Chapter 849


    Everett was always the rock, unshakable, but even he couldn''t hide his distress at Dorothy''s


    panicked state. He did not want her to be so bothered by this incident.


    The world was a roulette wheel of chance, and nobody could predict where the ball wouldnd, so


    why torment herself with the ifs and buts after the fact?


    "I... I''m just so scared something''s going to go wrong," Dorothy fretted, wringing her hands. "They''re


    supposed to be getting married soon."


    Her emotions were a tangled mess, a whirlwind of worries that refused to settle. The images that


    crowded her mind were too messy to make sense of.


    Compounding her anxiety was the fact that Jeffrey was missing, and there had been no update on


    Karen from the emergency room.


    Without any resolution in sight, Dorothy couldn''t find peace.


    Everett wrapped his arms around her in an attempt to soothe her nerves. Before he could utter a


    word offort, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.


    Both turned towards themotion.


    It was Jeffrey.


    "Everett!"


    Jeffrey was a mess, stumbling as he ran towards them, gripping Everett''s shirt as if it were a lifeline.


    "Karen, how is she?"N?velDrama.Org holds this content.


    Everett''s brow furrowed, his tone full of reproach. "She''s still in the ER. No word yet. Where the hell


    have you been?"


    "I..." Jeffrey''s gaze fell, his jaw clenched. "I was so mad at myself, and I didn''t want to take it out on


    Karen, so I went for a walk around the resort gardens."


    He had returned only to find an empty room and a carpet stained with blood—Karen was gone. It


    was the hotel staff who had informed him that everyone had rushed to the hospital, and so he


    followed suit.


    "What did you two even fight about?" Dorothy couldn''t help her frustration, though she sensed it


    might not be the best time for a lecture. "I specifically told you to keep it together before I left!"


    "It was... Karen said I was too hot-headed and that I shouldn''t have beat up her ex. It made me so


    angry, thinking she was defending him, so I just..."


    "They broke up years ago! And it was her ex who couldn''t let go, can''t you see that? Karen''s


    pregnant, for heaven''s sake! Didn''t you know?" Dorothy couldn''t hold back, her words spilling out


    before Everett gave her wrist a gentle squeeze, signaling her to stop.


    Jeffrey had been staring at the ground, but now visible teardrops were falling on the tile beneath


    him.


    "I''m sorry... I was too impulsive..."


    "Let''s just wait for Karen," Everett finally said, his voice steady. "See what the doctor says."


    He guided Dorothy to take a seat while Jeffrey remained standing, lost in thought until he suddenly


    turned to her. "Did you tell her parents?"


    "No, what could I say?"


    They had all set out for a joyful vacation, and now they were here, in a hospital, with the baby''s life


    hanging in the bnce?


    Jeffrey hung his head again. "I never imagined it woulde to this. I remembered your words, so I


    didn''t argue with Karen! It was just her lecturing me, calling me impulsive and immature... she even


    said she needed to reconsider marrying me. I was so mad I just had to get out."


    Dorothy could imagine the scene, and somehow, she couldn''tpletely fault Jeffrey for walking


    away. Karen was always quick to speak her mind, never pondering how her words mightnd.


    "Let''s not tell her parents just yet. No need to worry them until we know more. Things might not be


    as bad as they seem."


    "But I saw so much blood on the carpet." Jeffrey was genuinely terrified! He had braced himself to


    return and apologize to Karen, but now this...


    "Family of Karen Miller, please?"


    Finally, the ER doors swung open.