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He pummeled my back with his fists, but I bit down harder, almost tearing a chunk of flesh from him. Blood filled my mouth, though I couldn’t tell if it was his or mine.
Finally, security arrived and subdued Logan.
I was whisked away in an ambulance.
Through hazy eyes, I spotted Maggie.
It was funny how some people would risk everything for me while others wanted me dead.
Love and hate seemed to balance out so perfectly in this world.
When I came to, I was in the hospital with Rachel by my side.
“What about Barry?” I asked, anxiety gnawing at me.
“He’s okay, he just lost a few teeth,” Rachel assured me.
I breathed a sigh of relief, immediately aware of the pain all over my body.
Rachel cautioned, “Don’t move. Your internal organs are injured. You need to rest.”
Her voice broke as she continued, “I should have had him hospitalized for treatment sooner.”
Years ago, I had suggested that Logan needed intensive treatment, but Rachel couldn’t bear to do it, believing she knew
better than doctors.
As the situation became clearer, I took a moment to reflect.
My initial plan was to let things escalate until Logan’s actions made Rachel turn her back on him.
Vincent’s family was out of options; they couldn’t get money from Rachel, had maxed out bank loans, and even mortgaged
their house.
They were facing imminent bankruptcy, with only loan sharks left to turn to.
But I hadn’t expected Logan to hit his own brother.
Clearly, reincarnation didn’t grant me greater wisdom.
I was just ?
The only
an ordinary person.
ed
I I had was foreknowledge.
Thankfully, it was time to pull the net tight.
Outside, I heard Miranda’s voice. “Let me in, she’s my niece. Can’t I even see her?”
Rachel’s bodyguards, ever vigilant, blocked her path.
Miranda, with Maggie in tow, called out from the door, “Lina, let us in.”
Their noise was unbearable. I called Maggie, and suddenly, silence fell.
“Lina, please ask Rachel to stop making things hard for us,” Maggie blurted out before I could speak, desperation lacing her
words.
I learned from her that Rachel had not only had Logan taken to the police but was also aggressively suppressing Vincent’s
small business.
Already teetering on the edge, the company was now in dire straits.
The thought of them going bankrupt and having to work off their debt made me laugh out loud.
Hearing my laughter, Maggie shrieked, saying, “Are you laughing? You’re enjoying my misery, aren’t you?”
I cut her off. “Yes, I am. The worse off you are, the happier I am.”
The commotion at the door resumed until security escorted them away.
Vincent’s bankruptcy came even faster than I anticipated, thanks largely to Rachel’s efforts.
Once she discovered Maggie’s role in instigating Logan, she unleashed her wrath on Vincent’s family.
When I went to see the chaos, Maggie was bickering with Logan.
Meanwhile, Rachel was busy selecting a psychiatric hospital for Logan.
She finally agreed to release him only because his days of freedom were numbered.
