The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 441

Charles raced to the hospital, his mind a whirlwind of worry. Outside the

emergency room, Dahlia sat in a wheelchair, tears streaming down her cheeks, looking utterly lost.

At the sight of Charles, her tears flowed even more. "Charles..." she called out, her voice trembling with desperation.

Charles rushed to her side, his face etched with concern. "Sandy seemed fine this afternoon. How did things get so serious so quickly?"

"I don't know," Dahlia replied, her words stumbling over each other. "She was perfectly okay before bed, then out of nowhere, she spiked a fever, and her heart rate just dropped. I had to call the doctor right away. They said she's in critical condition and asked me to sign..."

"I couldn't bring myself to do it... I'm terrified of losing her..."

Charles tried to reassure her, gently patting her back. "Sandy's going to pull through."

But even as he spoke, his eyes betrayed his own fear, darting anxiously toward the emergency room door. He couldn't bear the thought of losing another child after already losing Charlie.

seeking comfort in

...

moment stretching unbearably, until finally, the emergency room doors swung

Sandy?" they both asked, their

some time, but the fever has made things

act. Families did everything to prevent infections and complications that

Dahlia cried, overwhelmed with guilt. "I should

hand to slap herself, but Charles caught it just in

do? We only have a week. Please, I need your help. I've

to me. If anything happens to her,

voice was

reaching out to anyone who might

with Adam's kidney available, she couldn't understand why Charles hadn't mentioned it. Was he really that concerned about upsetting Evelyn? Wasn't she supposed to be his true love, his heart's desire?

taken her place?