Chapter 693

Valerie called Clara. "I need to stay at the hospital tonight," she said, her voice heavy with fatigue. "If Artie wakes up and asks, please explain where I am."

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In Pinecrest, it was early morning. Desmond's phone rang, Arthur's name illuminating the screen. Desmond locked eyes with Martha across the breakfast table. "Answer it. Tell him I'm in the bathroom."

'Let her feel the sting,' he thou