THE RISE OF THE SECRET HEIR

CHAPTER 28

Three days in the hospital, and Arthur was already annoying the nurses with his frequent questions on when they would be discharging him from the hospital. It was a shoulder wound and a mild concussion to his head. He was fine already, but they didn’t see it. He had canceled his meet-up with Claire and rescheduled his plans for Mark.

That decision had hurt him, but he had to stay alive to be able to deal with Mark properly. One thing that placed smiles on his face were Diana and Gabriella, who showed up every day at his room door, trying to get in but were escorted out of the hospital every time.

His aunts and some people from the Craig clan who he didn’t know had visited him and tried to make him release Marianna. She had spent four days in jail and wasn’t eating well. He didn’t care. She had an option, and if she was wise, she would stick to it, as he had told them already.

Uncle Derrick and a few others stood by his decision, and that was all he needed. The rest could keep whinin