Chapter 5 When Dawson saw who had arrived, he tensed but still stepped forward to support him. "Grandfather... you... what are you doing here?" Mr. Hill's cane clattered against the ground as he snorted coldly. "If I didn't come, who knows how badly you'd be tormenting our Hill family's benefactor!" "Sir! We've found Mrs. Hill!" Hearing this, Mr. Hill didn't bother scolding anyone first. He pushed through the crowd. "Quick, bring Mrs. Hill up here! Emily is in critical condition-we need to act immediately...' "" But as he spoke, he froze as if slapped across the face. He finally noticed me on the ground, broken and battered. My legs were soaked in blood, my body riddled with wounds, to the point where even my hands twisted at unnatural angles. Mr. Hill, usually decisive and ruthless, felt his eyes redden. Words stuck in his throat. "Take her to the hospital immediately! Spare no effort to save her!" He knew perfectly well that if I stayed like this, the Hill family would be finished. I forced my eyes open, each word wracked with coughing up blood. "Grandfather... I'm afraid I can't save Miss Emily... prepare for the worst...' >> "Alice, even now, you're still pretending? Don't think you can fool me..." Before Dawson could finish his threat, Grandfather's hand struck his face sharply. "Shut your mouth! Alice is your wife! How dare you treat her like this? You're a beast!" "Do you realize your sister is on the brink of death? Only Alice can save her. You... you're going to ruin her!" Dawson hesitated, frowning. "Grandfather, what are you talking about? She just messaged me, saying she was fine. How could anything be wrong?" "Moreover, Alice is just an ordinary doctor. Even if something happened, what could she do? Don't be fooled!" "And besides, this is Alice's fault. If she hadn't pressured Kari to abort, causing her miscarriage, I wouldn't be this angry! Look, Kari is still unconscious-it's all Alice's doing!" Chapter 5 6.58% ® Mr. Hill, who had seen everything, could tell that Kari's act of feigning faint was transparent. "Is that so? If she's fainted, then give her a proper shot!" Seeing a doctor approach with a thick syringe, Kari panicked and quickly stood up. "Um... Dawson, I'm fine. Just a little dizzy..." Such a clumsy performance was obvious to anyone, yet Dawson didn't doubt her at all. Instead, he affectionately tweaked her nose. "It's okay. Don't worry. I'll make sure Alice apologizes to you properly. You and your lost baby will suffer no injustice!" Mr. Hill was so furious that he nearly lost his balance, his chest heaving violently. Next, his cane slammed down on Dawson's knee. "How could our family produce such a wretched child!" "To harm your own wife for a shameless woman outside... to send her into the rainforest to survive, let snakes bite her, sever her tendons. "These are acts of a beast! It's my fault, I didn't raise him properly! I deserve this!" "It's all this beast's fault! Not only harming his wife, but also endangering his sister and nephew-what a calamity!" At that moment, Dawson received a call from the hospital. "It's urgent, Mr. Hill! Miss Hill is having complications. The doctor says it's amniotic fluid embolism. Only..." "Only what?" "Only the world-class obstetrician Dr. Carl has the skills to save Miss Hill!" Dawson went blank. His phone fell to the ground and shattered. "How... Alice... a world-class doctor... how is that possible? She never mentioned it...' Mr. Hill threw down his cane and sat on the ground, crying like a child. He knew perfectly well that, in my current state, I couldn't save his granddaughter. "Emily... Grandfather can't help you... Hill family is finished..." Only now did Dawson realize that everything his grandfather had said was true. He panicked and crouched to lift me from the ground. Chapter 5 6.58% "Quick... come with me now! My sister is in the hospital-she needs you!" Seeing the urgency in Dawson's eyes, a small smile curled on my lips. "Dawson, in your dreams." "Have you forgotten? You severed my hand tendons for your own selfish desire!" Dawson's face went pale. He finally remembered that he had ordered my hand tendons cut-deep enough to see the bone. I couldn't even hold a feather, let alone a scalpel. His beloved younger sister and her unborn child were in the operating room, and he had destroyed their only hope. At that moment, the hospital called again. This time, it was to tell him that his sister had died. Dawson collapsed, slapping himself repeatedly. "Sister... it's my fault! It's all my fault!" Mr. Hill, hearing the news of his granddaughter's death, seemed to age decades in an instant. Kari comforted Dawson. "Dawson, it's not entirely your fault. If Alice hadn't forced me to abort, you wouldn't have intervened, and your sister wouldn't..." Then she realized something, covering her mouth apologetically. "Alice, I'm not blaming you. I just don't want to see Dawson beating himself up like this." Hearing that, I laughed coldly, ignoring my injuries. "Kari, do you think I'm easy to bully, so you slandered me without restraint?" "I only told you the baby had Down syndrome and to consider carefully. I never forced you to abort!" Kari immediately teared up, looking extremely aggrieved. "Fine, whatever Alice says..." I knew she was certain I had no proof. If she insisted, the accusation that I coerced her into aborting would remain. Suddenly, Mr. Hill erupted in rage, striking Kari's leg with his cane. Kari was forced to kneel before me. She dared not blame Grandfather, and her pleading eyes fell on Dawson. "Dawson... what did I do wrong? I just lost our child and now I'm being bullied again...' 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