VICTOR
This unexpected twist in my life couldn't have come at a worse time. Why on earth did she suddenly dart in front of my car, causing me to collide with her? Pulling over hastily in the hospital parking lot, I hurried into the emergency elevator, anxious to reach the private ward I had reserved for Diana.
In an effort to keep this situation from spiraling out of control, I spun a tale for the hospital staff, claiming Diana as my girlfriend, and insisting that her parents lived far away in Africa. This web of deception allowed me to navigate the hospital bureaucracy without too many prying questions. I owe a debt of gratitude to the hospital director, who not only facilitated the cover-up but also arranged for discreet nurses to care for Diana, ensuring that word of her condition di
