Charlie was now in the operating room.

Mrs. Lucas was just as anxious as Jamie, if not more.

Seeing Mrs. Lucas's unconcealed worry, Jamie felt ashamed of the fleeting suspicion she'd had earlier. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Lucas. I thought..."

"It's understandable that you'd feel that way," Mrs. Lucas said, giving Jamie a complicated look.

She hadn't forgotten how harshly she had treated Jamie in the past. If not for Charlie, she might still be holding onto her prejudice against Jamie, unwilling to see things clearly.

"Let's not dwell on it," Ben interjected, cutting the conversation short. "The lead surgeon is here."

He stepped forward to speak with the doctor, his usual calm demeanor overshadowed by a hint of urgency. Though Ben tried to appear confident, his concern was evident, no less intense than Jamie's. He just wasn't the type to openly express it. Jamie observed him, her emotions complicated.

Soon, the surgery began.

Heart transplants were lengthy procedures, and they waited from noon until evening, their eyes sore from staring at the glowing "In Surgery" sign that refused to dim.

recovered from her own illness, was

I'll stay here," he said,

Charlie wakes up after surgery and doesn't

won't wake up right away, even after the surgery," Ben

it. He changed tactics. "Do you want Charlie to worry about you? Is that what you

further. "If you don't want to

wasn't around,

a resting room for

fell asleep almost as

hit the

for a moment, smoothing out the creases in her brow. Even in her sleep, she seemed tense, and he couldn't

her for a while, he returned to the operating room, moving back and forth between the

Jamie had woken up and rushed to the doctor. "Doctor, how did

doctor faced the three worried family members and smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, the surgery was a success. Now we just have

rejection was still

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