Chapter 22 Let Them All Die

"Please, just let me stay with her a little longer. This is my last request as her daughter. I…" Maria, who usually kept her emotions in check, was now completely unraveling in front of Jackson. He was taken aback by how raw and vulnerable she appeared. "Alright, you can have some time alone with her. I’ll wait outside," Jackson said, giving her the space she needed. As he stepped out of the room, Jackson heard familiar voices nearby. Catherine was talking to Johnson, who was walking with a cast on his arm. "When you see Maria, make sure you talk to her properly. Angela was her adoptive mother, after all. How could you push her?" Johnson, irritated, replied, "If I hadn’t tried to save her, would I have broken my arm? She’s the one who grabbed me! Pushing her was the natural reaction!" Catherine pulled him aside. "The point is, she’s dead now." In the past, Johnson might have continued to mock the situation, but now he remained silent. He knew that Maria wasn’t the one who drugg