Chapter 849:

“It can’t end like this,” Maia whispered to herself. Every few moments, she lifted her head to watch the emergency room doors, wishing they would swing open and someone would tell her Chris had pulled through.

But hope faded each time she looked up.

The red warning light stayed on. The doors didn’t budge.

Unable to tear her gaze away, Maia stared at the entrance, frozen with worry. Closing her eyes felt risky. She was terrified that if she looked away, the worst news might come while she wasn’t watching.

Only then did Maia realize just how much Chris meant to her. Life without him was impossible to imagine.

Maia stared hard at the glowing red light above the emergency doors. That warning signal felt more like a curse, casting a shadow over her heart.

Suddenly, rapid footsteps echoed along the corridor, their sound crisp and hurried.

Each footfall reminded Maia of a judge’s gavel. The heaviness matched the pounding in her chest.

snapped

her, as if this might be her

the end of

jumped to her feet, her voice

showed deep concern

they’re still inside. It’s already been over

The patient has a brain hemorrhage and has fallen

hemorrhage?” Maia echoed, her voice

??????? ??

our call that Chris had a sudden

dull and tired. “He started to remember things from when he was little. A lot of details came

for

the memories to resurface. Unfortunately, that same shift affected more sensitive

settled in Maia’s

another second, Lenny pushed through the emergency room doors and disappeared

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