Chapter 1893

Karina anxiously watched the stairwell, her heart pounding. Finally, she saw the firefighters carrying people down on their backs.

But the situation looked grim.

"Get them to emergency care immediately!" one firefighter shouted. "The two middle-aged adults are unconscious from severe smoke inhalation and are in critical condition! The son appears to be relatively unharmed."

Thankfully, an ambulance was already on standby. Hearing the firefighter's report, the nurses rushed out with stretchers, loading the family into the vehicle.

When the ambulance was about to depart, Karina and Wilfred identified themselves as doctors and climbed aboard to assist.

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Once they arrived at the hospital, Karina's hands trembled as she changed into her white coat. She had performed countless surgeries before, but this was the first time she would face operating on someone she had a personal connection with. The thought sent a chill through her body.

A colleague passing by noticed her and asked, "Dr. Norman, are you scrubbing in? I heard Dr. Wilfred has already taken over the surgery."

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Karina paused for a moment before responding, "I still need to be there."

reached the operating room, Wilfred glanced at her, a faint frown on his face. He clearly wasn't thrilled with her decision but said

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sterilized gloves and joining the

his parents had tried to shield him, leaving him with only minor smoke inhalation. He was out of danger shortly after arriving

prolonged exposure to smoke and flames left them with severe injuries. Both had significant burns, and Mrs. Stone's face was badly disfigured her right cheek and neck were almost completely

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were steady throughout the procedure, and the surgery was

the operating room, the fire at the apartment had already been extinguished.

an officer informed her. "And not accidental-it looks like a deliberate act of self-harm." Karina froze.

seems the fire was

mind reeled. Deliberate?

the Stones who were clinging to life despite everything, the idea of them willingly starting the fire

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evidence didn't

suspicion fell heavily on

that he might have been the one to

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he had escaped relatively unharmed. It didn't

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