Hospital Outside the Operating Room
By the time Old Mr. Sinclair and Marcus Sinclair arrived, Derek Sinclair was already pacing back and forth in front of the doors, his face tight with anxiety.
The glowing red “In Surgery” sign above the operating room burned into everyone’s eyes, making the air feel heavier with every second that passed.
Derek stopped short when he saw them. “Brother… Grandpa? Why are you here?”
His mind was a mess. After Naomi had been found, almost everyone in the Sinclair family except him had grown cold toward Vivian. He had already convinced himself that no one wanted her to stay.
Could his elder brother and grandfather have come to send her away?
The thought made his heart lurch.
Marcus placed a firm hand on his younger brother’s restless shoulder, his deep
