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?”

I care about the child, yes—but more than anything, I care

shaking with fury. “Get out! You are no longer welcome in

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

didn’t respond, his eyes fixed solely on

out of him. Turning away, she helped Shawn and Melany into

face, her 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 colder, and with it, her warmth

her hand tightly, bringing it to his lips to

with

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

tersely, carefully lifting Carrie onto the stretcher. He removed his suit jacket and draped it over her fragile frame. The medics