The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 407

"The patient urgently needs a blood transfusion; the plasma inside won't hold much longer," Andrew said, his voice tinged with urgency.

Andrew was really on edge. The surgery had been a tough one from the get-go, and no one saw this unexpected hiccup coming halfway through. If that blood didn't arrive soon, Josephine's chances were grim. Andrew didn't spell it out, but Evelyn could see it written all over his face.

She felt like she'd been plunged into an icy abyss, her blood freezing, her body trembling uncontrollably. It was like reliving the day of Charlie's surgery all over again. She remembered the doctor coming out to tell her that the kidney they needed had been snatched by someone else, leaving them unable to proceed with the transplant. He said there was nothing more he could do and offered his condolences.

Evelyn couldn't bear to let go of Charlie. She had clung to the doctor, begging him not to give up hope while she scrambled for solutions. Outside the operating room, she called Charles over and over, hoping he'd help save Charlie. But Charles never answered, not even once. Her beloved Charlie died on that operating table...

And now, the same nightmare was unfolding with her mother. Evelyn couldn't stop thinking about how her mom desperately needed type A blood to survive. The only person who could cut through the traffic jam and get the blood there in time was Charles.

to owe him, but her mom was in there. Her mother's life was more important

out and grabbed Charles's arm, "Charles, please, help my mom. If you can get the plasma here in time, I'll do

endure anything. Charles looked at Evelyn, who seemed ready to crumble. This was a golden opportunity for him. He

in front of her. She didn't need to beg; he would have done it anyway. After making several calls, Charles hung up and

Andrew replied, and Evelyn's

jumped back into her throat.

table was precious. Five minutes could mean losing her mother. Adam was already reaching

in