Chapter 90

VERONICA Events unfolded rapidly. The kidnapping, the rescue— everything. But what pierced me the most was Celine's hoarse shouting at me and her evil sneer even in her pathetic state. And that scares me—’Many people want your life and even if I go away, someone else will come and destroy you!’—those words are still ringing in my ears like a sharp dagger. I am still puzzled and shaken to the core. It is gruesome and odious. I just want to take my children and leave somewhere where no one would know about us. I want to protect them with everything I have, but if people are attacking us like this, how can I possibly do that? And most importantly, who are these people? Who is behind me? A soft whimper broke my concentration as I began to pat Cadence's chest. She was asleep at the time. Following her rescue from Christina, she was unconscious and experiencing respiratory distress, so I promptly transported her to the emergency room for a comprehensive evaluation; she has since been transfe