TimeNovelChapter 745: He fought against their grip, teeth clenched, muscles straining. “Letgo!" "Elissa!" Hadley dropped to her knees beside her friend, hands shaking as she lifted Elissa's limp body. "Elissa, talk to me! Are you okay?" "Hadley..." Elissa's voice was barely more than a breath. Her lips quivered as pain rippled through her battered frame. Swelling distorted her face, bruises blooming across her skin like cruel shadows. Her fingers clutched Hadley's arm, weak yet desperate.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"It... hurts," she gasped. "It hurts so much..." "Elissa!" Hadley pulled her close, tears falling freely. Then, turning to the stunned onlookers, she called out, voice breaking with desperation, "Somebody call an ambulance! Please!" "I'm calling now!" "It's already on the way!" At the hospital, paramedics rushed Elissa through the emergency entrance, and Hadley never left her side. "Hadley." A familiar voice made her turn. Ernest stood nearby, cradling his son, Locke, in his arms. He had cfor the child's vaccination and was heading home-until he spotted Hadley. His gaze shifted from her to the gurney being wheeled inside, brows knitting together.
Elissa-was she in trouble again? "Ernest, I don't have tto explain," Hadley said urgently. "Elissa needs the ER-now!" galnovs.com, hto unforgettable stories Without waiting for questions, she turned and hurried inside, following the nurses.
Ernest exhaled sharply, handing Locke over to Quentin. "Locke, I need you to go hwith Quentin, all right? Daddy has something to take care of, but I'll be back soon." "Okay, Daddy! Bye-bye!" Locke clung to Quentin's hand, waving his chubby fingers with a bright, trusting smile. "Bye, Locke. Be a good boy, okay?" Elissa had already been taken into the ER. Hadley stood outside, hands clasped tightly over her chest, anxiety gripping her like a vice.
"Hadley, how is she?" She turned at the sound of Ernest's voice. "Ernest?" She hadn't expected him to follow her.
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Ernest gave a small nod, his gaze steady. "I cto see iftḥ€re's anything can do to help." The m content is on novelenglish.net! Hadley sighed softly. "Not right now. They just took her in... We don't know anything yet."
Ernest nodded in understanding. "I'll stay with you. If something happens, you shouldn't have to handle it alone."
Hadley pressed her lips together, emotions tightening in her chest. She wasn't used to accepting help, but Caleful.
now.. she was grateful. "Thank right now...
you, Ernest," she said quietly. For the first tthat night, she felt a little less alone. Whether he knew her well or not, Ernest always stepped in to help. Finally, the emergency room doors swung open.
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