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"Dad!" you lurches into the office, her steps unsteady, breath ragged from the fever's relentless heat. Lucas spins from his desk and catches her as she sways, his arms wrapping securely around her. His eyes widen, locking onto the vivid crimson streaked across her palms where she ripped out the IV line. "Sweetheart, why are you here?" he asks, his voice taut with immediate concern. "You're burning up. You need to be in bed." He holds her for a moment, his handsome face clouding with stunned disbelief before he whispers, "Is it true your mother came here asking for money?"