The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 819

"Milford! Oh my God, look at you! Are you okay?"

Before Milford could even attempt to answer, Gloria dissolved into absolute hysterics.

In his entire life, Milford had never suffered anything worse than a scraped knee.

This was all Fitch's fault! If he hadn't picked a massive fight out of nowhere, Milford would never have stormed out of the house, and none of this would have happened.

"This is all your father's fault!" Gloria wailed. "He's completely lost his mind over the Sloan Group! He's perfectly willing to use his own children as collateral damage!"

"I'm divorcing him! I refuse to stay in that house for another second!"

"Mom, please!" Milford groaned, desperately trying to cut through her panic.

She was spiraling into her own world and refusing to listen. "It looks so much worse than it is. I'm fine."

As for the divorce threat, he completely ignored it. She was hysterical and speaking entirely out of anger. As furious as he was with his father, he wasn't about to encourage his parents to end their marriage.

Gloria didn't even process his attempt at damage control. She was entirely fixated on the bandages.

Saying it didn't hurt was a blatant lie. If it wasn't catastrophic, why was his entire torso wrapped up?

She stared at the thick layers of gauze, looking like her own heart was being ripped out. But hearing his voice did manage to pull her slightly out of her hysteria.

It was only then that she realized they weren't alone in the room.

The second she spotted Yvonne, her fear instantly turned to misplaced rage.

"Yvonne! What on earth is wrong with you?!" Gloria snapped. "Your brother was literally dying, and you didn't even bother to call me?! If he hadn't made it... how was I supposed to survive that?!"

First Yvonne's accident years ago, and now Milford. Why were her children cursed?

She immediately dropped Milford's hand and stood up, looking entirely lost. She couldn't even bring herself to meet Leilani's eyes.

Taking advantage of the sudden silence, Yvonne finally jumped in.

"Mom! The only reason Milford is even alive right now is because of Leilani!"

Yvonne quickly ran through the nightmare of the previous night, explaining exactly what had happened in the operating room.

As the reality set in, Gloria looked like she had been physically struck. That explained why Leilani was standing in her son's hospital room.

Gloria was entirely paralyzed by shame. After the horrific way they had treated her, Leilani had still stepped into that operating room and saved her son's life.

Thinking back to how vicious she had been to Leilani in the past, Gloria wished the floor would just open up and swallow her whole.

"Leilani... thank you..." she choked out, her voice breaking. "Thank you for saving my boy... I... I can't even begin to thank you enough."