Chapter 540:

Surgeons quickly wheeled Carrie into the operating room. A short time later, a doctor approached Kristopher with a grave expression. “The bullet struck her uterus,” he said. “It’s highly unlikely the child will survive. Mrs. Norris is also in critical condition due to severe blood loss.”

Bloodstains marred Kristopher’s white shirt, but it was the coldness in his eyes that made everyone around him uneasy. In a fit of rage, Kristopher flipped a nearby table, scattering its contents across the floor. “Ensure her safety, at all costs.”

“Absolutely,” the doctor replied, taken aback by Kristopher’s apparent lack of concern for the unborn child. It was rare for a prominent family to place the mother’s well-being above the child’s.

The doctor hurried out, signaling to the nurses to set up a blood transfusion.

As the doctor left, Oliver stepped forward cautiously. “Mr. Norris, would you like to change your shirt?”

Ignoring the offer, Kristopher asked coldly, “Have they caught the person responsible?”

was unwavering,

interrupted by his phone’s ringtone. He exchanged

a moment, Oliver ended the call and said, “They’ve located the culprit.

looked at him impatiently.

seems the assailant knew what fate awaited him with us. Cornered, he chose to leap from a cliff into the sea.

survives,” Kristopher ordered sternly. “I need to find out his identity. I want to know who dared target someone I

said

“Make sure he keeps breathing. If he dies, the agony Carrie suffered will be paid a hundred times over on those he holds

his eyes betraying a flicker

was exceptional. The depth

Norris had shown him nothing but kindness. That someone had dared to harm Mrs. Norris—especially on such a significant

had been assurances of disruptions. Yet no news had come her way from dawn until now. Her coffee sat untouched, long

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