Chapter 20 No News

• In the plush VIP suite of Hospital of Aldovia, Braxton, patriarch of the Dempsey Family, lay listlessly, surrounded by his descendants.
• Braxton's gaze was vacant as he stared up at the sterile ceiling, his lips faintly murmuring, "Finley… Finley…"
• The horrors of the previous day's birthday banquet replayed endlessly in his mind, particularly the grievous loss of his beloved Finley, which clung to him relentlessly.