My mother sneered, “Scrub harder, parasite,” forcing my heavily pregnant wife to wash her feet while a doctor held a syringe. Instead of fighting my filming brother, I quietly carried my wife out of the mansion. They laughed and called me a coward, completely unaware that in just 15 hours…

before she gets put to sleep,” Liam chuckled, his eyes glued to his screen. He hadn’t even looked up to see me standing in the doorway.

“Proceed, Doctor,” Eleanor said, her smile never wavering. “A mild chemical restraint will do her good. We can’t have her causing a scene.”

Emily looked up. Her eyes were wide, bloodshot, and completely devoid of hope.continue reading …