y a racing heart, a lingering effect of the

ed to the soft morning light filtering into the room. Raising her arms a

revealed that it was already 8 AM. Memories from the previous day surged bac

e forming between her brows. Another headache was star

or the day before. Regret filled her as she scrolled through her phone, noticing the absence of any message or

h pure fear. The voice was unmistakably her sister Cassie's. Panic surged through her veins as she bolted out of bed

ssie lying unconscious at the bottom. Fear gripping her, Annette hurried down the stairs.

her sister's forehead. Beside her, a shattered vase lay in pieces, likely having fallen during

ntly shook her sister, hoping to rouse her. The tremors of anxiety in

blood-stained. Despite her shaky hands, she managed to fumble with her phone, attemptin

on the other end asked. Annette, taking a de

airs, she's unconscious and bleeding from her head. You

ired, and Annette quickly provided the information. "An ambul

sister Cassie's head in her lap, urging her to stay conscious. Her heart raced as she gazed

hat the paramedics would arrive in time to save Cassie's life. Amid her worry, Annette couldn't shake the thought

er, and relief washed over Annette as

tment, their professional demeano

ition, stabilizing her neck and car

They checked her vitals, applied bandages to her head wound, and administered oxygen to ensure her breathing rem

beside her. The vehicle's interior was a whirlwind of activity, but the medical team's competence reassured

sister's side as doctors and nurses continued the assessment. They conducted scans to check for any internal injuries and stitched up

as crushed when the doctor told her Cassie needed surgery because she had a brain bleed which could b

she going to get the money from? They barely had enough to feed and pay the bills. So many questions stormed her head, and she was terrif

med by fear and worry. Physically and mentally drained, she felt like she

now," Annette muttered to herse

pered as she sent the message,

he knew she had to contact he

d back to reality when the nurse entered the room,

Feeling a mix of frustration and anxiety, Annette couldn't help but find the nurse's silence irritati

's bedside. She held Cassie's hands in her own, paying no attention to Annette

" Jane's gaze turned a

heard her scream. I found her unconscious a

ppened, little one?" She planted a kiss on Cassie's f

quired as she settled into

eplied, verifying the time on

ith a sorrowful expression. Annette understood that

" Annette pleaded, her eye

t right now. So tell me, what did the doctor say?"

escape. "He said she needs $10,000 for surgery because she had a br

of money you pay for the surgery, Jane? Everything just keeps g

soothing words until her tension ebbed. "We'll figure things out, Annette," Jane assured, breaking a

uring Jane's attention. "Jane, I never mea

as she responded, "I unde

sistance to what she was about to propose. "Jane, even though you're against it

"I know, even though I hate the idea, we're backed i

gaze lingering on Cassie. "A

n inscrutable look on her face. Jane c

he relayed the CEO's response. "H

stay wit

fore placing a tender kiss on Cassie's forehead. She left the hospital, headi