Chapter 21
Caroline's POV "How could you be so heartless?" Mom demanded as she sprang to her feet. Her eyes blazed with anger, and she pointed an accusing finger at me as though I were the greatest disgrace this family had ever known. "Your sister is crying in front of you, begging for your help, yet all you care about is yourself." I stared at her, struggling to process what I had just heard. The sedative flowing through my body made it difficult to think clearly, but not even the dizziness could numb the pain of her words. My own mother wasn't asking whether I was injured or whether I had survived. The only thing that mattered to her was Cerene. "Mom," I said quietly, forcing myself to meet her eyes, "Cerene pushed me out of a window." She didn't even blink. "Stop lying!" Mom snapped as she to
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