Chapter 262

When Serena Dawson rushed into the hospital with Matthew Quinn, she was met with the solemn faces of Oliver Thompson, Jack Brooks, Dylan Wood, and Ivy Penn. No one said a word, but Oliver’s eyes—filled with anger, disappointment, and detachment—spoke volumes. Her heart skipped a beat. Things had to be worse than she thought. Oliver, who had always treated her gently, wouldn’t look at her like that for no reason. She sank into a chair outside the operating room, burying her face in her hands, eyes shut tight. An icy chill crept over her. Out of nowhere, a memory surged up—of the day she lost Eleanor Wilson, the woman who raised her. It was the same hospital, the same cold emptiness, the same overwhelming guilt. Why had that image surfaced now? Did this mean the same fate awaited her biological father, William Thompson? No. No, it couldn’t be. Serena desperately shook her head, even smacked herself a few times in a panic, trying to shake off that terrifying thought. Her dad couldn’t die—