The trio surged forward. Doctor how are they? Dolores asked.

One of the lead surgeons, still in scrubs, pulled off his mask. You were lucky. We managed to stop the bleeding in time. The wound on the woman s neck has been treated, and the baby is unharmed. She s stable now, but her condition is delicate. She ll need rest and monitoring.

He glanced toward them again. As for the male patient, his back wound was deep but not critical. We ve stitched him up and stopped the bleeding. Like her, he ll need time but he s going to be okay.

The breath the three of them had been holding finally escaped in a shared exhale.

Dolores couldn t help the gasp that left her lips. Thank God they re both safe.

The weight of guilt still lingered in the room what happened was a consequence none of them had foreseen, and part of them still blamed themselves for not shutting things down with Joanne sooner. But for now, relief won out.

Linsey nodded with quiet gratitude. Thank you, Doctor, for everything. Truly.

Moments later, Alicia and Jeffery were wheeled out, unconscious but alive.

We ll arrange a double room for them since they re a couple, one of the nurses offered. It ll make it easier for the family to be close. This gentleman will likely regain consciousness first. When he does, make sure he knows his wife and baby are safe.

Linsey leaned in with a gentle nod. We ll tell him. Thank you.

Soon, both patients were settled in a quiet room, side by side.

Dustin, sensing the strain in Linsey s posture and the weariness shadowing Dolores eyes, decided to head to a nearby eatery to fetch some food for them. They all needed some strength after all strength to care for Alicia and Jeffery when they came to.

On the walk to the hospital room, Linsey considered for a moment, then pulled out her phone. It was time to inform Myla and Cruz.

The moment she relayed what had happened, Myla almost gasped out of her skin. What!? Cruz and I are coming now. Stay with them. Keep watch. We ll be there as soon as we can.

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She had never imagined that something so grave could unfold on what had seemed like just another ordinary day.

Sensing the tremor in Myla s voice, Linsey gentled her tone and said reassuringly, Don t rush. Just be careful on your way. Jeffery and Alicia are still unconscious.

Okay, Myla replied hastily, her words barely audible over the strained sound of Cruz s anxious voice echoing in the background.

Alicia was pregnant and quite far along at that. This was the most delicate phase, a time when she needed to be protected, not placed in danger. It was no surprise that today s incident had shaken both Myla and Cruz to the core.

After ending the call, Linsey and Dolores made their way swiftly to the hospital room where Alicia and Jeffery had been admitted.

They approached Alicia s bedside first. There, in the hush of the sterile room, they gazed down at her unconscious form, grief shadowing their eyes. Her face was ghostly pale drained, almost colorless from the blood she had lost.

A thick bandage wrapped around her slender neck, adding an almost haunting fragility to her stillness.

Dolores s voice trembled with fury and pain. This is absolutely unforgivable. Alicia was pregnant, and Joanne still did this to her? Thank God the elite medical team got here when they did. I don t even want to imagine what might ve happened otherwise.

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