Chapter 271: Unbroken
Grace cleared her throat. "I’ve seen the report. He’s telling the truth, Greg. I got a copy of it from his assistant last night. It’s being reviewed by another lab now for confirmation, but... all signs point to a falsified result in the first test."
Greg’s breath caught in his chest.
"She’s not your sister," Ric said, voice low. "That lie destroyed her. It destroyed you. It destroyed me. I lied!!!" Ric burst out in tears.
"I fooled Cammy, and everyone, and most importantly, myself! I can no longer make her suffer like this! I am so so sorry, you don’t have to forgive me, but please help Cammy!" Ric pleaded.
Greg stood abruptly, turning away, gripping the back of the chair in front of him with white knuckles.
"She pushed me away because of that test. She left because of that test," he muttered, almost to himself.
Ric nodded, guilt heavy on his face. "And she kept punishing herself over it. Even now, she’s alone, locked in a hospital bed, thinking she doesn’t deserve anything good. Thinking she lost you forever. Greg, you have to see her. Talk to her. Help her fight this."
Greg remained silent for a moment. His mind reeled with everything that had just been said. Rage, regret, and heartbreak twisted through him in a storm he had long buried.
Grace stepped forward. "Greg... we don’t have much time. The legal system is against her. Her mental and physical condition is deteriorating. You walking in and showing her that you still care—it might be the thing that saves her."
Greg finally turned around, his voice hollow. "She didn’t want me anymore."
"She thought she couldn’t have you," Ric said. "She thought loving you was wrong."