Chapter 7 - The Hospital Arrival
Twenty miles away from the burning estate, a battered pickup truck pulled up to the emergency entrance of a county hospital.
Martha helped Clara out of the passenger seat, keeping her head covered with a dark woolen shawl.
“Just tell the triage nurse you went into labor unexpectedly during the evacuation,” Martha whispered quickly.
Clara clutched her baby tight, walking through automatic sliding doors into the bright, sterile lobby of the emergency ward.
A medical team rushed forward with a wheelchair, gasping when they saw the soot-covered mother and her newborn infant.
“Get her to OB-GYN immediately! Call Pediatrics!” the head nurse shouted, waving for emergency orderlies.
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As Clara was wheeled down the corridor, she looked down at her sleeping baby girl and made a silent, unbreakable vow.
Julian and Eleanor would pay for what they tried to do, and no amount of wealth or power could save them from the truth.
