Viola had no choice but to persuade her brothers.
She bit her lips, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Viola said in a tearful voice, "My life is important. However, isn't Ormand's life important? He will die because of me. If it wasn't for him, I would be the one lying on the bed. How can you be so ruthless to him?"
The three men fell silent simultaneously.
Russell was clear about what Ormand had done for Viola in Washington. At Rebecca's birthday banquet, Russell had talked with Ormand and admired his candor.
Russell felt sorry for Ormand. He got up and said, "Viola, you should give Bentley and Bobby some time to think the problem over."
Viola didn't agree with Russell.
Bentley and Bobby still have a lot of time, but Ormand doesn't. Viola thought.
Determined, Viola looked Bobby in the eyes.