The maid holding the phone hesitated. "But... that's a sanatorium..."
"Are you dense?" The Elyndorian maid sighed, shaking her head. "She is still a relative of the Vinton family. Even though we don't know what mistake she made to get locked up here, we all know how spoiled she used to be. If we send her to the sanatorium, at least she'll have family around when she wakes up."
The first maid realized that made sense and nodded repeatedly.
So, the two of them followed the ambulance and sent Isabella to the sanatorium.
Since this was a premium facility and she was a relative of the Vinton VIPs, the sanatorium naturally admitted her.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the two uncles received word of Isabella's fainting spell and transfer.
They didn't show a single ounce of emotional reaction.
Silas only asked, "How are my parents handling it?"
The sanatorium staff replied, "Mrs. Montrose only came to look at her for less than two minutes before returning to her suite. Her mood doesn't seem to be affected."
"Good." As long as it didn't upset Kiera, Silas couldn't care less.
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When Isabella finally woke up, it was noon the next day.
She opened her eyes, feeling slightly disoriented.
It took her a minute or two to process her surroundings.
She realized she was lying in a standard hospital room in the sanatorium, hooked up to an IV.
Staring at the stark white ceiling, wild joy bloomed in her chest.
Grandma was soft-hearted after all!
Bringing her to this sanatorium proved that her Penance Play had worked!
Isabella looked down at the needle in her hand, and a new thought sparked in her eyes.
Wasn't this the perfect moment to take her Penance Play to the absolute extreme?
She needed her grandparents to see how weak, tragic, and pitiful she looked right now...
As long as she could squeeze just a drop of sympathy out of them, she could stay with the Vinton family!
She had to push herself even harder; she had to force them to welcome her back!

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