When Love Comes Late

Stella looked ahead and opened her mouth, attempting to speak.

But no sound came out.

She touched her throat and tried again.

“Baby, you must grow up strong…” The woman’s voice echoed around her.

Stella scanned her surroundings, but there was no one in sight.

Unbidden tears rolled down her cheeks.

She lifted her hands to wipe them away.

Silence returned, leaving her in solitude.

Desperate, Stella finally managed to cry out, “Is that you, Mom?

Don’t go! If you’re leaving, take me with you!”

As the nightmare consumed Stella inside the operating room, Matthew’s visage grew increasingly somber just outside the sliding doors.

Though autumn had cast its chill, his attire clung to him, wet with perspiration.

The doors to the surgical suite swung open and closed as medical professionals darted in and out, but Matthew remained rooted in place.

His gaze fell to bloodstained hands.

Seeing Stella’s blood sent shivers down his spine and his towering physique trembled.

His heart sank into a frigid void, rendering him helpless.

The image of discovering Stella, battered and slouched in a chair, delicate as if a simple touch would break her, haunted him.

He shouted her name with desperation when the medical team and police finally freed her, but she remained unresponsive.

His thoughts disintegrated into chaos.

The doctors labored diligently to stop Stella’s hemorrhaging, but it proved relentless.

Matthew tightly held Stella’s cold hand, repeatedly calling out to her to wake up, assuring her that he was right there with her.

However, there was no response.

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It was the first time Matthew had ever felt death so close in front of him.

A crippling fear and helplessness engulfed him like never before.

Time seemed to stand still until Farris finally emerged from the emergency room, leaving the door slightly open.

However, the glaring lights of the operating room remained on.

Jolted back to reality, Matthew rushed forward.

“How is Stella?”

“Before anything else, you’ll need to sign a critical condition notice,” Farris responded, his voice tinged with iciness as he removed his surgical mask.

Matthew’s eyes brimmed with tears.

“Stella has to survive! If you can’t save her, find another doctor.

Now!”