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.

or did she just ignore the

doctor, every time he encountered families like this, he was

those were things he

his irritation, he said in a low voice,

Dahlia, frantic and unmoored, only

wouldn't let go without a promise. "Doctor, my daughter's going

doctor was her last hope

sight of Sandy's heart monitor in the ambulance

was clear Sandy was barely hanging

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

really thought Sandy might actually

at his

hold me back puts

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

outside the emergency room, every second stretching into

she couldn't

died, she

more than that, she feared her own ruin-feared there would be no coming back for her if

first had Sandy,

Charles, she'd already slept with

she got together with Charles, she'd intended to break

even though she was already an adult, Charles had

a few times, but each time Charles

said she was too

that, she couldn't be too

like to be loved by a man, she

gifts, always knew how to

simply couldn't resist for long-she

slipped back into

him that Charles had fallen for her at first

belonged to

she was only with

for his

oney. Once she'd gotteme

run

with Wesley.