Chapter One Hundred And Forty Four
The transition from the pristine, glass-walled luxury of the downtown dealership to the familiar, slightly worn streets surrounding St. Jude’s Children’s Center felt like shifting between two entirely different dimensions.
Gripping the thick, leather-wrapped steering wheel of the brand-new white Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, I could still smell the rich, intoxicating scent of premium leather and fresh polish. The engine hummed with a quiet, powerful effortlessness that made the bumpy city asphalt feel like a sheet of smooth ice. The massive digital dashboard glowed with a soft blue ambient light, casting a futuristic reflection against the windshield. It was, without a question, the most expensive and beautiful piece of machinery I had ever been permitted to
