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Dawson quickly offered his reassurance, "Attorney Clara, Mr. Hayes will be alright. Maybe he's already made his escape. He's just out of range, and can't contact us."

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After wiping away a tear, she grabbed a cup of water and took a few hearty gulps. Then, turning to Dawson, she said, "Dawson, I could use a bite to eat. Could you grab me something?"

Dawson paused briefly, then promptly replied, "Sure thing, I'll go right now."

returned with a beef stew and a trio of deluxe

her watched her force down the food. Their eyes reddened with emotion. They all understood that Clara was trying to pull herself together. She was waiting for her father's surgery to succeed and for lan to come back. It took an immense amount of inner strength

if they'd been filled with lead, immovable. Suddenly, she was gripped by a wave of nervousness, of fear. Fear that the doctor would come out and say, "I'm sorry, we did everything we

with a faint smile playing on his lips. He looked in Clara's direction and called out, "Clara, the surgery was a success. Casey's going to make it." Upon hearing those words, Sasha, who had been sitting in her wheelchair, suddenly stood up. She wanted to cheer wildly, forgetting, for a moment, that her cast-encased leg and the fracture had not yet healed. A sharp pain

emanated from above Sasha's head. "Throwing yourself

"If it wasn't

Go check on Clara. She must be exhausted after all this waiting. Go