A few audience members had live-streamed the incident at the theater. It circulated for a short while online before the Huxley family paid to have it removed, but within their social circles, the gossip was running wild.
The Huxley family was trying every possible way to pull strings and get her out.
Yvonne Huxley's parents, in particular, were leveraging all their personal connections.
"No one is willing to help?" Old Mrs. Huxley lay on the hospital bed, an IV dripping into her arm, her face sallow.
"I've asked everyone I can. They all gave me the runaround, probably because they're afraid of offending the Sharp and Lockwood families."
Walter Huxley sat by the bed and reached for the cigarettes in his pocket. Remembering he was in a hospital, he sullenly shoved them back in. A glance at his wife, who was sobbing and wiping away her tears beside him, only made him feel more suffocated.
