Everyone was chatting and bickering at once when Sylvia noticed Bridget suddenly moving toward her.

Maybe it was just instinct, but Sylvia immediately sensed something was off. She quickly let go of Freya's hand.

But she was a second too late. Freya, who a moment ago had been acting all frantic and desperate, actually shoved Sylvia right into Bridget.

A shriek rang out. Bridget tumbled backwards, rolling down the three steps behind her.

She landed awkwardly on the hardwood floor, clutching her stomach and grimacing in pain. "Oh God, my stomach-it hurts so much..."

A coworker glared at Sylvia. "Sylvia! Bridget was just trying to make sure you were okay, and you treat her like this?"

Another coworker knelt down to help Bridget and gasped at the sight of Bridget's dress. "Oh my God-there's so much blood!"

"My baby..." Bridget moaned, her voice barely a whisper.

Sylvia's first instinct was to help-she reached out to steady Bridget, but just then someone barreled past her. She lost her balance, scraping her arm along the wooden edge of the steps. Blood welled up under the torn skin.

"Bridget!"

Miriam came running out of nowhere, dropping to her knees and pulling Bridget close.

was slick with sweat, her knuckles white as she clung

someone pushed

darted to Sylvia and

"Sylvia, since when

furrowed, but before she could get a word in, Naomi lost her patience. She swung her purse at Freya. "Freya! What the hell

"Don't hit me! Please, I'm sorry, I won't say anything else! Please just

the more it looked

purse again. She was shaking with

out for the driver, who hurried over and lifted Bridget i the back

Sylvia a look

or the baby, I swear

off, leaving a cloud

happened. She could feel everyone's eyes burning into her. Her

Sylvia

and just then her phone rang

a booming, furious voice. "Get to the hospital

It was Tristan.

ended abruptly, leaving both Sylvia

gripped Sylvia's hand, about to say something, when a

face unreadable, and opened the back door. “Mrs.

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