The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 170

Sandy nestled into her mom's hand, her voice small and pained, "Mommy, it hurts so much..."

But Dahlia didn't coddle her; instead, she spoke with a firm tone, "I'll be calling your dad soon. He'll meet us at the hospital. Save those cries for when he's there..."

"And remember, tell him everything that happened at kindergarten today. Make sure he knows how much it hurt."

Sandy nodded obediently.

"That's my girl." Dahlia took a tissue and gently wiped the sweat from Sandy's forehead. "Whether mommy and daddy can be together depends on you, Sandy. You won't let me down, right?" Sandy nodded again, just as dutifully.

Dahlia gave her a quick peck on the cheek. "You're mommy's little girl."

Turning back to her seat, Dahlia's smile faded instantly as she settled into the driver's seat. She picked up her phone to call Charles.

Charles had just left Evelyn's hospital room and was on his way to grab breakfast for her when his phone rang. After he picked it up, he was met with Dahlia's panicked voice, "Charles, something's happened to Sandy!"

His heart dropped, and the breakfast slipped from his hands, hitting the floor with a muted thud. He didn't even glance at it as he hurried out, "Where's Sandy now?"

car with

and Charles felt a wrenching heartache, "I'm at the Hospital. Bring her here. I'll handle everything. What's going on

here.

he calmed Dahlia down, he hung up and immediately started calling

so that he didn't notice Evelyn watching from a short distance away. Evelyn saw his deep concern for Sandy

...

pulled up to the hospital, she saw Charles waiting by the entrance, surrounded by several pediatric specialists. She stumbled out of the car, eyes welling up as

back door opened, revealing Sandy's pale

"Daddy..."

up, gently lifting Sandy from the car and placing her on a

small, cold hand, tenderly wiping the sweat from her forehead. Dahlia was

worked swiftly,

daughter's spleen is almost ruptured. She needs a

Kon?

specialist finished, he left to arrange the plasma,

trying to treat the swelling on Sandy's face, her tears falling like rain. Her vision blurred, making

the ointment from Dahlia, gave her shoulder a reassuring pat, and motioned for