Yale shook his head. "No idea. Let''s check on Michelle first."


    He had no intention of getting involved in whatever had happened between Brandon and Vrie.


    "Alright," Nn replied.


    When they reached the ER, Michelle was still being treated.


    Jayden sat in a chair in the hallway, head down, lost in thought. Hearing footsteps, he slowly looked up.


    When he saw that Brandon wasn''t with them, he let out a bitterugh. "Of course, he didn''te. Heartless bastard."


    Yale sighed. "Jayden, you can''t me Brandon for this. He promised Vrie he wouldn''t see Michelle for a month."


    Given Brandon''s personality, he wouldn''t break his promise, no matter the trouble Michelle stirred up.


    "So a stupid promise means more than someone''s life?" Jayden shot back.


    Yale frowned. Seeing that Jayden wasn''t in the mood to listen to reason, he didn''t argue.


    In his opinion, Michelle had brought this on herself. If she thought attempting suicide would make Brandon cave, she was dead wrong.


    If he were in Brandon''s shoes, he wouldn''t havee either. Otherwise, once Michelle realized she could manipte him like this, wouldn''t she start threatening suicide every other day?


    The hallway fell silent again.


    Nn wasn''t too concerned about Michelle. His mind lingered on the man he''d seen with Vrie earlier.


    After a moment''s hesitation, he pulled out his phone and sent Brandon a message about it.


    ...


    Brandon had just gotten home and was about to take a shower when he saw Nn''s message.


    After reading it, his expression darkened immediately.


    Without a second thought, he grabbed his phone, rushed out the door, and drove straight to the hospital, not even bothering to put on a coat.


    ...


    As Stefan stepped out of the elevator onto the eighth floor of Pinnacle Hospital, he saw his mother''s bed had been moved into the hallway.


    His face twisted with anger, and he stormed over to the nurses'' station. "Who gave you the right to move my mother out of her room without permi ission?! Her condition is cutical If anything happens to her, will you take responsibility?!"


    The nurse remained calm. "Mr.


    Foley, we notified you about


    transferring your mother to another


    hospital but your refused The


    deadline has passed, so were


    following hospital policy."


    "But we already paid for the next month''s bills! Why are you kicking her out?!" Stefan demanded.


    The nurse frowned. "Mr. Foley, we have not received any payment. In fact, your ount has been overdue for more than half a month."


    "What?! That''s impossible!" Stefan''s eyes widened in shock, anger rising within him.


    Michelle hadn''t paid his mother''s medical bills?!


    Seeing his disbelief, the nurse pulled up the payment records and turned the screen toward him. "Mr. Foley, your mother''sst payment covered only half a month-72,131 dors. That payment was madest month, and her ount went into arrear or the 3rd more than two weeks ago."


    "No way! That has to be a mistake!" Stefan yelled.


    Seeing him lose control, Vrie gently pulled him aside. "Stefan, calm down. Right now, the priority is paying the bill so your mother can be moved back into a proper room."


    Her voice was soft but firm, helping Stefan regain hisposure.


    "You''re right... but I don''t have that kind of money..." he muttered.


    That was why he had reached out to Vrie when he couldn''t reach Michelle.


    "I''ll cover it for now. Go check on your mother," Vrie said.