Part 24

"They arrived on the shore almost an hour later. Ambulances and paramedics were already waiting right at the dock. Haisley's small body appeared even paler, and the girl's breaths were shallow.

Paramedics immediately placed an oxygen mask on her nose along with an IV drip in her arm. The nearest hospital was almost an hour's drive away. And during that time, Nathan stayed with her inside the ambulance.

In her unconscious state, Haisley's hands kept squeezing his. Nathan knew she was in pain.

Haisley was quickly rushed into the Emergency Department. A male doctor in his mid-thirties, Nathan guessed, examined her. Shortly after Gilbert arrived at the Emergency Department waiting area where Nathan was, a female nurse called out.

"Guardians of Miss Smith?" she called out loudly. Both Nathan and Gilbert stepped forward. The nurse looked at the two men in front of her alternately. Reluctant to choose, she asked both of them to follow her.

They were led into a room, dressed in sterile clothi