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.

she yearned

had sent her into a panic, her

Hang tight, babe. I'll try to head out soon and be there for you.]

in work, and she shouldn't always disrupt him, especially with the Lopez Corporation's multi-million, sometimes billion-dollar deals

Derek, who arrived first. He scanned the room and hurried over

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

I didn't tell him." "Right. Don't make him skip work for every little thing. It's not easy working at a big corporation like that; must be exhausting.” Karen nodded, "Don't worry, Dad. I'm grown up now." "Stop crying, 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

floor, just a few steps from the

eyes," Derek said, passing her the

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