My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 539:

Melany wiped her tears, her voice shaky. “Poor Carrie…”

How could something so terrible happen on such an important day? Shawn squeezed her hand. “The bullet struck her abdomen, but Carrie has always been resilient. She’ll make it through this. I know she will.”

Nearby, Kailee muttered under her breath, unable to hold back her disdain. “The baby surely won’t survive. I’ve always said she was a disaster—”

The sharp sound of a slap echoed through the chaos, silencing Kailee midsentence. Kailee staggered back, holding her cheek in disbelief. Her eyes widened as she stared at Billie, the very aunt who had always spoiled her. “Aunt… you hit me?”

Billie’s face was filled with disappointment and anger. “When did you become so cold-hearted, Kailee? Making petty remarks is one thing, but when someone’s life hangs in the balance, you’re still cruel enough to insult her?”

yes—but

Kailee, her voice shaking with fury.

stepped forward at Melany’s command, escorting Kailee out of the scene despite her weak protests. “Kristopher, I’ll take Shawn and Melany back now. Stay focused on Carrie,” Billie said softly,

didn’t respond, his eyes fixed solely on Carrie

Melany

closed eyes, the faint tremble in her once-delicate features—it was all

seeped through his fingers as he pressed desperately on her wound, his face set in a mask of barely controlled panic. Her body was growing

held her hand tightly, bringing it to his

arrived moments later with two medics carrying a

tight but steady, “the ambulance is waiting at the foot of the mountain.

suit jacket and draped it over her fragile frame. The medics carried the stretcher to the carriage.