ra instinctively pulled her hand away from his grip. He stood there, stunned for a few seconds, before quietly letting her go. Without a backward nce, ra rushed after Megan, her anger at Eden now redirected towards Dn. She was only human, with her own emotions and temper. If it weren''t for Eden tonight, none of this would have spiraled out of control.


    By the time they reached the hospital, Megan had already been whisked away into the emergency room. ra was feeling awful herself. A sharp pain gnawed at her stomach, her vision blurred and fading. Before Megan was even wheeled out, ra copsed, setting off another wave of panic in the room.


    When she finally came to, she found herself staring at a stark white ceiling. Someone was holding her hand, and as she turned her head, she saw Simon. His eyes were red-rimmed, but they lit up the moment he saw she was awake.


    "You''re finally awake!" he eximed.


    ra''s voice was a bit raspy. As she was helped to sit up, Simon quickly handed her a ss of water, preemptively cutting off her cough. Even now, he couldn''t resist taking a jab at ra''s boyfriend.


    "You''ve been out cold for so long, and where''s your boyfriend, huh? Not even here to check on you? ra, seriously, he''s unreliable. Doesn''t he even know how to pick up the phone? Seeing you lying there was terrifying, and it made me feel terrible."


    ra didn''t say anything, just took a few quiet sips of water before asking, "How''s Megan?"


    "She''s in the next room. She''s doing alright, thank goodness the wound was just on her shoulder. If it had been her stomach, it could have been much worse. Oh, and while you were out, Moonlight finished their investigation. Turns out the drunk guy had a murky past with one of the female employees and knew that spot was where they took breaks. He went back, not expecting to find you there."


    ra dropped her gaze, her head pounding with pain. Simon sat back down, his voice softening.


    "You''ve got a lot of injuries, bruises even on your head. What happened? Who did this to you?"


    ra let out a bitterugh. "Why don''t you go ask your darling sister?"


    A flicker of understanding crossed Simon''s eyes, and he sighed. "You''re talking about Amy, right? Dn''s spoiled her rotten. She''s fearless and doesn''t know when to stop. You don''t know, but back in high school, she nearly injured another girl for good. Even though our family paid a lot to smooth things over, she never learned. Dn got so worried she''d get into more trouble, he even assigned bodyguards at her school. She acted like she owned the ce, and no one dared to mess with her."


    ra felt a heavy weight in her chest, unsure of what to say.


    Just then, there was a knock at the door, and Megan walked in, looking as pale as


    a sheet. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears.


    "ra, I''m so d you''re alright."


    Seeing Megan like this, ra''s heart ached. Megan worked so hard, juggling multiple jobs, and this was just a cruel twist of fate.


    "I''m fine, Megan. Are you in pain?"


    "No, it doesn''t hurt. I was just so scared. Even when I sleep, I can''t shake off the nightmares."


    Megan sat down beside her, about to say more when the door burst open-Eden barged in.


    Eden''s eyes zeroed in on Simon and then turned to ra,unching into a furious rant.


    "ra, you little maniptor! How many times do I have to tell you to stop trying to worm your way into my brother''s life? He''s not interested in you! If you don''t want to get hurt again, you''d better stay far away from the Fergusons! Especially Dn-I bet you''ve got some sneaky ns for him too, you conniving witch!"