C1111 The Course of Life Has Changed

It was getting deeper and deeper into the night, but Jacqueline Garcia, who was hiding in the sickbed, was completely awake. Her stomach still seemed to be aching, twisting in pain, so much so that cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

Perhaps, she thought, this was the punishment that the heavens had given her.

If so, she was willing to accept it.

After all