Before Peter could finish, Laura turned and snapped, "What, you still care about Ruby? I heard you’re the reason she miscarried and lost her uterus. “Feeling sorry now? What a joke—those must be crocodile tears!"Louis spoke coldly, "Don’t know."Ever since the incident, all his attention had been
He gently replied, "We're transferring hospitals. Your spleen ruptured, and there’s a dislocated fracture in your tailbone. “You need surgery. We’re heading back to my hospital now."Adora closed her eyes and steadied her breathing.To be honest, she wasn’t worried at all anymore.The moment she fe
Ruby lay motionless.No one could tell if she had merely passed out or already died.When Adora saw the rescue team, she weakly lifted her hand, but no sound came out. The next second, she lost consciousness."The patient has HIV—take proper precautions!" the doctors reminded the firefighters as th
The officer didn’t get to finish his sentence.Ruby’s countdown had already reached “Three.”Adora gave a quick “Got it” and, without hesitation, turned and walked toward the edge of the rooftop."Adora..." Louis instinctively reached out but didn’t dare pull her back.All he could do was stare at h
Adora and Louis pushed through the crowd and rushed forward, catching sight of the grim scene at the edge of the rooftop.The little girl was crying so hard her voice had gone hoarse. She had no strength left and could only open her mouth to let out a raspy wail, her tiny hands flailing helplessly
While one officer was speaking with Louis, another had already pulled up Adora’s contact information through the police database.The moment Adora answered the call, it felt like a thunderbolt splitting the sky.She couldn’t believe that Ruby had sunk so low, she’d actually kidnapped an innocent lit