Karina anxiously watched the stairwell, her heart pounding. Finally, she saw the firefighters carrying people down on their backs.

But the situation looked grim.

"Get them to emergency care immediately!" one firefighter shouted. "The two middle-aged adults are unconscious from severe smoke inhalation and are in critical condition! The son appears to be relatively unharmed."

Thankfully, an ambulance was already on standby. Hearing the firefighter's report, the nurses rushed out with stretchers, loading the family into the vehicle.

When the ambulance was about to depart, Karina and Wilfred identified themselves as doctors and climbed aboard to assist.

*

Once they arrived at the hospital, Karina's hands trembled as she changed into her white coat. She had performed countless surgeries before, but this was the first time she would face operating on someone she had a personal connection with. The thought sent a chill through her body.

A colleague passing by noticed her and asked, "Dr. Norman, are you scrubbing in? I heard Dr. Wilfred has already taken over the surgery."

*

for a moment before responding, "I still need

time Karina reached the operating room, Wilfred glanced at her, a faint frown on his face. He clearly wasn't

*

sterilized gloves and joining the

him with only minor smoke inhalation. He

Stone were not as fortunate. Their age and the prolonged exposure to smoke and flames left them with severe injuries. Both had significant burns, and Mrs. Stone's face was badly disfigured her right cheek and neck

*

hands were steady throughout the procedure,

at the apartment had already been

her. "And not accidental-it looks like a deliberate act of self-harm." Karina

was intentionally

reeled. Deliberate? That couldn't be right. Knowing the Stones who were clinging to life despite everything, the idea of them willingly starting

the evidence

suspicion fell heavily on

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