Chapter 1972

In a soft call, she said, “Edwin.

Eyes glistening, Edwin’s voice broke.

“Will my great uncle be okay?”

“He will,” Cecilia whispered, tears streaming down her face.

Soon after, the ambulance sirens signaled its arrival.

Cecilia made the decision not to allow Edwin to accompany them, asking the servant to tend to him and Olivia instead.

By the time she got to the hospital, Peter was already there, and the medical team was prepped and waiting.

Mark lay pale and motionless on the emergency stretcher, caught in a semi-conscious state.

quickly assessed him, frustration

should have been more

lost

nervously wrung his

examination, Cecilia, with a vacant stare towards the overhead lights, confided

just to be

wasn’t until she followed the paramedics downstairs that Cecilia noticed

k’s damaged car.

to imagine Mark’s perilous

his

dispel Edwin’s doubts about

Mark’s poignant words flooded her

man I

Time is fleeting.

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