Fury had been simmering inside John for over a day as they remained confined to the hospital. Seeing his woman drifting in and out of consciousness, too frightened to sleep, had only added fuel to the flames of his anger. The visit from her spiteful mother had further provoked him, pushing him out of his state of inertia.
And the revelations from her doctor? The physician had expressed her concerns about Ara's situation, and quite rightly so. John had tried to maintain a calm demeanor while Ara, unaware of the implications, had unwittingly implicated her mother during her conversation with Dr. Rossin.
Health smoothies? He highly doubted it. Ara's mother wouldn't know a thing about a health smoothie unless she'd discovered a way to snort it like her usual cocaine.
The realization that hi
