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00:00On the baby monitor, the EKG monitor stretched into a glaring flat line.
00:05Beep.
00:07My name is Ava Reed.
00:1037th minute into my shift as the Winslow family's infant nurse,
00:13the little princess died in my arms.
00:16I forced myself to steady my breathing and organize the situation.
00:22So Lillian, the only girl in five generations of Winslow family,
00:26the pride and joy of the entire family,
00:28also the sole heir written into a hundred billion dollar trust,
00:32just died on my watch?
00:34The private pediatrician, Dr. Black, knelt beside the crib, his voice trembling.
00:40Mr. Winslow, Miss Lillian suffered acute respiratory failure.
00:44I'm afraid there is no point in respitation.
00:47Instantly, more than a dozen guns were leveled at me.
00:50A bodyguard barked.
00:51Put Miss Lillian down. Hands up.
00:54The patriarch, Ethan Winslow, stared at me with bloodshot murderous eyes.
00:58Ava Reed.
01:00Before something happened to my daughter, the last person holding her was you.
01:04The security screen on the wall suddenly flared to life.
01:07In the footage, I carried Lillian into the nursery.
01:10The image flickered, and somehow an empty syringe appeared in my hand.
01:14My head buzzed.
01:15That wasn't me.
01:16I never touched that thing.
01:18Someone framed me.
01:18But the bodyguards had already found a matching syringe and half a bottle of medication in my nursing bag.
01:24My name label was stuck to the opening of the bag.
01:27Her fiercely protective eldest, Oliver, stepped forward, his voice as cold as ice.
01:32Witnesses, surveillance, and drugs are all here.
01:34What else do you want to say?
01:36Her second brother, Nolan, raised his arm, pressing his gun barrel an inch closer.
01:41If anything happens to Lillian, you will not leave here today.
01:47Mrs. Winslow, Grace, panted on the spot.
01:49Ethan caught his wife, but he did not look at me again.
01:52Lock down the estate.
01:53Before calling the police, keep her under guard.
01:56The moment he finished speaking, a tiny babyly shriek exploded in my mind.
02:00I'm not dead!
02:01I looked down sharply.
02:03Lillian in my arms was clearly motionless, but that voice was still cursing in my head.
02:07That woman in the white dress, her perfume is toxic.
02:11And that doctor, he just shut off the ventilation system.
02:15Carry me outside for air, quickly!
02:17Any later and these idiots will really get me killed!
02:20Cold sweat instantly broke out across my back.
02:23The woman in the white dress stood beside Ethan.
02:25Monica Hall, Ethan's special assistant of three years.
02:28And the only non-family member with unrestricted access to the estate's main house.
02:33The scent of perfume on her was very strong, and she was still slowly approaching.
02:36I shouted,
02:37Miss Monica, don't come any closer!
02:39Ava, I know you're afraid to take responsibility.
02:43But Lillian is already like this.
02:45You cannot keep disturbing her.
02:46As she spoke, she took another step toward me.
02:49The sweet, cloying fragrance assaulted my senses.
02:51The baby voice in my arms screamed instantly.
02:54Get back!
02:55If she comes any closer, I really will stop breathing!
02:58Holding Lillian, I abruptly retreated.
03:00Everyone, calm down!
03:01Lillian can still be saved!
03:03Monica paused, and tears immediately fell.
03:06Ethan, did you see that?
03:09She's guilty!
03:10Dr. Black snapped.
03:11Take the child back!
03:12Two bodyguards approached at the same time, staring at their weapons.
03:16I suddenly noticed that the bodyguard on the left was not aiming at me.
03:20He was aiming at Lillian in my arms.
03:23Lillian screamed in my mind.
03:25The one on the left!
03:26There's a voice in his earpiece!
03:30The next second, I immediately roared.
03:34The one on the left!
03:35His gun is aimed at the baby!
03:36Nolan, restrain him!
03:37Then, I rolled to the floor with Lillian in my arms.
03:41A gunshot exploded.
03:43The bullet grazed my shoulder, sending a searing pain tearing through my flesh.
03:47The glass liquor cabinet behind my shattered, showering down on us like rain.
03:51I immediately shielded Lillian.
03:53Grace screamed.
03:54Oliver roared.
03:56Who told you to fire?
03:57That bodyguard tried to raise his hand again.
03:59I did not wait for anyone to react.
04:01Holding Lillian tight, I turned and slammed toward the terrace door.
04:03Nolan blocked my way.
04:04I crashed into his shoulder.
04:06So hard, my vision went black with pain.
04:08He instinctively reached out to Stady me.
04:10But I used his strength to lunge for the door handle.
04:12Move!
04:13She needs air!
04:14Monica screamed and threw herself toward Grace as if to protect her.
04:18But in passing, she knocked over the aromatherapy burner on the coffee table.
04:22Sweet smoke rolled with the hot air and rushed into my face.
04:25Lillian's inner voice broke off for a beat.
04:28We could not stay in this room.
04:29Behind me was the terrace.
04:31Below was the lawn in front of the main house.
04:33From a height of one and a half floors, would jump and kill me?
04:35But in my arms was a six-week-old baby.
04:37Lillian's voice had grown so faint it was nearly breaking.
04:40Save me.
04:41I saw another gun aiming at me from the shadow.
04:43I gripped my teeth and wrapped her inside my own coat.
04:46Threw it!
04:47Here goes nothing!
04:49The forty-second gunshot, I climbed over the railing and jumped with her in my arms.
04:54The wind split roared in my ears.
04:56I hit the lawn first with my back and shoulder.
04:59The impact nearly knocking the wind out of me.
05:04Lillian was protected tightly against my chest.
05:07She did not fall.
05:08I did not let go.
05:09The cold wind on the lawn was like knives.
05:11But at last, it scattered that clothing fragrance.
05:14Lillian took a very soft breath in my mind.
05:16I can breathe now.
05:18My vision darkened, and blood from my shoulder dripped down my sleeve.
05:22On the terrace, Oliver had already tacked the bodyguard he fired.
05:25Nolan seized his gun and punched him in the face.
05:28Who bought you?
05:29The bodyguard refused to speak, but his earpass was still lit.
05:33A lowered male voice came through it.
05:35Finish her.
05:35Nolan's expression changed sharply.
05:37My heart sank.
05:38Before I could climb up from the grass, the tool door on the left suddenly sprang open.
05:43A bodyguard in the Winslow family's black uniform rushed out.
05:46His cap pulled low.
05:47He was not holding an emergency blanket.
05:49It was a second gun.
05:50At the end of the driveway, blinding high beams suddenly flared.
05:53A black patrol car rammed through half of the iron gate and charged straight toward the lawn.
05:58This was not rescue.
05:59It was a hit.
06:00Holding Lillian, I rolled behind a stone flower bed.
06:03The first shot hit the grass where I had just been lying, splashing mud all over my face.
06:08The second shot shattered the bronze lamp beside the flower bed.
06:12Sparks flying past Lillian's swaddling.
06:14Linen was crying in my head, nearly out of breath.
06:17Don't go to the fountain.
06:19There's medicine in the mist too.
06:21I forced myself to change direction.
06:22My knee hit the gravel path and blood immediately surged out.
06:26The patrol car's headlights pressed so hard against my eyes that I could barely open them.
06:32A black-bloved hand extended from the window.
06:40The muzzle rose again.
06:41On the terrace, Grace screamed,
06:43Ethan!
06:44Ethan grabbed a bronze ornament by the fireplace and smashed it toward the courtyard alarm button outside the terrace.
06:50A piercing alarm instantly tore through the state.
06:52Ola vaulted directly over the terrace.
06:54He stumbled when he landed but still lunged toward the greenhouse bodyguard.
06:57Nolan did not chase the car.
06:59He crouched, picked up the gun he had seized, and shot out the patrol car's front line tire.
07:02The car's nose jerked sideways, scraping past the flower bed before crashing into the low wall at the edge of
07:07the lawn.
07:07The low wall split open and the sprinkler pipe came behind it first.
07:10Fine white mist blasted out covering half the lawn.
07:12Lydian's voice was urgent and weak.
07:14It's not water.
07:15Something is mixed into the mist too.
07:17Go!
07:18I crawled backward with her in my arms, the wound on my shoulder burning where grass scraped it.
07:23The ground was too slippery.
07:25Just as I pushed myself up, I fell back again.
07:27The person in the black car fired again through the mist.
07:29The bullet hit the flower bed, and stone fragments cut my face.
07:34I pressed Lydian into my arms and covered her with my whole body.
07:39Halfway over, Oliver choked once on the mist, but still threw himself forward and kicked the greenhouse bodyguard's wrist away.
07:45The gun slid across the ground.
07:49Nolan shouted,
07:50Turn off the sprinklers!
07:52No one moved.
07:53The guards eyed each other warily, unsure of who they could trust.
07:56Ethan yanked the earpiece off the nearest bodyguard and crushed it underfoot.
08:02From now on, anyone who reaches for their earpiece is an accomplice.
08:06The driver opened the door and ran.
08:09Ethan said coldly,
08:12Lock it down.
08:13Two newly arrived security guards were about to pursue him when Nolan barked.
08:18Remove your earpexes first, put your guns on the ground, then move.
08:25No one dared take another step.
08:26Grace pushed away the person supporting her and stumbled toward the lawn.
08:30Monica reached to pull her, but her fingertips moved toward the alarm bracelet on Grace's wrist.
08:35Grace flung her hand away, her voice cold.
08:37Do not touch me.
08:38Monica froze in place, tears still hanging on her face.
08:42Ethan stood at the edge of the terrace, his voice squeezed through his teeth.
08:45Hold him down.
08:46Disarm and recheck every bodyguard.
08:47The bodyguard who had been tackled was finally pinned with his arms twisted behind him.
08:51A very thin silver chip slid out from his sleeve.
08:54Nolan picked it up with a tissue and did not let anyone touch it.
08:57Don't rush the interrogation, he said.
09:00First find out who changed his post.
09:01Oliver held the greenhouse bodyguard down, his face frighteningly dark.
09:05The man had something in his mouth, one cheek bulging.
09:07He was trying to kill himself to silence the lead.
09:09I looked down and saw the black stiletto on my foot.
09:11Without thinking, I held Lillian tight with one arm, whipped off my stiletto with my other hand,
09:15and smashed it hard into the bodyguard's face.
09:18The thin heel struck his jaw.
09:20A white pill rolled into the grass.
09:22He wanted to die and swallow the clue with him.
09:24Dr. Black rushed to the edge of the terrace, his expression ugly.
09:27She jumped from a height.
09:28The baby may have secondary injuries.
09:30Give the child to me.
09:32I crawled back half a step with Lillian.
09:35Do not touch her.
09:37Black snapped.
09:37You already dropped her once.
09:39Do you still want to kill her?
09:40I raised my head and looked at Ethan.
09:43She is still alive.
09:45Give me 30 seconds.
09:46If she is not breathing after 30 seconds, you can deal with me however you wish.
09:51Murderous fury churned in Ethan's eyes.
09:53He looked at the blood on my shoulder, then at Lillian's curled little hand.
09:58Start the timer.
10:0030 seconds.
10:02The 30 second countdown had just begun when Dr. Black pulled a syringe from the emergency kit.
10:08Since she says the child can still be saved, we administer an epinephrine shot immediately.
10:13I stared at that syringe, my entire body going cold.
10:16Lily screamed in my head.
10:17Don't let him inject me.
10:19There's something on the needle.
10:21Black had already rushed down to the lawn and reached out to hold Lillian's tiny arm.
10:25Without thinking, I raised my hand and knocked over his medication tray.
10:28Glass ampoules shattered across the ground.
10:30One rolled to my foot.
10:31Half of its label torn off.
10:33Noah reacted quickly and covered the shards with sterile gauze.
10:36Black moved his foot to crush it.
10:40I grabbed the emergency kit and hurled it at him.
10:44The lash burst open, scattering gauze, scissors, and medicine bottles.
10:50Ethan's gaze finally fell on the unlabeled ampoule.
10:53Black's neck instantly tightened.
10:55He did not explain.
10:56He only said,
10:57Emergency drugs are always urgent.
10:59But his hand was still reaching toward the broken glass.
11:01Nolan stepped on his sleeve.
11:03Try touching it again.
11:05Black's face turned livid.
11:06Are you insane?
11:07I stood in front of Lillian, my voice trembling, but my feet unmoving.
11:10You just pronounced her dead a minute ago.
11:12Now you are suddenly desperate to inject her.
11:15Dr. Black, do you want to save her?
11:18Or do you want her never to wake up?
11:20Monica's face went white and she immediately began to cry.
11:23Ava, stop talking nonsense.
11:26Wasn't the medicine found in your nursing bag enough?
11:29As soon as she finished, a bodyguard held a sealed bag in front of Ethan.
11:33Inside were not only syringes.
11:38There was also a freshly printed medication record.
11:41My name was in the signature field.
11:43My throat tightened.
11:44Someone had arranged this too perfectly.
11:46Even to me, it looked as if I were the murderer.
11:48Just then a young doctor in the corner suddenly spoke.
11:50The signature is wrong.
11:52Everyone looked over.
11:56He was Noah Brooks, a resident from Manhattan Children's Hospital who had accompanied the team.
12:00He removed his gloves and pointed at the record.
12:04The final stroke of Miss Ava's signature on her onboarding documents rises umward.
12:09This one falls downward.
12:11Also, the medication dosage uses the wrong unit.
12:14Black's expression changed sharply.
12:16Dr. Brooks, you had better know what you are saying.
12:19Noah pressed his lips together.
12:21I do.
12:22I also know that what the child needs most right now is to be away from the irritant source,
12:26kept ventilated, and have her vital signs confirmed.
12:30Grace grabbed Ethan's arm.
12:31Let him examine her.
12:32Ethan did not agree immediately, but Monica suddenly took a step forward.
12:35Ethan, you cannot let them delay.
12:38Lillian is already not breathing.
12:39The instant she came closer, Lillian's tiny voice sounded weakly again.
12:43White dress?
12:44Perfume.
12:49I suddenly raised my hand and pointed at her.
12:53She cannot come near.
12:54Monica's tedious felt in harder.
12:57You still want to bite me even now?
13:00I am only worried about Lillian.
13:02Nolan suddenly frowned.
13:04The perfume on you is indeed too strong.
13:06Monica's crying caught.
13:08Grace slowly turned her head, her gaze frighteningly cold.
13:12Step back.
13:13Monica's lips moved, but she no longer dared approach.
13:16Noah knelt to check the side of Lillian's neck.
13:18One second.
13:19Two seconds.
13:21Three seconds.
13:22His face grew paler and paler.
13:23Oliver's voice tightened.
13:25How is she?
13:26Noah suddenly raised his head.
13:27There is a pulse.
13:29Those three words struck the lawn like thunder.
13:32Grace covered her mouth, tears instantly rolling down.
13:35She's still alive!
13:37Ethan looked at Black.
13:39Black's whole body stiffened, but I did not relax.
13:42Because Lillian spoke again in my mind.
13:43It's not the perfume bottle.
13:45The real thing is on her handkerchief.
13:48I suddenly looked at Monica.
13:49She was clutching a white silk hair kish.
13:51Her knuckles were so white they looked ready to snap.
13:53Just then the siren of an ambulance burst into the estate.
13:56Noah picked up Lillian.
13:58She must be taken to the hospital immediately.
14:01Black intensively reached out to take her.
14:03I blocked him.
14:05Dr. Noah will take over the child.
14:07Black gritted his teeth.
14:09I am her private physician.
14:11I stared at him.
14:12And you nearly pronounced her dead just now.
14:15After two seconds of silence, Ethan spoke.
14:17Dr. Brooks, get in the ambulance.
14:19The corner of Black's mouth twitched hard.
14:21Monica suddenly grabbed the flower bed for support, her body going weak.
14:24Ethan, I don't feel well.
14:25This time, Ethan did not go over to support her.
14:27Grace did not look at her either.
14:29In the second before the ambulance doors closed, I looked back.
14:32Monica was looking at me too.
14:33There were still tears on her face, but her eyes were cold and dark, unlike anything living.
14:38At Manhattan Children's Hospital, Lillian was pushed directly into the neonatal intensive care unit.
14:43I had just tried to follow when two bodyguards pressed down on my shoulders.
14:47The police had arrived.
14:49Monica stood in the middle of the corridor, crying so hard she could barely stand.
14:53She almost threw Lillian from upstairs.
14:56She also knocked over Dr. Black's emergency injection.
15:00Ethan, I am truly afraid she will keep hurting the child.
15:04An officer looked at me.
15:07Miss Ava Reed, please cooperate with the investigation.
15:11Cold handcuffs touched my wrists.
15:13Oliver stepped in front of me.
15:15Wait!
15:17The officer frowned.
15:20Mr. Winslow has already called the police.
15:24Oliver looked at Ethan.
15:26Ethan's gaze rested on the NICU doors, his voice low and harcy.
15:30Do not cuff her yet.
15:32Before the child is out of danger, no one leaves.
15:35Monica's face changed for an instant.
15:38Grace suddenly spoke.
15:39Open her bag.
15:40Monica froze.
15:42What?
15:42Grace stared at her.
15:44If Ava's bag can be searched, why can't yours?
15:46The corridor instantly fell quiet.
15:49Oliver stepped forward directly.
15:51My mother told you to open it.
15:53Monica's eyes reddened further.
15:55Oliver, even you suspect me?
15:56Nolan said coldly.
15:58Right now, I suspect everyone.
15:59Especially the people he kept trying to get close to Lillian.
16:03Monica's fingers slowly tightened.
16:05A bodyguard stepped forward and took from her bag a DePist perfume bottle,
16:08a lipstick, and a folded white silk handkerchief.
16:11I stared at that handkerchief.
16:13Seal it.
16:14Monica suddenly looked at me.
16:15How do you know there is something wrong with the handkerchief?
16:18A dead silence fell over the room.
16:20My heart jumped.
16:21Grace slowly turned her head.
16:24Ava did not say there was something wrong with the handkerchief.
16:27Monica's lips trembled.
16:29I was only scared by her.
16:32From the beginning, she insisted I hurt Lillian.
16:35Now she won't even let go of a handkerchief I used.
16:38Nolan directly took a sealed bag.
16:40Then we tested.
16:41Monica suddenly reached out to snatch it.
16:43Oliver seized her wrist.
16:44Why are you so anxious?
16:45Monica's face changed completely.
16:47With her other hand, she suddenly grabbed a glass from the nurse's station and hurled it
16:51at my face.
16:51This is all your fault!
16:53If you had not interfered, she would have already...
16:56Before she finished, the glass flew past my temple.
16:59Blood instantly flowed down.
17:00Oliver was furious and slammed her against the wall.
17:03She would have already what?
17:05Monica was breathing rapidly.
17:07Her eyes disordered.
17:09That is not what I meant.
17:11Holding my bleeding temple, I suddenly heard Lillian's weak voice in my mind.
17:16There is also a spray bottle in her pocket.
17:19Very small.
17:21Don't let her throw it away.
17:22I suddenly raised my head.
17:24Her coat pocket!
17:25Monica looked as if she had been struck by lightning and immediately reached for her pocket.
17:28Oliver was faster than she was.
17:30An extremely thin little spray bottle fell to the floor.
17:33Everyone in the corridor looked at it.
17:35Noah had just come out of the NUCU.
17:37When he saw the spray bottle, his expression sank.
17:42The nozzle has been modified.
17:44Dr. Black bluttered.
17:45Don't touch the evidence!
17:47Noah's move-in paused, and he looked up at him.
17:50I haven't opened it yet.
17:52Black's face stiffened.
17:53The sound of a wheelchair rolling across the floor came from the end of the corridor.
17:57Jonathan Winslow was pushed over.
17:59The old man's face was pale, but his voice was cold as ice.
18:02Dr. Black, how did you know that was evidence?
18:06Sweat broke out on Black's forehead.
18:08I was only being cautious.
18:10Jonathan ignored him and turned to instruct the lawyer.
18:12Call the police.
18:14Seal everything.
18:15Test the perfume, the handkerchief, the spray bottle, and every medicine black touched today.
18:20Monica pressed a hand to her lower abdomen, tears rolling down at once.
18:24Ethan, I feel unwell right now.
18:26If you must suspect me, at least wait until my lawyer arrive.
18:29She no longer tried to snatch anything or loudly proclaim her innocence.
18:33She shrunk back into the position of victim.
18:35Grace looked at her lower abdomen, her voice without a trace of warmth.
18:39You said earlier that you were pregnant.
18:41This is a hospital.
18:43Test it now.
18:44Monica's expression finally changed for an instant.
18:46Ethan looked at her too.
18:47Where is the pregnancy report?
18:49Monica lowered her eyes.
18:50I did not have time for a formal examination yet.
18:54Nolan sneered.
18:56No examination, and you already used the child as a shield?
19:00Just then, Ethan's assistant hurried over with several pages of documents.
19:04Mr. Winslow, we found it.
19:05Miss Hale did go to a private clinic today, but she did not take any examination.
19:09She stayed in the lobby for seven minutes and left.
19:11Monica tightened her grip on her bag strap.
19:14I only felt unwell and went to consult.
19:17The assistant turned to the next page.
19:20The account that anonymously sent the perfume was paid through her supplementary card.
19:24Monica immediately raised her head.
19:27I am not the only one who uses that supplemental card.
19:29Anyone in the office could purchase things for me.
19:31She answered too quickly.
19:33So quickly that it sounded rehearsed.
19:35Jonathan did not look at her.
19:37Only asked the assistant.
19:38Delivery address.
19:39Not the estate.
19:40A self-service locker in the East District.
19:42The pickup person wore a mask, but the temporary badge used belonged to Miss Hale's assistant.
19:46The corridor quieted.
19:47Monica's tears were still on her face, but her expression slowly withdrew.
19:52That only proves someone used my credentials.
19:53I request my lawyer be present.
19:55Grace did not argue with her.
19:57Fine.
19:58But the items are tested first.
20:00Noah walked over with the preliminary test report.
20:03The residual liquid on both the spray bottle and the handkerchief contains a high concentration of irritative extract.
20:09For an adult, it would only cause coughing.
20:11For a newborn with fragile lungs, it could trigger acute breath holding.
20:14Monica closed her eyes.
20:16When she opened them again, she was much calmer.
20:19That still doesn't prove I sprayed it.
20:21Dr. Black's face, however, was visibly paler.
20:24Jonathan looked at him.
20:25You knew Lillian was sensitive to irritating smells.
20:29Black's throat moved.
20:30She is my patient.
20:32Of course I knew.
20:33Then after the incident, why was your first reaction to investigate irritated sources but to declare her dead?
20:41Black did not answer immediately.
20:44Nolan grabbed him by the collar.
20:45Are you in this with her?
20:48Black harrily said.
20:50No.
20:52I only judged based on the situation at the time.
20:55I stood to the side, my forehead still bleeding.
20:58The baby voice in my mind was weak, but still disgusted.
21:02He's lying.
21:03He knew I would be doing an accident from congenital lung disease.
21:07My heart tightened.
21:08I looked at Jonathan.
21:10Check his accounts and the medical record modification logs from the past week.
21:13Black suddenly looked at me.
21:15What right do you have to investigate me?
21:17I stared at him.
21:18The right that you were even more anxious than Monica just to now.
21:21Jonathan immediately ordered his assistant to investigate.
21:24Less than half an hour later, the result came.
21:27Dr. Black had received a large consulting fee last week.
21:30The payer was an offshore company.
21:32At the same time, an unsubmitted note had appeared in Lillian's electronic medical record.
21:36Congenital pulmonary development abnormality.
21:39High risk of sudden breath holding.
21:41That note had not been formally submitted.
21:43But after death, it would have been enough to serve as an explanation.
21:47The corridor went quiet again.
21:48Ethan's voice was low.
21:49Marcus.
21:50Marcus Winslow, Jonathan's younger brother.
21:53And the first person whose power was cut after Lillian entered the trust.
21:57When Monica heard that name, her eyelashes trembled lightly.
22:00Oliver immediately looked at her.
22:01Who told you to pick up the items?
22:03Monica did not answer.
22:04She only said,
22:06My lawyer is not in here.
22:07Jonathan raised a hand slightly.
22:09Send her to the police station.
22:11Before her lawyer arrives, she may remain silent.
22:13But all evidence, communications, records, access logs, and accounts are to be sealed.
22:18When Monica was taken away, she no longer cried Ethan's name.
22:21She only turned back and looked at me.
22:25That look was very cold.
22:27As if telling me she had not lost yet.
22:31I finally released half a breath.
22:33But the baby voice in my mind was not relaxed.
22:36Ava, don't be happy yet.
22:39She is only the first layer.
22:43My heart thudded.
22:45The next second, a nurse hurried out of the NICU.
22:48Wilslow family!
22:49The child's condition is unstable again!
22:52The moment the NICU alarm sounded, everyone rushed over.
22:55Noah went in first.
22:56I was blocked outside the door and could only look at Lillian's tiny body through the glass.
23:01Her face had gone pale again.
23:03The voice in my mind came in broken fragments.
23:06Blanket.
23:07Don't use that blanket.
23:08I spun around and saw a nurse just picking up a pink baby blanket from the cart.
23:13Don't touch it!
23:14The nurse jumped.
23:15This is a clean blanket sent by the family.
23:18I rushed over, snatched the blanket, and stuffed it directly into a sealed bag.
23:22Test it!
23:23The nurse frowned.
23:25Miss Ava, this does not follow procedure.
23:28Noah raised his head from inside the NICU.
23:30Do as she says.
23:32A few minutes later, security pulled up the footage.
23:34The person who delivered the blanket was not the Winsrow family's household assistant.
23:38It was a man in hospital logistics uniform.
23:41After putting down the blanket, he quickly left through the fire exit.
23:45Oliver's face was ashen.
23:47Check the pass.
23:48The head of security soon returned, his voice tight.
23:51The temporary access authorization came from Mr. Marcus Winslow's law office.
23:55Grace closed her eyes.
23:56When she opened them again, her voice was frighteningly cold.
23:59They still have not stopped.
24:00I looked at Lillian in the incubator.
24:02She had just come back from the edge of death, only to be pushed toward it a second time.
24:07Nolan slammed a fist into the wall.
24:09I'll go find Marcus.
24:12Jonathan said in a deep voice.
24:14Stop.
24:15Nolan's eyes were red.
24:17Grandfather, he's trying to kill Lillian!
24:19That is exactly why you cannot rush out now.
24:23Jonathan looked at Ethan.
24:24Have both the lawyers and the police present.
24:27I want him to say it with his own mouth.
24:30Ethan nodded and immediately made the call.
24:32Ten minutes later, Marcus arrived.
24:35He wore a dark coat, with a lawyer and a public relations sultan behind him.
24:38He did not look like he had come to a hospital.
24:40He looked like he had come to take over a company.
24:43He glanced at the MCU, then at me.
24:45This is the nurse?
24:47Grace stood in front of me.
24:49Stay away from her.
24:50Marcus smiled.
24:51Grace, I understand that you have lost your judgment.
24:54Postpartum.
24:55Shock.
24:56A critically ill child.
24:58All of those can make a person believe in absurd people.
25:01Grace said coldly.
25:03The absurd person saved my daughter twice.
25:06Marcus looked at Jonathan.
25:07Brother, do you believe her too?
25:09Jonathan did not answer.
25:11Marcus continued.
25:12A newly hired neonatal nurse can expose perfume, a handkerchief, a doctor, and a blanket all in one day.
25:17Don't you think that is too much of a coincidence?
25:19I understood.
25:19He wanted to turn me into the new suspect.
25:22Marcus looked at the police.
25:24I suggest investigating Ava Reed at the same time.
25:28She may have colluded with Monica to create a crisis.
25:32Then played savior in order to extort a large reward from the Winslow family.
25:36Oliver snapped.
25:37The blood on her forehead was from Monica throwing something at her.
25:41Marcus said blandly.
25:42Staging the whole thing herself isn't out of the question.
25:45I clenched my hands.
25:46Lillian's voice suddenly came.
25:48Don't be afraid.
25:49Let him investigate.
25:50I raised my head and looked at Marcus.
25:53Fine.
25:54Everyone looked at me.
25:55I said, you can check my accounts, phone, employment records, and call logs.
26:02But please also check Mr. Marcus' law office, the temporary acts passes, the outsourced logistics, and the money Dr. Black
26:10received.
26:11The smile on Marcus' face faded slightly.
26:13Jonathan finally spoke.
26:15Investigate as she says.
26:17Marcus looked at him, his voice colder now.
26:19Brother, you would rather trust an outsider.
26:22Jonathan stared at him.
26:23Today, every outsider has been trying to save Lillian.
26:26It is the family who keeps hoping she will die.
26:29Marcus' expression frozen completely.
26:31At that moment, the lights in the hospital corridor suddenly flickered.
26:35Backup power started.
26:36In those brief three seconds, the NICU door lock beeped.
26:40I spun around.
26:42The door opened a crack.
26:43A gloved hand reached in, holding a transparent syringe.
26:46I practically threw myself at it.
26:48Before that hand reached into the incubator, I had already grabbed the wrist.
26:52Someone came in!
26:53The person struggled hard, and the syringe fell to the floor.
26:55Noah rushed down inside and kicked the syringe away.
26:57Oliver and Nolan lunged at the same time and pitted the person to the ground.
27:00The mask was pulled off.
27:02It was a temporary care worker.
27:04Nolan tore off his name badge and sneered.
27:07You're assigned to the adult rehabilitation building.
27:10What are you doing in the new Tainal ICU?
27:12The man shook.
27:13I got lost.
27:15Noah picked up the syringe with gloves and glanced at the label.
27:19You went to the wrong room, carrying unregistered medication?
27:22The lawyer behind Marcus immediately spoke.
27:24Let's not jump to conclusions before the lab results come back.
27:28Grace turned sharply to him.
27:29Then explain why this person used access authorization requested by your law office.
27:33The lawyer's face changed.
27:35Marcus, however, remained calm.
27:37My office requests many temporary access passes every day.
27:41It may have been misused.
27:43Jonathan sneered.
27:44Your things are always so easily misused.
27:48The police took the care worker away on the spot.
27:51Marcus did not stay any longer.
27:53He turned to leave.
27:54I had just released a breath when my phone suddenly vibrated.
28:00An unfamiliar number had sent a message.
28:02Leave the hospital.
28:03Otherwise, you will be the next one lying inside.
28:05A chill ran down my back.
28:07Lillian said very softly in my mind.
28:09He is getting anxious.
28:12I handed the message to Oliver.
28:14After reading it, his expression immediately dartened.
28:17I'll assign more people.
28:18I shook my head.
28:20Right now, he wants to scare me away.
28:23Grace looked at me.
28:25You cannot take any more risks.
28:27I looked toward the NICU.
28:28Lillian lay in the incubator, her small hand pressed against the transparent wall.
28:33She clearly could do nothing, yet she had kept desperately warning me.
28:37I said, if I do nothing, he will keep going after Lillian.
28:39Ethan asked in a deep voice.
28:41What do you want to do?
28:43I took a deep breath.
28:44Make them think I am afraid.
28:46I will pretend to leave the hospital and draw the person out.
28:49Grace immediately refused.
28:50No!
28:51Oliver frowned too.
28:52Too dangerous.
28:53I looked at them.
28:54The threat isn't going anywhere.
28:56This time, I want it coming at me.
28:58The corridor was silent for two seconds.
29:01Grace suddenly held my hand.
29:04Come back alive.
29:06I nodded.
29:07Half an hour later, I changed out of the hospital coat and walked towards the underground parking
29:10garage with my bag.
29:13The bodyguards pulled back, almost too conspicuously, like they were putting on a show.
29:17As soon as I reached level B2, the headlights of a black business van lit up.
29:22The door opened.
29:23The person sitting inside was not Monica.
29:25It was a young woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
29:28She switched her phone to speaker, and Monica's voice came through.
29:34Ava, it's not too late to walk away.
29:36I stepped back half a space, my finger pressing the record button in my pocket.
29:41Weren't you already taken away?
29:43Monica laughed softly.
29:45My lawyer has arrived.
29:46Of course I have the right to contact relevant witnesses.
29:49She admitted nothing.
29:50Nor did she mention Marcus again.
29:52She only said,
29:54You saved Lillian.
29:56The Winslow fam will be grateful to you for a while.
29:59But when they calm down,
30:01the first person they investigate will still be you.
30:04Your nursing bag,
30:05the medication record,
30:07the surveillance footage.
30:09Which one doesn't point to you?
30:11I said,
30:12So you want me to change my statement?
30:14The woman in the car held out a document.
30:17Just stating that you were emotionally compromised at the time,
30:20and cannot confirm the source of the handkerchief or spray bottle.
30:25Sign it,
30:25and you can leave New York safely.
30:28I did not take it.
30:29What if I don't sign?
30:31The other end was silent for half a second.
30:33Monica's voice lowered.
30:34Then you won't last tonight.
30:35Within 72 hours,
30:37the Winslow family will care about only one thing.
30:39My heart sank sharply.
30:41She knew about the 72 hours.
30:42That was not an activation trigger clause
30:44an assistant like Monica should know.
30:46Two men beside the car closed in on me.
30:48One reached out to grab my phone.
30:50I did not dodge.
30:51The moment his hand touched my sleeve,
30:53police lights suddenly flared at the parking bridge entrance.
30:56Oliver rushed out with the police.
30:58Stop it!
30:59The two men were immediately pinned down.
31:01The woman in the car's expression changed.
31:03The police seized the phone in her hand.
31:05The screen was still lit.
31:07The call had ended.
31:08But in the next second,
31:09a new message popped up.
31:11Plan B activated.
31:12I see you.
31:13My back went cold all at once.
31:16Oliver had just opened his mouth when his phone rang.
31:19He answered,
31:20and after listening for only one second,
31:23his face went deathly pale.
31:24What did you say?
31:25On the other end,
31:26Noah's voice was so urgent it almost cracked.
31:29Lillian isn't breathing.
31:30The monitor is flatlining.
31:32My head buzzed.
31:34Lillian was not speaking.
31:35There was no sound at all.
31:36I turned and rushed toward the elevator.
31:39Oliver followed behind me.
31:40His steps disordered.
31:42Impossible.
31:44Noah has been guarding her the whole time.
31:48Those agonizing seconds in the elevator felt suffocating.
31:53The moment the doors opened,
31:55Grace's sobs came from the corridor.
31:58I rushed to the NCU doors.
32:00On the monitor was a layering straight line.
32:03Noah was resuscitating inside.
32:06Ethan stood outside the glass.
32:08His fists clenched white.
32:10Grace had collapsed into a chair,
32:12looking completely drained.
32:13Marcus arrived in the corridor with his lawyer.
32:16He did not struggle or lose control.
32:19He did not even look at the NECU first.
32:22His gaze fell on the document in Jonathan's hand.
32:26Has the time of death been called?
32:28Jonathan slowly raised his eyes.
32:30I only said the monitor was flatlining.
32:33Marcus paused for an extremely brief instant.
32:36So brief that if I had not been watching him,
32:38I would almost have missed it.
32:39His lawyer immediately spoke.
32:40Mr. Winslow is only concerned about the child's condition.
32:43Jonathan ignored the lawyer.
32:45Are you concerned about the child
32:47or whether the trust amendment will be suspended?
32:51Marcus' expression was calm.
32:53Brother, now is not the time to fight over power.
32:57Just then, the police lead placed a sealed phone on the table.
33:01The phone intercepted in the parking garage just received a message.
33:05Plan B activated.
33:06I see you.
33:08Descending end used the temporary communications gateway of your law office.
33:13Marcus did not even look at it.
33:16My office handles hundreds of instructions every day.
33:21Someone misusing access does not mean I gave the order.
33:24He was too steady.
33:25So steady it chilled the blood.
33:26I stood before the glass, my whole body icy.
33:28Just then, a very, very soft baby voice suddenly came through my mind.
33:31Ava, he's putting on quite the show.
33:33I raised my head sharply.
33:35The voice was not coming from the resuscitation bed.
33:37It was coming from the sterile room next door.
33:40I looked at Noah.
33:41Behind the glass, he lifted his eyes and gave me the slightest nod.
33:44I understood instantly.
33:46The one connected to the monitor was not Lillian.
33:49It was a medical training mannequin.
33:51The real Lillian had already been moved.
33:53The nurse pulled open the curtain of the sterile room.
33:56Lily lay inside.
33:57Her little hand moving lightly.
34:00Grace covered her mouth.
34:02Tears flooding out at once.
34:03The calm on Marcus's face finally cracked.
34:06Only for one second.
34:07But it was enough.
34:09The police lead continued.
34:10The NECU access logs.
34:12The care worker statement.
34:14The offshore company payment.
34:15Black's forged medical record.
34:17And the phone from the parking garage have already formed a chain of evidence.
34:20You may continue to remain silent.
34:21But now, you need to come with us.
34:23Marcus looked at Jonathan.
34:25Brother, are you really going to ruin my life over a newborn?
34:28Jonathan closed his eyes.
34:30When he opened them again, his voice was cold enough to hold no warmth.
34:34When you destroyed yourself, did you ever think she was only a child?
34:38Marcus still wanted to say something.
34:40But the police had already pressed down on his shoulder.
34:43Marcus Winslow, you are suspected of attempted murder, falsifying medical records, and conspiring to harm a minor.
34:49Please come with us.
34:51When Marcus was taken away, he did not look at Lillian again.
34:55He only looked at Jonathan.
34:57There was no remorse in his eyes.
35:00Only the cold hatred of someone who had lost power.
35:02After Marcus was taken away, Black's lawyer quickly applied for a plea bargain.
35:06Not because he had suddenly discovered his conscience.
35:09But because the police placed before him the payment records, forged medical files, unregistered medication, and fatality risk report.
35:15Each item could send him to prison.
35:17He could only admit that he owed gambling debts.
35:19Marcus paid them off for him.
35:20The condition was that after something happened to Lillian, he would immediately produce a terminal prognosis for a congenital lung
35:26defect.
35:26Monica was responsible for approaching Lillian and using the modified spray bottle and liquid-soaked handkerchief to create the irritant
35:33source.
35:33If Lillian died on the spot, it would be congenital disease.
35:36If she did not die, Black would continue to use medical risk to block ventilation and emergency treatment.
35:41If she was saved and brought back to the hospital, Marcus had a second plan and a third.
35:45The blanket.
35:46The syringe.
35:47The nutritional supplement.
35:49None of it had been improvised.
35:51Every step was meant to ensure she did not survive 72 hours.
35:55After Grace heard everything, her fingers trembled badly.
35:58She walked to the outside of the sterile room and looked at Lillian through the glass.
36:02She is only six weeks old.
36:05Ethan stood beside her, his voice low and hornsy.
36:08I'm sorry.
36:10Grace did not look at him.
36:15Ethan.
36:16Monica was able to get close to my daughter because you gave her the access.
36:21Ethan was silent.
36:22Grace continued.
36:24I will not fight with you now.
36:26Lillian is not truly safe yet.
36:28But after she is discharged, the account between us should also be settled.
36:32Ethan said quietly.
36:34All right.
36:35I stood to the side, not sure whether I should step away.
36:39But Lillian whispered in my mind.
36:43Mom is so cool.
36:47I nearly failed to hold back a laugh.
36:51This little diva had just crawled back from the brink of death and still had the mood to comment.
36:57When the 72-hour countdown ended, Lillian's vital signs finally stabilized.
37:02Jonathan signed the new trust amendment on the spot.
37:06Lillian officially became the core beneficiary of the Winslow Family Trust.
37:12But the matter was not over.
37:14A nurse handed Grace a bottle of vitamins.
37:18Mrs. Winslow, these are the nutritional supplements you usually take.
37:22Grace was about to accept them.
37:23Lillian's voice suddenly exploded in my mind.
37:27Don't let mommy take them!
37:29I grabbed Grace's hand.
37:31Everyone looked at me.
37:32Grace froze.
37:34Ava?
37:35I stared at the bottle.
37:37Who prepared this?
37:38The nurse said.
37:39Mrs. Winslow's private nutritionist sent it.
37:42It has always been this brand.
37:44Ethan's face changed.
37:45Seal it and test it.
37:48Grace's eyes slowly turned cold too.
37:52I have been taking these since late pregnancy.
37:55The test results came quickly.
37:57The ingredients in the bottle had been tampered with.
37:59The dosage was not fatal, but it could cause long-term insomnia, anxiety, and emotional instability.
38:05Its effects were especially obvious on postpartum women.
38:08Grace looked at the report and suddenly laughed once.
38:13So, I was not too fragile.
38:15They were trying all along to make me look like a hysterical woman.
38:20Jonathan's face was extremely ugly.
38:22The nutritionist's account was also connected to Marcus's people.
38:26Grace slowly straightened.
38:28From today on, every medicine, item, and food around Lillian must undergo double testing.
38:35She looked at Jonathan.
38:37I also want to enter the Trust Oversight Committee.
38:42Until Lillian comes of age, I will jointly supervise her rights.
38:47Jonathan looked at her for a long time.
38:49At last, he nodded.
38:52Agreed.
38:53Lillian clapped softly in my mind.
38:55Mom won!
38:57I lowered my head to look at her.
39:01The little thing still had her eyes closed and looked perfectly obedient.
39:05Who would have thought she was clearer-headed than anyone?
39:07On the day Lillian was discharged, the Winslow family's private ward was packed outside.
39:12Police, lawyers, security, and doctors were all rushed off their feet.
39:17Monica had been formally charged.
39:19Dr. Black's license had been suspended, and the police were still tracing evidence of his payments and forged diagnosis.
39:25Marcus had been removed from the Trust Committee, with every count of attempted murder and conspiracy still intact.
39:31Grace sat beside the crib and gently touched Lillian's little fuss.
39:35They all say she was lucky.
39:37I stood beside her.
39:39She was indeed lucky.
39:41The baby voice in my mind immediately gave a little huff.
39:44It wasn't luck.
39:45I know how to pick people.
39:47I nearly failed to hold back a laugh.
39:49Grace looked up at me.
39:51What is it?
39:51I immediately shook my head.
39:53Nothing.
39:54Lillian is in very good condition today.
39:56Dr. Noah came in with the discharge connequins.
39:59Her breathing is stable, and her oxygen saturation is stable.
40:02As long as she strictly avoids irritating odors and comes for regular follow-ups, she will be fine.
40:08Grace nodded.
40:09Thank you for your hard work.
40:10Noah glanced at me and smiled.
40:13The person you should truly thank is Ava.
40:16If she had not insisted on taking the child to a ventilated area, the result would not be what it
40:21is now.
40:22The ward went quiet for a moment.
40:24Ethan stood at the door and said quietly,
40:26Ava.
40:26I turned.
40:29He placed a document before me.
40:31A long-term employment agreement.
40:33Name your price on the salary.
40:35There is also an apartment in Manhattan as a thank-you gift.
40:38I looked down, and my fingers nearly failed to hold steady.
40:45Lillian immediately shouted in my head,
40:48Steady.
40:52This is nothing.
40:53It's still far from the one billion dollars I promised you.
40:58I suppressed the corners of my mouth.
41:00Mr. Winslow, I can stay, but I have conditions.
41:05Ethan looked at me.
41:06Tell me.
41:07I listed them one by one.
41:09Everyone around Lillian must be screened again.
41:12Her doctors can no longer be appointed solely from inside the family.
41:16Everything she ingests, wears close to the body, or touches with her skin must be double-checked.
41:21No one may approach her alone without authorization.
41:25Nolan folded his arms and raised an eyebrow.
41:28Are you setting rules for our family?
41:31I looked at him.
41:32If you still want her to grow up safely, yes.
41:35After two seconds of silence, Nolan nodded.
41:38Anyone who doesn't listen, I will handle.
41:40Oliver placed a black card on the table.
41:43It was wrong of me to point a gun at you before.
41:46I looked at the card.
41:49Does your family always apologize this directly?
41:51Oliver's expression turned a little unnatural.
41:54For your trouble.
41:56Nolan took out a set of car keys.
41:58The car is yours.
41:59If you can't drive, that's fine.
42:00The driver is yours, too.
42:02The things on the table piled up higher and higher.
42:05As I looked at them, I suddenly felt a little daisy.
42:08Three days ago, I was only a newly hired nutri-anal nurse.
42:12They had pointed guns at me.
42:14Certain I was the murderer who had killed Lillian.
42:17Three days later, cards, cars, a house, security, and trust were all placed before me.
42:22Grace came over and personally straightened my cuff.
42:25Ava, stay.
42:26Not as an ordinary nurse.
42:28As Lillian's guardian.
42:29I looked toward the crib.
42:31Lillian was staring at me with round eyes.
42:34Her little hand waved.
42:35Her crisp baby voice rang in my mind.
42:37Say yes.
42:38Follow me, and you'll make money, get revenge, and have people backing you.
42:44At last, I laughed.
42:47All right.
42:48I will stay.
42:50Grace's eyes reddened slightly, and she gently hugged me.
42:54Ethan stood to the side and spoke solemnly.
42:56From today on, Ava's word is the rule around Lillian.
43:00The two brothers nodded, too.
43:02Oliver said,
43:03If anyone crosses the line, I will be the first to stop them.
43:07Nolan said,
43:08If anyone dares touch her, I will make them regret it.
43:12Lillian hummed in satisfaction in my mind.
43:15Now that's more like it.
43:17If you had been disobedient earlier, I wouldn't have almost been sent away.
43:21I lowered my head and looked at her.
43:23You still owe me one billion dollars.
43:25Lillian grew up as if she understood, but the baby voice in my mind was perfectly rightless.
43:30Put it on the tab.
43:31When I inherit the trust, I'll pay you back with interest.
43:36I could not help laughing out loud.
43:38This time, no one suspected me anymore.
43:42Grace smiled, too.
43:44She really likes you.
43:45I gently held Lillian's little hand.
43:49I like her, too.
43:51Outside the window, New York sunlight fell into the ward.
43:55Lillian lay in my arms, breathing steadily, her little face rosy.
44:00No poisonous perfume.
44:02No fake pregnancy.
44:04No doctor's lies.
44:07No murderous schemes hidden in the family trust.
44:10In this moment, she was only a little girl protected in everyone's arms,
44:14and I was no longer the nurse held at gunpoint ready to be pushed out as a scapegoat at any
44:19time.
44:19I was the person she had chosen herself, and the only person who could hear her.
44:24Lillian gave a small yawn and said in my mind in her milky little voice,
44:28Ava, stop spacing out.
44:30I am hungry.
44:31I lowered my head, straightened her tiny blanket, and picked up the bottle with a smile.
44:36Coming, my little creditor.
44:38I'm hungry.
44:39I'm hungry.
44:40I'm hungry.
44:42And it seems like I'm Sorta Ojai's.
44:42No brown at all.
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