Leonard.
I made arrangements with the psychiatric hospitals. I needed to ensure Theresa's safety at all costs, no matter how complicated or extreme it seemed. Every detail had to be accounted for, every possible loophole sealed. There was no room for error when it came to her.
Bernard could not blame me for being ruthless. If anything, he should turn that anger inward and blame himself for acting all arrogant, for daring to believe he could lay a hand on Theresa and walk away without consequences. People like him only understood power when it was used against them.
After speaking to my doctor friend and confirming that everything was absolutely certain and properly arranged, I took a slow, steady breath. Only then did I allow myself a brief pause. I dropped my phone onto the table with a dull thud, the sound echoing faintly in the quiet room.
