"I can give you the video. But you have to tell me who did this. I won't let my sister's life be destroyed for nothing!" The girl was completely unspooling.
She thrust her phone toward Helena.
On the screen played the footage of that fateful surgery.
Even though it had been recorded covertly.
Because Rhonda was a medical student, she had known exactly what to focus on, making every critical moment terrifyingly clear.
Combined with the information Julian had already uncovered, this was the definitive proof.
Hard evidence of Hope's murder.
If they tracked down the surgeon and unraveled the conspiracy layer by layer, they could finally put Janetta behind bars.
Helena's heart pounded furiously against her ribs.
She was so incredibly close to justice she could almost taste it.
Yet, despite having the truth within her grasp, that suffocating wave of dread only intensified.
Her pulse throbbed painfully in her ears.
She knew exactly what Rosalie wanted to hear.
But what good would telling her do?
If Helena, with all her resources, couldn't bring Janetta down, what chance did this innocent girl have?
"Listen to me..." Helena began, looking earnestly into the girl's eyes.
Rosalie stared back intently.
Her gaze was filled with desperate hope.
Helena parted her lips.
She wanted to urge her to step away, to protect herself.
But before a single sound could escape, her eyes widened in absolute horror.
Right in front of her, Rosalie collapsed to the ground.
Helena was paralyzed, completely robbed of speech.
By the time the shock broke, the park was already echoing with terrified screams.
Rosalie was dead.
Assassinated right before her eyes.
Within seconds of her falling, a massive pool of crimson spread across the concrete.
Her eyes remained wide open in death.
Frozen in an eternal expression of shock and unresolved terror.
Helena stood frozen, entirely catatonic.
Someone in the crowd had dialed 911.

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