Chapter 5 - Lily is Quietly Handed Over to a Trusted Neighbor
A soft knock interrupted the tense standoff inside the hospital room as a female social worker stepped into view.
She knelt down gently beside little Lily, offering a warm, reassuring smile to the frightened child clutching her stuffed rabbit.
“Hi sweetie, why don't you come with me to the quiet play area downstairs while the doctors talk to your parents?” she asked softly.
Lily looked up at her mother with wide, questioning eyes, searching for permission to leave the room.
Claire managed to offer a weak, trembling nod, squeezing her daughter’s tiny hand before letting go.
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“Be a brave girl for the nice lady, Lily... Mommy will see you very soon,” Claire whispered hoarsely.
Ethan watched them leave without offering a single word of comfort to his daughter, his mind entirely consumed by self-preservation.
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