CHAPTER 41 The truth is revealed

Amelia blinked her eyes open. Everything was a blur…. She closed her eyes and opened them again; this time her vision became clearer. She was in a hospital. She tried to move, but her body felt hard and heavy, and it hurt to so much as lift a finger. Where am I? She asked herself, somewhat confused. And then it came back to her. The crash…the accident… As the sterile hospital room hummed with the soft whir of medical equipment, Amelia lay in a bed, her thoughts consumed by the recent accident and the well-being of her children. Suddenly, the door creaked open, and Ethan's mother, a figure from a past she wished to forget, stepped inside. Amelia's eyes widened in surprise and discomfort. "What are you doing here?" she asked, her tone strained. Ethan's mother, with an attempt at concern that felt insincere, replied, "I heard about the accident, and I thought I should check on you and the kids." Amelia, already on edge from the suspicions surrounding the crash, couldn