I stood there, phone clenched in a white-knuckled grip, unable to move.
The Gilbert security detail.
Back when Thomas and I had been at each other's throats in the early years, I'd seen what they were capable of.
Gilbert Corp had poured everything into building that unit from the ground up.
They were top-tier professionals and absolute thugs in equal measure.
If they showed up…
The thought snapped me back. I grabbed my phone and dialed my assistant.
"Move Lily to another hospital. Now."
The next day, Thomas came anyway.
A wall of towering bodyguards in black crowded the hallway outside the hospital room, radiating menace.
Thomas stood at the front, Tracey clinging to his arm.
He raised an eyebrow, cutting straight to the point.
"Vivienne, be a good girl. Hand over the necklace and Lily."
"Unless you want to find out how many hospitals in this city would still dare admit you and your daughter."
I didn't acknowledge him. My gaze went to the far end of the corridor.
Thomas's expression hardened at being ignored.
"Do it."
"Who dares lay a hand on my daughter?"
Thomas turned toward the voice and went still when he saw who it was.
Then he looked back at me.