Day 8
The story breaks on every news outlet by morning.
"BILLIONAIRE'S WIFE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER SUICIDE ATTEMPT"
"RIO KALINAWAN'S WIFE LINA SALVACION HOSPITALIZED IN PRIVATE FACILITY"
"SOURCES SAY MARRIAGE TROUBLE LED TO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE"
My phone rings constantly. News outlets want statements. My lawyers are calling. My PR team is losing their minds. The story is everywhere, and there's nothing I can do to contain it.
Someone at the hospital leaked information. Someone decided that the private ICU room of a billionaire's wife was worth money to the tabloids.
I should have expected this.
Lolo's Arrival - Day 8, Morning
Lolo gets there first. He storms into the ICU like he has lost something big, face twisted in anger and worry. He glares at me like I'm the one who did this.
"Explain," he says, his voice sharp as a knife. "Explain to me how my granddaughter-in-law ended up trying to kill herself."
