Chapter 406

Melina watched as needle after needle delivered medication into Wallace's pale, fragile veins. The beeping from the machines filled the room with a chaotic, relentless rhythm. The doctors were now performing chest compressions, their movements desperate yet methodical. It finally hit her—she couldn't hold herself together any longer. She rushed forward, her composure breaking into sobs. "Mr. Wentworth Senior, it's me, Melina. It's me, Lina! Please don't leave me. I'm so scared of being alone. Please don't leave me. I'll drop out of school. I won't work anymore. I'll stay with you. I won't go anywhere—just please don't leave me!" Tears streamed down her face in heavy drops, falling uncontrollably. Afraid of interfering with the doctors, she didn't dare get too close, but she couldn't bear to move far away enough where she couldn't see him. Melina rarely cried openly. Usually, her cries were quiet, her tears held back by sheer will. But there had been only two times in he