His body had been still, lifeless until a faint twitch of his fingers and a few slow rotations of his eyes brought hope back to the people surrounding him.

The doctor immediately sprang into action. "He's still got vital signs. We need to get him to the hospital now!"

At those words, the Hayes family let out a collective sigh of relief. With teary eyes, Teo turned to Clara. "Clara, don't you worry. I'll make sure lan gets the best care possible."

Clara's fists were clenched tight as she fought to keep her composure. "Teo, I'll follow him to the hospital. You take care of things here. We need to find out who gave Leonora the gasoline and who tampered with the gas line. Catching that person might lead us to the big fish behind all this."

Impressed by her thoroughness, even in such a dire situation, Teo nodded vigorously in approval. "You are good, Clara. Rest assured, I'll handle everything here. I'll send someone with you to the hospital." Half an hour later, lan was rushed into the ER. The whole family stood anxiously in the hallway, waiting.

cast, caused her to limp as she joined Clara's side. Her eyes brimmed with

holding it together, and here you are crying. Ever heard of comforting someone?" Sasha shot him a glare. "Mind your own business, Chase! Keep your mouth

Why don't you and Clara take a seat over there? She's been on her feet all night. It's not good for the

her irritation fade once she realized that Chase made a sensible comment for once. She took Clara's hand. "Clara, you can't keep pushing yourself like this. Think about the baby. It's too risky. You

here for him," her voice was hoarse. "I want him to know that both I and the baby are waiting for him to wake up. If I'm not

fetched a chair from the doctor's office and placed it beside Clara, speaking softly to comfort her. "Clara,

Edwin's heart ache. He couldn't

The last thing lan would want is to wake up

had she touched the chair than the ER doors burst open. She sprang up

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