Lola's POV I drove to the hospital in a haze, uniform still sticky with dried sweat and shame, my ass aching from the plug he’d finally let me remove before I left. When I arrived, Mom and Dad were already in the waiting area outside his room, faces pale and exhausted. They looked at me with desperate hope.“Lola, honey… did you manage to get the rest of the money?” Mom asked, voice cracking. “The doctors said if we can cover the surgery fee tonight, they can take him in immediately.”I forced a weak smile. “I… I think I have it. Or enough to get us through.”Dad pulled me into a tight hug. For one fragile moment, relief washed over all of us. My twin brother was going to be okay. Because of what I’d done. Because I’d let my boss use me like a whore.Then the nurse stepped out, clipboard in hand, and the relief shattered.“I’m so sorry,” she said gently. “The insurance adjustment came through, but there’s still a shortfall of eight thousand dollars for the operating room, anesthesiol
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