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.

slick with sweat, her knuckles white as she clung to her dress, her

I think someone pushed me,"

to Sylvia and the two standing

in horror. "Sylvia, since when did you become so cruel? I saw it!

she could get a word in, Naomi lost her patience. She

knees, bursting into tears. "Don't hit me! Please, I'm sorry, I won't say

more it looked like Naomi

swing her purse

the driver, who hurried over and

Sylvia a

the

leaving a cloud of

what had just happened. She could feel everyone's eyes burning into her. Her breathing

looked like she was about to faint. Sylvia caught her just in time. "Mom,

then her phone rang

to be met with a booming, furious voice. "Get to the hospital -now! Look

It was Tristan.

ended abruptly, leaving both Sylvia and Naomi

Sylvia's hand, about to say something, when a black town car pulled up

the back door. “Mrs. Naomi, Mr. Tristan

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