"Celine!" Two male voices shattered the clinical silence of the hospital corridor as Henry and Leo ran toward her collapsed form in unison.
With a swift movement, Henry deliberately blocked Leo's path, positioning himself in front of Celine first. He immediately gathered her into his arms, pulling her into a tight embrace to stifle the violent tremors that had frozen her body against the cold floor.
"Celine, stay with me," Henry whispered, but Celine's reaction was unexpected.
With a rough, forceful jerk, she wrenched herself away, breaking free from Henry's hold. She stood up on unsteady legs, taking wide, frantic strides toward Leo, who stood paralyzed and deathly pale.
"What did you do to Mama!" Celine screamed hysterically. She began to beat against Leo's chest with both fists, her breathing so heavy that her chest rose and fell in jagged, irregular rhythms. "Murderer! You're a monster!"
