CHAPTER 281: THE PAIN OF A BROKEN FIANCE

The doctor emerged from the ICU with a heavy heart, his expression one of profound sadness. Fido, already shattered by the doctor's demeanor, crumbled to the ground in despair. Caleb rushed to the doctor's side, his voice barely a whisper as he asked the question that he feared the answer to the most. "Doctor, how is Maya?" Caleb's voice cracked with emotion, his eyes brimming with tears. The doctor looked at them with sorrowful eyes, his head bowed slightly. "I'm sorry," he began, his voice barely audible. "She couldn't make it." Those words hung in the air like a heavy weight, sinking into their hearts like a stone thrown into a deep lake. Fido let out a gut-wrenching cry, his grief pouring out in waves of anguish. Caleb's knees buckled, and he grasped the doctor's arm for support, his whole body shaking with disbelief and sorrow. "No, no, it can't be," Caleb murmured, his voice choked with tears. "Maya... she was strong, she was going to be fine..." Juliet stood frozen, her han