Chapter 70

• EMMA'S POV
• The intense midday sunlight bathed the small town of Ismay as I walked towards the hospital. It was the day I both dreaded and longed for—the day to confront the debt that loomed over my family like a dark cloud since my father's accident.
• I entered the hospital, determined to resolve this situation once and for all. I headed to the financial department, aware that I had only ten thousand dollars in my account, a sum that barely scratched the surface of the total debt. Nevertheless, it was all I had, and I hoped to negotiate a payment plan for the remaining amount over time.