Chapter 26 The Price of a Word Chapter 26 The Price of a Word " Mandy , please just tell me ! " That commanding tone again - Mandy hated it . Hated it with every fiber of her being . It made her feel like a servant . So she clenched her jaw and snapped , " Apologize . Or watch your husband die . " Let him die . There were billions of people in the world - death came for everyone . +10 Free Coins Mandy had died once before . To her , death wasn't terrifying . The underworld was just another realm . Eternal , detached , peaceful . But the living ? They weren't so free . Jade was shaking with rage , her blood pressure soaring . She hated Mandy to the bone . Apologizing to her ? Unthinkable . But looking at John now - his face contorted in agony - Jade had no choice . " Mandy ... I'm sorry . Now can you please tell me where the medicine is ? " Mandy wasn't someone who went back on her word . Jade's apology had no sincerity , but she still answered . " It's in the drawer in his study . Brown bottle . Two pills at a time . " The call was on speaker . Yvonne immediately offered to run upstairs . Moments later , she came rushing down in a panic , shouting , " Mom ! The drawer's empty ! There's nothing in there ! " Jade turned pale . She felt like Mandy had tricked her . " She lied to me ! That monster actually lied ! " Tears streamed down her face , her voice rising with hysteria . Grayson , seeing the argument going nowhere , snatched up the phone and dialed Mandy again . On the other end . Mandy's voice came sharp and impatient .. " I told you - it's in the drawer , brown bottle . Why are you still bothering me ? Your husband's meds sit under your roof and you don't even know where ? And now you're panicking . " Grayson winced . Harsh as her words were , she wasn't wrong . Not a single person in that house had known where the emergency meds were . That said everything . " Mandy , it's me . Yvonne said there's nothing in the drawer . Could you please think again - where else might you have put it ? " Something clicked . Mandy always kept the medicine in the study - no one else dared touch it . That was the point . To keep it safe . If Yvonne couldn't find it , then there was only one explanation . In her previous life , John had also had an episode . The meds couldn't be found in time , and he nearly died . From that day on , he'd hated her completely . Mandy replied , " I remember now - he keeps an emergency packet in the pocket of his blue suit . Grayson , if you really want to save him , go get it yourself " 1/2 P P. Chapter 26 The Price of a Word Grayson didn't hesitate . He ran to John's room , found the blue suit , and sure enough Pills . Just like Mandy said . +10 Free Coins -there was a small case tucked inside . He raced back to the living room , fed them to John , and within seconds , the symptoms eased . The crisis had passed . The whole family stayed by John's side , tense and silent . No one dared relax . After ten long minutes . John began to recover , drenched in cold sweat . Jade exhaled shakily . " Honey , you scared me to death ... You don't know how close it was . " But John didn't look touched . He scanned their faces with chilling calm . " Not one of you knew where my medicine was . What exactly have you been paying attention to all this time ? " His words stung . Everyone lowered their heads . Sally mumbled , " Sir , it's Mandy's fault . She hid the meds so no one else could find them . She wouldn't even tell Mrs. Jade earlier - almost cost your life ... " Jade's anger reignited . " She was outrageous ! She made me apologize before telling me anything ! Can you believe that ? She threatened me ! " " And what did you do ? " John asked coldly . His tone was unmistakable - he was furious . Jade's face crumpled . " I did what she asked . I apologized! But she still lied to me ! Yvonne went to the study - there was nothing there . She tricked us , John ... " The front doors burst open with a deafening crash . Mandy stormed in , still wearing her coat , dust clinging to her shoulders . She didn't say a word . She bolted upstairs to the study . There was a loud clatter of drawers being yanked and slammed , followed by her footsteps returning . In her hand was a brown bottle . John's emergency medication . Mandy placed it right in front of them , then dropped onto the couch , eyes cold and sharp as blades . She stared straight at Yvonne . " Take a good look . This is the emergency medication you all just lost your minds over ." As she spoke , her gaze flicked to Jade . Then back to Yvonne . 2/2