Dorothy's mind raced with fears, the kind that only come with the possibility of pregnancy. Ignoring the chaos around her, she frantically dialed Everett's number... "Can you come to my office, like, now? Something might've happened!"

...

Dorothy was never one to overreact. If she wasn't facing a crisis, she wouldn't dream of making this call.

So, even in the middle of a meeting, Everett shot up and dashed out the door!

"Don't worry, I'm on my way!"

He couldn't bear to hang up, listening to Dorothy's voice, teetering on the edge of tears. Everett wished for teleportation powers to be by her side this instant! "Everett... I can't move, my lower abdomen hurts so much..."

Her voice trembled with barely concealed panic!

If she was indeed pregnant, this was the baby Dorothy had longed for. She couldn't bear the thought of losing it before even knowing for sure.

an ambulance, just stay on the line with me, okay? Don't

traffic lights, until he

before

"Dorothy!"

wrap her in his arms, "How are you feeling now?

usual calm was

Everett, her hand trembled uncontrollably, her voice quivered, "I was pushed and hit a wall... then my lower abdomen started hurting, and I haven't dared to move..." Dorothy knew she should check for any bleeding,

was paralyzed

too much for Dorothy, already reeling from

trust me." Everett gripped her

security guards detained Perdita, ensuring she had no chance of

could guess what had happened without Dorothy saying a

Dorothy was his priority, not settling

Soon, the ambulance arrived.

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