“The fall was severe,” the doctor began, his voice steady but laced with gravity, “but miraculously, both Emily and the baby are stable.” A collective gasp swept through the room, filled with both relief and disbelief. Ethan, unable to contain the tumult of emotions, buried his face in his hands, sobbing with a conflicted joy. I squeezed his hand, feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude wash over me despite the pain that shackled my every movement. Margaret had been removed from the scene by the authorities, but her actions reverberated through the family like the aftershock of an earthquake. The...
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