The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 127

Tara and Tricia had planned to meet at a trendy new café downtown to catch up and plot their next moves. But just as Tara finishes changing and grabs her car keys, her phone rings sharply.

The caller ID flashes with Aunt Kellen's name, instantly sending a spike of unease through Tara's chest. Her aunt rarely calls at this hour unless it is an absolute emergency.

"Tara, where are you? You need to come home right now!" Kellen's voice trembles with panic, a stark contrast to her usual composed, elegant demeanor.

"Aunt Kellen, what's wrong? What happened?" Tara asks, her grip tightening on the phone.

"Your grandmother just collapsed. It doesn't look good. You have to get here right away!" Kellen's rapid breathing echoes over the line, laced with sheer terror. "Dr. Halloway is already here, but things are taking a turn for the worse."

Tara furrows her brow. The Dennis family employs a private medical team comprised of the city's most elite doctors. Yet, her aunt chose to call her specifically, clearly placing her absolute trust in Tara's medical expertise after she successfully cured Kellen's own ailment.

Despite her deep confusion over how the old woman could suddenly collapse when her heart had been steadily improving, Tara doesn't hesitate. "I'm on my way."

She quickly texts Tricia, briefly explaining the emergency and postponing their meeting, before speeding toward the ancestral estate.

Dr. Halloway hovers over her, a layer of cold sweat coating his forehead as he stares helplessly at the medical monitors.

"Doctor, what is her condition?" Tara asks, her voice icy and unflinching.

The physician lets out a heavy sigh and pulls the stethoscope from his ears. "Ms. Dennis, it doesn't look good. My preliminary diagnosis suggests a standard coma, but we need further tests to determine the exact cause." He wipes his brow. "I've administered every emergency protocol available, but the results." He shakes his head, the unspoken implication hanging heavily in the air. She is dying.

Preliminary diagnosis? Emergency protocols? The man is just throwing out fancy medical jargon to cover his own incompetence. If he actually had the situation under control, Aunt Kellen wouldn't have called her in a blind panic. It is blatantly obvious the esteemed doctor has absolutely no idea what triggered the collapse.