Emily stayed and worked the rest of the week to make sure things stabilized after Ruby’s attempted disruption of the company. Yet, she yearned to get back to California since she wanted to see Teddy again, and Byron would definitely need her support if his father’s condition was going to worsen.

From what Byron reported in his daily phone calls, things weren’t looking good. Teddy was in a lot of pain, which was dulled only by the strongest drugs, and he was usually too ...