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00:07the wolf spirit within me was slowly dying that beautiful white wolf was my soul gentle noble
00:15with pho as pure as moonlight but now she curled deep in my consciousness every breath agony her
00:23faint breath heavy with despair i was slowly dying from silverstone wolf's bane and there was only
00:28one cure the miracle elixir but my mate leo ashford bought it and gave it to my adoptive sister jane
00:36smith he did it because he thought i was faking my illness i gave up on the treatment and swallowed
00:45a potent painkiller instead it would kill me in three days by shutting down my organ in those three
00:50days i gave up everything i handed over the firm manufacturing business i built from the ground up
00:56to jane and my parents praised me for caring about my sister i offered to sever our mate bond and
01:02leo
01:02praised me for finally being sensible when i told my son he could call jane mommy he happily said that
01:08his new mommy was the best
01:14i transferred all my savings to jane and no one seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary
01:20they were just pleased with my better behavior wyola is finally not so bad
01:25i wondered would they regret it after i was gone
01:35the doctor looked at me with pity as i swallowed a heavy dose of painkillers three days left to live
01:41that was what they had told me i took the elevator up to the vip floor my dad charlie smith
01:49was slicing
01:49fruit for jane meanwhile my mom wendy carter was curled up beside her watching a movie the moment i
01:56opened the door the happy chatter stopped didn't you say you were on your deathbed this morning
02:00what now no one believed your lie so you came whited to pick on jane again viola from this moment
02:05on your father and i aren't leaving jane's side you won't get another chance to hurt her mom said
02:10coldly stepping in front of the bed to block me we're the smith family nobles of moonfall pack we have
02:18standards and we're respected but you you've always been hot tempered and jealous you even faked being
02:25sick just to steal the miracle elixir meant for jane dad stood beside mom just as defensive like a hen
02:31guarding their chick and behind them jane peeked out and stuck her tongue out at me that smile smug
02:39contemptuous provocative i had seen it too many times every time i tried to expose her true colors
02:52she would wear that same smirk because she knew no one would ever believe me
02:58you're serious is this some kind of trick i smiled bitterly i had heard this before
03:06every time i would shout back i would tell them i never touched jane and try to prove how fake
03:13she
03:13really was but all i got in return was my parents distrust and disgust more distance less love and
03:22now i was dying there was no point in explaining anything anymore
03:32anyway it's good that you're here saves me the trouble of calling you i have something to say
03:37dad said with a cold expression i actually something to say too i said trying to keep my tone light
03:43jane's always wanted my fur business right well i've been thinking since we're family i'll give it
03:50to her the cold expression on my parents faces cracked momentarily they exchanged glances then looked at me
03:57you're serious is this some kind of trick are you asking for something in return
04:12they couldn't believe it their first reaction was to think i was playing a trick on them
04:18and i couldn't blame them jane had been eyeing the fur company i had built from scratch for years
04:23my parents had tried everything to convince me to hand it over every talk ended in a fight
04:30and every fight chipped away at whatever family love we had left but now but what about now how
04:37pathetic since that's what you want i'll give you exactly that i'll make sure you finally see her
04:44true colors you should have done this a long time ago and now i'm ready to dad said softly his
04:51voice
04:51relaxed and his eyes finally looked kind mom stepped forward and gently held my hand you've
04:57grown up you're finally acting sensible she smiled warmly i know you created the company but jane's
05:04been top of her class in finance and business at university if anyone can take your company and turn
05:09it into the top fur brand in the country it's her i nodded quietly and handed the signed transfer
05:15papers to jane my fingers brushed against hers for just a moment her skin was warm so full of life
05:22unlike mine which had already begun to feel cold she took the papers from me with both hands
05:28pretending to be hesitant are you sure viola i don't want you to feel forced but her fingers
05:36had already closed around the documents tight possessive like she was afraid i might snatch them
05:44back
05:50i wasn't going to i'm sure i said quietly as i stared at my signature on the bottom of the
05:57paper i caught
05:58sight of jane's expression jane looked surprised at first but when no one else was watching she shot
06:03me a smug victorious smile in this competition for family affection i had lost here drink some water
06:12you must be thirsty mom offered me a glass of water and gently brushed my hair back her smile soft
06:20and
06:21sweet i nearly cried why was it only when i gave something to jane that mom treated me like her
06:28daughter
06:28when i returned home from the hospital my son and mate were having dinner at the table
06:35this cream of mushroom soup is amazing dad mark said with a grin your aunt jane loves it too
06:40we'll bring her some after dinner they were laughing and chatting looking like the perfect little family
06:45i stood in the doorway for a moment longer than i should have watching them memorizing them none of them
06:51had noticed me yet for a brief second i felt like a ghost in my own home but the second
06:55they saw me walk in
06:56everything changed viola why are you home leo ashford sat down his spoon staring at me in confusion
07:09the spread of food on the table seemed to hurt my eyes mark's gaze was distant as if he were
07:16looking
07:16at a stranger that was when i realized that leo knew how to cook and he was good at it
07:21too i never knew
07:22that i used to be the one who cooked the one who worked long hours to pay the bills the
07:28one who
07:29held the house together but leo always complained that my cooking was terrible even mark picked up on
07:35it he started acting like i wasn't good enough to be his mother i gave everything to this family my
07:41time
07:41my energy my whole life and in the end not one of them respected me back then if they gave
07:48me the cold
07:48shoulder like this i would have snapped i would have shouted why can't i come home why do you look
07:54at me like i don't belong here but not anymore i didn't answer i just started packing my things
08:00quietly when i didn't answer leo hesitated for a moment then walked over to me viola
08:17you agreed to it
08:22viola i wanted to talk to you about something his voice was softer this time almost guilty
08:30your sister just started her treatment and the miracle licks her affecting her emotions
08:34makes her feel down to keep her spirits up and to help with her recovery your parents suggested
08:38that she and i go through the marking ceremony they hope it'll make her feel better my heart sank
08:45and for a second i thought i had misheard you agreed to it leo looked uncomfortable at my response
08:56viola jane may not be your real sister but she's been part of this family since your parents adopted
09:00her you want her to get better don't you he paused like he was choosing his words carefully
09:06we're just going through the marking ceremony the witch says it'll help jane recover faster as it'll
09:10lift her mood it won't change anything between us i'm still your mate and mark's bad before i could
09:16respond mark spoke up mommy aunt jane's really upset the doctor said it's bad for her health so please
09:22agree with dad okay i stared at them both one was the man i had loved for years the other
09:28my son i had
09:30given everything to both of them every piece of me as a mate as a mother i had sacrificed it
09:36all
09:36why were they treating me like this why would they betray my love just for jane
09:46i stood there silently for a long time what did it matter now i was dying anyway jane wanted my
09:52things
09:53fine she could have them all i didn't want everything i had anymore i wiped away the tear
10:00that slipped down my cheek then looked up at leo okay fine leo's face lit up with surprise and
10:07excitement he quickly grabbed the papers from the table great this is the mate bond desolation
10:12agreement once you sign we'll formally reject our bond and be done with i felt like my heart was
10:17shattering so he had planned this all along leo really wanted to end things between us didn't he
10:23to be with jane mommy just sign it mark said handing me the pen i took it and quickly signed
10:28the paper
10:29once leo and i rejected each other the ridiculous conversation ended then i went upstairs to rest dot
10:35leo solemnly promised from behind me viola when jane's fully recovered later on i'll end things with her
10:41believe me my heart will always be yours this is just a formality i pursed my lips in my heart
10:48i
10:48already knew the truth we were over then i heard him sigh and add viola you've become more composed
10:53now not as reckless and unreasonable as before back when we used to argued i wasn't always reether
10:57i owe you an apology least jane to better i'll take care of you i won't you upset you that
11:02one
11:02mommy i blame me great for him you've been a so easing to jane i'm infallive new their words hit
11:07me like
11:08a wave of cold water
11:17their words contained gratitude and care and all of it started only after the bond was broken
11:23how ironic before i had hoped for something maybe even expected it but now as i headed upstairs i felt
11:32nothing but numbness it didn't matter anymore i was dying anyway i tried to hurry up
11:38the stairs but before i could reach the top everything went black i shivered gasping as i
11:43blanked up at the ceiling leo and mark were standing over me their faces tight with frustration
11:49they didn't seem worried just disappointed
11:56mommy are you pretending again mark asked his voice flat you've used this fanning trick so many times can
12:03you try something new daddy and i are supposed to deliver aunt jane her mushroom soup you've wasted
12:07our time and now the soup's cold mark was clearly angry leo looked disappointed and he was
12:13holding a glass of ice water in his hand bela stop it even though we've dissolved our mate bond i
12:17still
12:17love you don't try to test my feelings for you with tricks like pretending to faint i slowly came to
12:22my
12:22senses realizing what had just happened i had passed out but instead of rushing me to the hospital
12:29or getting me medical help they had drawn a glass of ice water in my face to wake me up
12:35it was laughable
12:36they will know i was really dying rather than pretending if they had just unblocked their link
12:42to me no one cared enough to check mommy you look fine you're all rosy and healthy you don't look
12:47sick
12:47at all next time try a new trick if you're going to pretend mark's words cut through me like a
12:54knife
12:54i forced myself to stand up
13:05the doctor's potent painkiller was working making me look healthier than i was
13:11but i knew deep down my body was already fading
13:15i'm not pretending i might have skipped a meal that's all if you want to go to the hospital
13:20i'll go with you the transagreeant still needs a few signatures leo clearly wanted to say more
13:26but when he saw me pick up the agreement he simply nodded and followed me to the hospital
13:31so he already knew about the agreement viola you're here when we arrived at the hospital room jane was
13:39watching a movie her complexion undeniably worse than mine if anything she looked like the one
13:45who was seriously ill despite her warm greeting the challenge in her eyes that unmissable arrogance
13:51caught sharper than any blade viola thanks for handing the company over to me don't worry i'll
13:58make it even more successful with jane managing the company you won't have to work so hard you'll
14:04still get your share of profits and it'll be so much easier for you mom added grabbing my hand with
14:10a smile i forced a smile back yeah i agree that's why i'm gonna hand over all my assets
14:15to jane to manage that way i can relax everyone froze shocked they knew just how much that was worth
14:36vila are you serious even the trust fund in the bank leo's voice was a mix of shock and confusion
14:43i was puzzled jane had always wanted everything i had and the whole family was always there to support
14:50her when i refused i was called selfish rude and ungrateful now that i was finally giving it to her
14:56they were acting strange wasn't this what they had been pushing for all along after a long silence
15:00it was dad who finally spoke up viola you've really grown up you're being kind to your sister looking
15:06out for her now should have been like this from the start we're family what's yours is ours no need
15:12to draw a line so firmly everywhere it's good to see you two getting along your mother and i are
15:16relieved
15:17that added with a smile but were they really relieved did they honestly think jane was capable
15:23of managing all that wealth at home she food everyone with her fake kindness but out in the world
15:31no one would buy it i felt a tickle in my nose when i rubbed it my fingers came away
15:38smeared with blood
15:39why the nosebleed
16:01why the nosebleed the humidity in this room is perfectly fine mom murmured handing me a tissue
16:08i wiped the blood away casually then tested the waters
16:13mom
16:16dad if i died one day would you be sad there was a pause a heavy silence in the room
16:21dad looked at me
16:22with a serious expression his voice sharp viola don't play these tricks don't pretend to be sick
16:29just to get sympathy your wolf may not be the strongest but this is just a small problem that
16:35can be easily cured don't try pull stunts like in front home again
16:38he sighed rubbing his forehead the room which had been peaceful just moments ago suddenly felt heavy
16:45again with dad's words i smile bitterly what wolf my wolf had already died while fighting off the
16:51silverthorn wolf's bane that toxin laced with silver had seeped into my bloodstream and eventually
16:58corroded my organs and in the end it killed my wolf dad i know viola lied before acted out and
17:06pretended
17:06to be sick but that was the old her i believe she's better now jane said looking at me with
17:15a sharp
17:15taunting look she sounded like she was defending me but all i could hear was her reminding everyone
17:21of my past mistakes i think aunt jane needs more love and care
17:29all right just don't mess up again look at you look at you so full of life ad muttered then
17:34turned
17:34to jane with undisguised tenderness meanwhile jane's the one who really needs care his voice dropped
17:40heavy with concern this illness her healing factor is almost inexistent now i think aunt jane needs more
17:46love and care mark said leaning over the bed please get better soon aunt jane i felt a sharp
17:51pain in my chest and all the small hope i had left was crushed i wiped away the tears that
17:56had started
17:57to fall then looked at mark and said you said your aunt jane is the best right do you want
18:04her to be
18:04your mother i've decided from now on jane will be your mummy are you happy mark's eyes lit up really
18:13really jane can stay with you from now on she can pick you up from kindergarten and cook you better
18:19meals than i ever could how does that sound aren't you happy before i could say more mark gracked my
18:25hand and kissed the back of it i'm so happy mommy you're the best then without a second thought he
18:32rushed to jay's bedside and called out mommy the pain in my chest was unbearable
18:43in a daze i dialed the number
18:48it had been so long since my son had shown me any affection i couldn't even remember the last time
18:54he held my hand or kissed the back of my hand like that and the price for all of that
18:58was letting him
18:59call someone else mommy my parents and leo watched the scene with smiles on their faces pleased i pressed
19:06my hand to my mouth trying not to cry out loud and quietly stepped out of the hospital room i
19:12didn't
19:12know where to go i had one day left to live i thought about going for a walk by the
19:16beach but it was so far
19:18away and i didn't have the strength was i dying already but it wasn't time yet what should i do
19:25in a daze
19:27i dialed the number i could no longer see clearly before my eyes only feeling the world spin violently
19:33an anxious voice came from the other end of the phone viola viola
19:46the next thing i knew i woke up to the sound of a familiar voice selena hunt my best friend
19:53she had
19:54rushed all the way from horizon peck's territory to see me we met in college back then she never liked
20:02leo she always thought he wasn't good enough for me and that he didn't deserve my love we fought about
20:08it back then and i didn't listen to her she didn't come to my marking ceremony i knew i shouldn't
20:15have
20:15called her but she was the only one i could trust now what have you done to yourself you're almost
20:22dead where is your mate you always told me how happy your family was but now look at you selena
20:30cried as she spoke her voice full of frustration i had an oxygen mask on my face and i smiled
20:36weakly at
20:37her she was still the same quick tempered loud and caring those who didn't know us would think we
20:43were arguing how did you get poisoned by silver thrown wolf spake why didn't you tell me she cried
20:49tears streaming down her face i wanted to speak but my lips wouldn't move i was at the end and
20:56i
20:56couldn't control my body anymore i motioned for her to look at my bag
21:03she pulled out the contract and she broke down again after reading it viola you can't die i won't
21:09allow it you can't die she collapsed next to me sobbing uncontrollably i glanced at the clock on the
21:16wall only two hours left before i would leave this world suddenly my phone buzzed selena picked it up
21:27and showed me the screen viola after all these years of fighting with me you finally lost your parents
21:34your mate and your son they're all mine now you've finally faced the truth haven't you in your parents
21:39eyes you'll never be better than me selena shouted angrily i've never seen anyone so shameless in the
21:47past i would have argued back but now i only felt regret i regretted letting my parents adopt jane
21:54the girl who was abandoned at the orphanage she was only three back then other kids would bully her
22:00and she couldn't eat she had to sit in the corner and go hungry she was so pitiful that was
22:07why i asked
22:07my dad to adopt her we slept in the same bed ate together and went to school together we were
22:16closer
22:17than real sisters she was good at her studies and everyone loved her everyone praised her and i felt proud
22:25to have such an outstanding sister but over time i started noticing strange things
22:38everything my friends stopped hanging out with me and the boys i practiced hunting with no longer
22:43wanted to team up instead they all started hanging around jane
22:58even my parents started saying i wasn't as thoughtful as jane that i wasn't as sensible as
23:03she was they gave jane the master bedroom in the new house while i was left with the smaller room
23:08but i didn't see anything wrong with it by the time i realized jane was behind all of it
23:13she had already taken so much from me my parents love my master bedroom even my friends at school
23:19i asked her why she did it and she said viola don't think i'll thank you just because you asked
23:26your
23:26dad to adopt me why do you get to have loving parents and a grand home while i'm just some
23:31abandoned
23:31orphan i'm going to take from you everything you'll lose to me i'm sure of it
23:53viola don't die i tried to drive her away but i overestimated myself
24:00i couldn't make my family see how fake she was
24:11my parents loved her even more and my son and leo trusted her even more
24:15in the end i did lose i lost everything
24:24i could feel my soul slipping away from my body there were only five minutes left viola don't die
24:30please look your mom just sent you a message she must have sensed that you're in danger
24:36selena held up the phone to my face trying to keep me from giving up i stared at the message
24:41on my
24:41phone viola after jane is discharged she'll stay at your place remember lily's in the master bedroom
24:48and repaint the walls blue that's what she likes she'll be out in two weeks move all your things
24:54to the basement jane has too much there won't be space otherwise selena's hands shook as she held the
25:00phone she was probably feeling hopeless too i was so tired the white wolf hadn't moved for three days
25:07curled up in the corner its silvery fur fading little by little as if moonlight were being swallowed
25:14by dark clouds it was waiting for me waiting to leave together with me at the last moment my
25:20consciousness faded i saw the white wolf
25:29it slowly rose using its last shred of strength lifted its head and let out a silent howl toward the
25:36sky i could not see then its body scattered like crumbled snow bit by bit silvery light drifted out
25:44from within me like countless butterflies flying into the void it was my turn to leave i closed my
25:51eyes and sank into darkness for the last time selena held me and cried loudly but i could no longer
25:57comfort her on april 20th i closed my eyes for the last time and slipped away quietly i was watching
26:04tv
26:05when the door to my hospital room opened why are you here it was my biological father jeremy ziegler
26:13i felt both scared and disgusted when i saw him he smirked and looked me up and down what do
26:19you
26:19think i'm here for money i need ten thousand dollars i'm out of cash if i hadn't dumped you at
26:25the
26:25orphanage how would you have ended up with the smith i hurled a glass at him with a snarl no
26:30money
26:31then you come crawling to me again you've got hands and legs go earn it yourself what right do you
26:35have
26:35you never raised me he raised an eyebrow and looked at me with a challenge if you don't give me
26:40the money
26:41i'll tell everyone what you did to viola if i don't have money i'll do whatever it takes
26:46i deflated like a punctured balloon defiance leaking out of me most secrets couldn't see the light
26:52no matter the cost
27:06i don't care when you get out of the hospital
27:11i bit out through gritted teeth fine but you'll have to wait until i'm discharged and take over
27:17the company that's when i'll have money you've just been poisoned by regular wolf's bone yet you're
27:21acting like you're about to die your acting skills are impressive i don't care when you get out of the
27:26hospital you'll give me the money if you don't i'll pay your precious parents a visit or maybe even
27:31that new mate of yours let's see how they look at you after i'm done telling them everything
27:38jeremy left swaggering with a smug smile
27:43i was so angry i smashed everything in the room
27:49why why why did viola get a happy family with a mate who loved her while i was stuck with
27:56this
27:56irresponsible father i had worked so hard to get everything viola had i couldn't let it go now
28:02this card still belongs to miss viola and it's been frozen
28:07after consuming the miracle elixir i could feel my wolf's powers getting stronger i had to hurry and
28:13sell all the viola's assets getting the money in my hands was the safest thing i had already arranged
28:19for someone to fake my identity as a werewolf from another pack once i had the money i would
28:24leave this pack behind i would go to another pack and start a new life that sorry excuse of a
28:30father
28:31and the smith family would never find me with that thought in mind i rushed to the bank
28:38sorry is this your card the bank clerk asked yes this card belongs to a person named viola your id
28:45name is jane not viola i froze what did that mean we've already signed the property transfer
28:51agreement this card should be in my name now can you double check the bank clerk shook his head
28:56i haven't made a mistake this card still belongs to ms viola and it's been frozen i couldn't
29:01understand why was it frozen viola had transferred everything to me and the transfer agreement was
29:07perfect why was everything falling apart now i left the bank and quickly called my friends to
29:13check the ownership of the fur company they told me everything still belonged to viola
29:18and it had nothing to do with me that woman had tricked me
29:26i called her to ask about the company but she didn't answer i tried calling viola but she wouldn't
29:31answer what a witch what should i do without the money jeremy would expose everything i had done
29:37if that happened it would all be over i went back to the hospital and soon my parents and leo
29:43arrived i pretended to ask mom dad you're here have you seen viola i called her to ask about the
29:50company but she didn't answer dad shook his head looking upset that girl after the company she still
29:55throws tantrums just wait till i teach her a lesson doesn't she realize how much work goes into a
30:01transfer and now she won't even pick up her phone as dad spoke he called viola at first the call
30:07went
30:07through but by the third try it went straight to voicemail dad frowned now she's turned her phone
30:13off pulling a disappearing act huh she must be throwing a nose no doubt but set her off this time
30:18who years of this drama and she still hasn't outgrown it mom also snatched up her phone fingers jabbing
30:24at the screen as she fired off a terse message viola get back here now
30:37mom also snatched up her phone fingers jabbing at the screen as she fired off a terse message
30:43viola get back here now it was clear to me that my parents were growing increasingly frustrated with viola
30:51i was delighted viola look at you all i had to do was say a few things and now your
30:58own parents
30:58are annoyed with you even though you tried to hide the company and the bank assets from me
31:03so what your parents and mate don't care about you anymore as long as i hold their hearts i'll have
31:11endless money i'll watch as the people you care about turn their backs on you
31:17but for some reason i felt like something was off my parents seemed a little distant like they
31:24didn't care about me as much as they used to i had a bad feeling
31:44when i got home from the hospital i sat down on the couch and noticed a faint unpleasant smell
31:51the flowers in the vase had wilted vola why didn't you change the flowers i called out
31:57however there was no answer that was when i realized she hadn't been home for a few days
32:03i took out my phone again and tried calling but no one picked up
32:07i mind linked her but there was no response either
32:16i sighed we only temporarily severed our mate bond it wasn't like we were really over
32:21why didn't she actually move out i left her a message when are you coming back the house needs
32:28cleaning but as i sent it i suddenly realized that all our past chats were mostly from her
32:32my replies were short just one or two words the more i looked the worse it felt a flicker of
32:38panic
32:38began to rise in me i sent another text viola come back quickly there's still so much waiting for you
32:44at home
32:53in the last year or two i had stopped showing viola the love i used to i had even started
32:59getting
32:59annoyed at her for talking too much and turned off the link between us
33:05i remembered when we first started dating viola was so lively bright and talented
33:13she always ranked near the top in our werewolf trials and she was also great with business and
33:19management she's shown in a crowd but every time we went on a date we ran into jane
33:26she was quieter gentler and more thoughtful she didn't have the energy or spark that viola did
33:35jay knew how to keep a conversation going and always gave compliments but i didn't like jane that
33:41way still she was part of the family so i looked out for her more than i probably should have
33:49on the other hand viola had always been so quick to lose her temper with me
33:53and so harsh toward jane
33:57this time i agreed to go ahead with the marking ceremony to help jane recover faster
34:03as viola's mate i should help her sister
34:07maybe that hurt viola's feelings and that was why she wasn't talking to me now
34:14never mind once this was over i would apologize and make it up to her properly
34:20i sent a message and waited still no reply well maybe in a few days she would calm down and
34:29come back
34:37i lay in bed but i was somehow unable to sleep
34:42what's wrong charlie asked i still can't reach viola her phone is off and i'm worried charlie shook his head
34:52she's probably just mad she's not answering calls or messages and i tried to mind link her but
34:59she ignored me that girl has such a temper he thought viola was just angry and avoiding us on purpose
35:06but i had a bad feeling a feeling i couldn't shake in the past even if viola was upset she
35:13wouldn't go
35:13more than a day without contacting us she would always call or respond even if she had turned off
35:19her phone she would never block the link between us we were the ones who did but this time it
35:24felt
35:24different i remembered when viola had left a few days ago right after she had jane signed the transfer
35:29papers we had all been so elated until we realized she hadn't just stepped out she had vanished it
35:35wasn't like her at all what if something had happened to her how long has it been since we last
35:40saw
35:40viola my hand started to sweat with worry charlie thought for a moment four days my heart sank and the
35:48panic inside me grew stronger then wait for your sister to come back she'll help you
35:58the next morning i went straight to the hospital
36:05jane has viola been here i asked as soon as i walked into her room jane looked surprised by my
36:11question like she hadn't expected me to ask about viola right away no she hasn't been here what's wrong
36:17mom isn't she just ignoring us because she's mad jane's answer didn't sit right with me something felt
36:23off i turned and left my mind racing i needed to find viola mom i'm taking over the fur company
36:29and there's a big deal coming up i need a million dollars in working capital can you
36:37then wait for your sister to come back she'll help you i don't understand any of this company
36:42business anyway i didn't care about the company or the business right now i just needed to know where
36:47my daughter was when i turned to leave and close the door behind me i saw jane's face it was
36:54twisted
36:54with anger resentment and something else disappointment but i didn't have the energy to care about her right
37:00now i headed straight to leo's house mommy you're back mark cried as he ran over to me but when
37:08he
37:08saw it was just me his face fell when mark saw it was just me his face fell grandma what
37:22are you doing
37:23here is your mommy home no she hasn't been home for days mark slumped onto the couch looking sad
37:32i wanted mommy's pancakes she makes them better than aunt jane
37:41just then leo called me
37:45wendy charlie and i have been looking for viola all day but we haven't been able to reach her
37:50we suspect something's happened to her and now now we're going to the police station to report her
37:56missing could you bring mark and meet us there i hang up my heart sinking deeper with every passing
38:02second i grab mock and rush to the station
38:15when we got there the officer asked are you sure you're looking for viola smith we nodded and the
38:20officer shook his head and said she passed away three days ago aren't you her family how could you
38:27not know this my legs gave out beneath me and i collapsed to the ground what that was a lie
38:40leo's eyes were bloodshot his fists clenched as he said
38:46check again we're looking for viola smith who lives on peace avenue unit 26 the officer's expression
38:53didn't wave then i'm sorry to say but she's really gone
39:00her cause of death was silverthone wolf's bones poisoning which is a slow acting poison
39:06she took a potent painkiller for it which led to organ failure and her eventual death the officer shook his
39:11head again and added the doctor said she might have lasted months longer if she hadn't taken the
39:18painkiller or if she'd had access to a miracle elixir that could have neutralized the toxin entirely
39:26but it's too late to talk about that now my world spun at the officer's words a miracle elixir a
39:32cure we
39:33could have gotten for her it was me no us we had starved her of hope we as good as
39:38killed her ourselves
39:39then darkness
39:45someone's sending nasty texts to mommy this is so wrong wendy had passed out so i told trolley to
39:53take her to the hospital clutching the few belongings the police had returned to me viola's phone and a
39:58handful of signed transfer agreements i rushed after them at the hospital charlie stared at the documents
40:06viola is this all she left behind charlie was crying tears streaming down his face as he looked
40:14at the documents company shares transfer agreements and the bank trust fund transfer
40:19dad grandpa grandma look at this mark was holding up a phone someone's sending nasty text to mommy
40:25this is so wrong the screen showed a text message viola your parents mate and son all belong to me
40:32now
40:33you can't compete with me i'll take everything you own viola don't think ignoring me will make this go
40:38away didn't you say you'd give me the company why does the ownership still belong to you viola you lied
40:43to me i'm going to tell mom and dad you've been picking on me viola are you dead out there
40:47actually
40:48it's better this way i took the only thing that could have saved you the miracle elixir now death
40:54is your only choice just die already it's better this way dozens of venomous curses followed each
41:01one so vicious that even the officers who had followed us fell into stunned silence did jane sent
41:07these charlie's hands trembled uncontrollably he couldn't believe what he was reading and the
41:14realization hit him like a physical blow he was one of the people who had contributed to his
41:18daughter's death mommy really was sick and that woman bullied her mark cried wendy was pulling at her
41:31hair full of regret it's my fault i was so kind to an outsider but i neglected my own daughter
41:39i felt anger rise inside me and i stormed into jane's room to my shock there was a strange man
41:45in the
41:45room with her when jane saw me she looked panicked leo why are you here the man beside her sneered
41:58just perfect timing i'm jane's real father jeremy you all think she's this sweet and obedient girl don't
42:08you he laughed coldly she's nothing but a devil stop please jeng tried to stop him but he didn't
42:16listen warned you no money and i'd expose everything did you really think i'd let you walk away unscathed
42:23jeremy turned to us and mockingly said open your eyes that silver honed wolfsbape
42:30she poisoned your mate with it paid a witch to brew it he paused for a moment to let the
42:36words sink in
42:37she was never sick everything was staged all to steal viola's last chance at survival
42:47you're all fools who treats an outsider like royalty while your own daughter and mate withers in
42:55front of you jeremy's words struck like a silver blade twisting deep get away from me
43:05here's the proof he threw a pile of documents at me charlie and wendy stood behind me barely able
43:10to breathe from the pain mark rushed to jane's bed hitting her with all his strength you killed
43:15mommy give her back to me give her back get away from me did i kill her you were the
43:22ones who gave me
43:23the miracle elixir your sir your family murdered viola not me jane shrieked like a deranged woman i
43:31turned to the officers my voice hollow but firm arrest her charge her with intentional homicide
43:39as we stood there looking at the empty lifeless hospital room my heart felt heavy we had all played
43:45apart in viola's death are mr and mrs smith here it was selena viola's best friend she handed us some
43:53legal documents here's the certified copy of viola's estate and final arrangements
43:59everything under her name now belongs to you her face was blank as she looked at us if you'd known
44:05it would end like this would you still have treated her that way after she left my in-laws and
44:10i broke
44:10down in tears holding each other as we cried our prejudice killed viola and our neglect cost her
44:17her life yet even in her final moments she still thought of us and left everything to us that night
44:23we wept until dawn bled into the sky after the funeral i moved into the cemetery grounds while mark
44:29went to live with his grandparents i wanted to be near viola and atone for my past mistakes viola i'm
44:35sorry
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