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.

carelessness, or did she just ignore

a doctor, every time he encountered families like this, he was left speechless

were things

he said in a

Dahlia, frantic and unmoored, only tightened

go without a promise. "Doctor, my daughter's going to be okay, right?

was her last hope

Sandy's heart monitor in the ambulance

Sandy

die any

to be serious enough to win Charles's sympathy-and maybe, just maybe,

really thought Sandy

was at

grew sharp. "Ma'am, every second you hold me back puts your daughter in

her hand. Without another unnecessary word, the doctor turned and

room, every second

she couldn't bear

she would

than that, she feared her own ruin-feared there would be no coming

she first had

with Charles, she'd already slept with Wesley more times

intended to break it off with Wesley for

she was already an adult, Charles

a few times, but each

she

Charles said that, she couldn't be too

tasting passion, after knowing what it was like to be loved by a man, she couldn't bear

natural gifts, always

for long-she wanted it, needed

back

had

belonged to

she was only

for his

oney. Once she'd gotteme

run

with Wesley. Content