The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 529

A crushing terror enveloped Dahlia.

Her hands shaking, she fumbled her phone out of her pocket and hurriedly dialed 911.

After quickly explaining Sandy's condition and their location, she hung up.

Lowering her eyes to the girl limp in her arms, Dahlia reached out and patted Sandy's face, warning her sternly.

"Sandy, hold on. You're not allowed to leave me, do you hear?"

Sandy hadn't completely lost consciousness. She heard Dahlia's words, but lacked the strength to respond.

While waiting for the ambulance, Dahlia frantically pounded on the iron gate.

"Charles! Sandy's dying, please, I'm begging you, come out and take her to the hospital!"

There was still time-Dahlia hadn't given up hope that Charles might come out.

She still foolishly believed that if Charles saw Sandy like this, he would soften, that he would care.

But the heavy door was tightly shut; the soundproofing was excellent.

Inside, Charles heard nothing.

By the time the ambulance arrived, Sandy was already in shock.

The siren wailed as the ambulance raced through the streets toward the hospital.

In the back, the paramedic worked with a grim expression, desperately trying to keep Sandy alive.

When they reached the emergency room, Sandy was rushed inside.

"Doctor, please, you have to save my daughter. She can't die, she just can't!"

Dahlia clutched the doctor's arm with desperate strength.

The doctor wanted to snap at her-now she was worried?

Why hadn't she brought her daughter to the hospital at the first sign of fever?

After a successful kidney transplant, any competent surgeon would have warned the family about the risks.

did she just ignore the medical

families like this, he was

were things he couldn't

he said in a low

and unmoored, only tightened

let go without a promise. "Doctor, my daughter's going to be

doctor was her last hope

sight of Sandy's heart monitor

Sandy was

could die any

Sandy's condition to be serious enough to win

really thought

doctor was at his wit's

hold

words, Dahlia finally released him, as if his sleeve had burned her hand. Without another unnecessary

outside the emergency room, every

that she couldn't bear to lose

Sandy died, she would be

her own ruin-feared there would

first had Sandy,

she'd already slept with Wesley more times than she

with Charles, she'd intended to

she was already an adult, Charles

waters a few times, but each time Charles avoided

she was

that, she couldn't be too

after tasting passion, after knowing what it was like to be loved

his natural gifts, always

resist for long-she

back into Wesley's

had fallen

heart belonged to

she was only with

for his

oney. Once she'd gotteme

run

leave Charles a away with Wesley. Content Belongs