Second Chances Protecting Mrs. Hall

Chapter 49

As Emma plummeted through the air, a man leaped from the helicopter, catching her in a strong embrace. A familiar voice whispered in her ear, “Emma, I want you to live!”

She tried to look up at him, but he held her tightly against his chest. She couldn’t see his face, but his presence was unmistakable. ‘Could it be Liam?‘ she wondered.

Suddenly, a “Bang!” rang out. A bullet whizzed past Emma’s ear, slicing through the air. The man holding her grunted, and the faint smell of blood filled the air. At that moment, she realized the horrifying truth–Liam had taken a bullet for her.

When Emma opened her eyes, she found herself in a hospital

*Are you feeling alright? Is your vision clear? Any pain?” The questions came from a man in a white coat, standing in a beam of sunlight that made him look like an angel

“You are…” Emma began.

“You can call me Dr. Duncan. I’m your attending physician,” he replied with a reassuring smile.

Memories of Elijah’s past betrayal made Emma cautious. “Which hospital is this? What happened at the concert? Who saved me yesterday?” Her questions were sharp, reflecting her inner turmoil.

Aaron Duncan chuckled. “You’re quite interesting. Most patients first ask about their own condition, but here you are, concerned about everything else. Were you a detective or something?”

Emma didn’t respond, her gaze steady, waiting for the answers.

“You’re in Troln Hospital, the best in the city,” Aaron explained, showing his ID with a smile. “The explosion didn’t happen, and your quick actions are being praised across the country. You’re quite the hero now!”

Emma felt uneasy. “And where’s the person who saved me in the helicopter?”

“I’m not sure about that,” Aaron admitted. “You were brought here by ambulance. Anything before that, you’d need to check with the police.”

heart. “Besides the

consciousness and murmured, “I’m not sure. Maybe I imagined it.” She thought it

she couldn’t be sure.

Emma remembered something important–if Liam had been shot saving her, a wound on

reached for

is drained,” Aaron informed her gently. “You can use your uncle’s

too?” Emma asked,

by your side for over twenty–four hours,

lips twitched into a wry smile. It was almost unheard of for a celebrity like Sean to

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anyone else come to see me?” she asked, her voice

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concerned about her vulnerability. He saw her

usually unfazed by the affluent families he treated, found himself unexpectedly wn to her. He reached out, gently smoothing her tousled hair. “Have

uncle here, so don’t

to the hospital. Her parents and friends were nowhere to be seen. Aaron wondered if she was perhaps

chance for Aaron.

was unaware that the door had

when he saw Aaron touching Emma’s head and

“Thank you, gratitude.

there are still good doctors out there,” Emma said,