Afraid of being too busy alone at the hospital, after notifying the hospital, Karen called her parents.

The ambulance arrived in no time.

Paramedics jumped out and swiftly loaded Kenneth onto a stretcher.

"Bro, you better not scare me like this!" Karen's voice quivered, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

To Karen, Kenneth was more than a cousin; he was her brother.

Once at the hospital, doctors whisked him away into the ER for a battery of tests.

Karen settled the bills but couldn't follow him in; she was left to wait on a hard plastic bench for her parents to arrive. In the tense interim, she shot a text to Jeffrey.

you busy?] Suddenly, she yearned for Jeffrey's comforting presence.

of Kenneth's pallid face had sent her into a panic, her heart still pounding

[Yeah, swamped at the office. Hang tight, babe. I'll try to head out soon and be

was buried in work, and she shouldn't always disrupt him, especially with the Lopez Corporation's

arrived first. He

into the ER as soon as we got here. I have no idea what's going on. But he looked so scary just now." "There, there, it's gonna be okay. Dad's here." Derek soothed her, patting her back. "Kenneth's gonna

kiddo." Derek handed her a tissue. "I'm here now, and your mom will be here any minute. She was picking up groceries at the market. I couldn't wait for her; I was afraid you'd be here all alone, so I took a cab." "I'm gonna step outside for some air. I'll be right back.” Karen needed a break; her eyes were sore from crying, and she felt a tightness in her chest that made it hard

the ER was on the ground floor, just a few steps from the fresh

eyes," Derek said, passing her

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