Chapter 14

"Madison Carline!" Jerome's voice was thick with fury. "You've really outdone yourself this time!" "Rome… when did you get here?" Madison stammered in panic. She didn't know how much he had overheard and held onto a small hope that maybe, if it was only about Damian, she could still explain herself. But the next second, Jerome's voice shattered that illusion. "I've been at the door since these two started threatening you." Rowan and Karen, already pale, scrambled to beg for mercy. Rowan begged, "Mr. Cooper! Please, spare us! We were forced into this. We were threatened!" "Yes, Mr. Cooper," Karen added. "At first, we didn't want to do it, but Madison said if we refused, the hospital would fire us. We had no choice but to go along with it!" Jerome drew the gun he always carried and pressed it to Rowan's head, radiating a terrifying presence. "So Freddie's death… you deliberately caused it during surgery?" Rowan shook violently, cold sweat dripping to the floor, too terrified to li