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.

she

families like this, he was left

were things he couldn't

in a low voice, "Ma'am, you need to

frantic and unmoored, only tightened

promise. "Doctor, my daughter's going to be okay, right? You have to

doctor was her last hope

sight of Sandy's heart monitor in the

clear Sandy was

die any

Sandy's condition to be serious enough to win Charles's sympathy-and maybe, just maybe, get back to the comfortable life she'd had

never really thought Sandy

was at his wit's

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

words, Dahlia finally released him, as if his sleeve had burned her

waited outside the emergency room, every

wasn't that she couldn't bear to lose

died, she would be

than that, she feared her own ruin-feared there would

she first had Sandy, she'd

slept with Wesley more times

got together with Charles, she'd intended to break it off with Wesley

was already an adult, Charles had always refused to

to test the waters a few times, but

she

that, she couldn't

was like to be loved by a man, she

natural gifts, always knew

for long-she wanted it,

she slipped back into Wesley's

to Wesley, told him that Charles had

heart belonged to

she was only with

for his

oney. Once she'd gotteme

run

away with Wesley.