Charles Moore's heart condition was already not in the best shape, and after Malcom Moore sent Victoria to the hospital, he too fell ill shortly afterward.
And it was far more than just this.
The farce at the engagement banquet brought the Morris Group back to the headlines of River City.
The stock of Morris Group got implicated and plummeted...
With bad public opinion, the plummeting stock price of Morris Group, the uncertain life or death of Aunt Victoria, and his father falling ill soon after, all of these events left Malcom Moore utterly exhausted.
Malcom Moore was running between the hospital, the company, and home, and he no longer had the time and energy to accompany the lonely and anxious Serena Sterling.
Twenty-four hours had passed, and Victoria still hadn't woken up, unable to leave the intensive care unit.
Serena Sterling, who had been outside the ICU, had been keeping vigil day and night.
By now, her tears had long dried up.
