Chapter 110

Grandma Grace’s face had gone ashen. Her voice trembled as she asked, “Where are you taking her?”
“She’ll be locked away for as long as Samuel’s in prison.”
“You wouldn’t dare.”
“What wouldn’t I dare?” Jordan’s anger finally broke loose. “Samuel is my only son, and you want him behind bars? In prison!”
He’d been holding this in for far too long.
He couldn’t understand why his own mother always favored Aurora. Maybe it made sense, back when Daniel was her husband-back when she still had some value to the family. But now Daniel had divorced her, and was preparing to marry into the Cooper family. Aurora was nothing now.
Sacrificing his own son for a daughter who meant nothing? Jordan would have to be insane.
“You” Grandma Grace clutched her chest, her whole body swaying unsteadily. Aurora felt her heart being ripped apart. She cried out hoarsely, “Grandma!” “Jordan,” she ground out, using his name like a curse, “are you trying to kill her?” “No, you’re the one bringing disaster to this family!” Jordan roared. “Maybe I should be asking you are you really going to stand there and watch Grandma die of heartbreak?”
With a dull thud, Grandma Grace collapsed to the floor.
“No! Grandma, please!” Aurora’s scream shattered every last bit of resistance inside her. She broke down, sobbing, all pride gone.
“I’ll drop the charges! Just get a doctor, save her!”
Her voice was desperate and pleading.
Jordan exhaled in relief and nodded for the bodyguards to let Aurora go.
Aurora scrambled across the floor to her grandmother’s side, her hands shaking
as she lifted Grandma Grace’s frail body into her arms.
“Grandma, please. Don’t do this to me. Somebody get a doctor!”
Thankfully, Jordan hadn’t lost all sense of decency; he pressed the call button to summon the doctors.
The medical team rushed in, pushing Aurora out of the room.
She stood in the hallway, staring through the half-open door, her face streaked with tears.
Grandma, please, you have to be okay.
Jordan glared at her with open contempt. “If you’d just agreed to drop the charges sooner, none of this would have happened.” Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs
“All those years raising you were a waste.”
He kept shouting, using his anger to cover up his own guilt.
Aurora didn’t respond; her whole world was focused on her grandmother.
She regretted ever challenging the Quinns. She’d always known they would use Grandma against her-so why had she refused to give in? Why had she dragged her grandmother into this mess?
All for someone as worthless as Samuel—she’d nearly cost her grandmother her life.
A doctor emerged and pulled off his mask, looking exhausted. “If you want her to live a few more years, stop putting her through this. I can’t tell if you’re trying to save her or finish her off.”
Aurora rushed back into the room, grabbing Grandma Grace’s hand and holding it tight.
Jordan followed, and asked, “About Samuel-”
“I’ll drop the charges,” Aurora replied, not even looking at him. Her voice was flat, resigned.
Jordan’s tone softened a little. “Aurora, Samuel’s your brother. You’re twins-you should be closer than anyone. How could you do this to him?”
“And now that you’re divorced from Mr. Chambers, you’ll need your family. You’ll need Samuel.”
Aurora ignored him completely.
Her hatred and disgust for Jordan had reached its peak, but she forced herself to endure it for Grandma’s sake.
She repeated it to herself: Just endure.
Seeing that Aurora wouldn’t answer, Jordan gave up and left to fetch his son.
The room fell quiet.
Aurora pressed her hand over her mouth and sobbed silently.
She had no idea how much time had passed when she heard the door click open again.
Wiping her tears away, she turned to see Mr. Hogan Chambers standing in the doorway.
She rose quietly to her feet, waiting.