Reborn From Oblivion (Nellie and Cameron) novel Chapter 728

Greta lay on the cold ground, eyes fixed on Cameron as he sprinted away, leaving her behind. Nina clung to Cameron’s neck, flashing a wicked, almost sinister smile at Greta. It was a smile far too knowing and triumphant for a child.

“Mom, did you see that?” Greta asked, her voice tinged with disbelief.

“See what?” her mother, Miranda, replied, her attention fully on Greta until she heard her daughter's words.

“Nina was smiling,” Greta said, an uneasy chill running through her.

Miranda looked up, but by then, Nina and Cameron had vanished through the door. “Greta, they’re gone,” she said, her tears soaking through her blouse. “How could Cameron be so heartless? Leaving you here when you're much sicker than Nina?”

She maneuvered Greta’s wheelchair closer, straining to help her up. But Greta, weakened by illness and the weight of Lincoln’s revenge, collapsed back to the ground. Her ankle, peeking from beneath her dress, was swollen and shiny.

Miranda’s hands trembled as she pressed gently on it, watching a deep indentation form. She broke into sobs, “What are we going to do?”

“Greta, are you in pain?” she asked, her voice breaking.

Miranda stared at her in disbelief. She had poured all her love into Greta, only to be met with such bitterness. She felt like a failure. A complete failure. But the bond of mother and daughter couldn’t be broken. She forgave Greta's harshness, and through her tears, said, “Greta, enough. I’ll find a way to get you to the hospital.”

Miranda went outside, trying to flag down a taxi. Eventually, a kind driver agreed to take them to the hospital. But when they arrived, Miranda realized she had no money to pay the fare.

The driver was furious, blocking their path: “You live in a mansion, surely you’re not broke. I helped you get to the hospital, and now you’re stiffing me on the fare. How can you do this?”

Onlookers began to murmur about Greta. “The fare isn’t even that much. No way they’re broke. They’re just trying to dodge the bill.”