen victim to a widespread scam involving fraudulent phone calls claiming to be from banks.” "Victims report receiving calls where they were asked to provide one-time passwords for supposed account verification.” "Upon doing so, the