As the surgery approached, Karina worked overtime, meticulously double-checking for any possible oversights.

Before stepping into the operating room, she took a deep breath.

"Karina, you've got this!" a nurse beside her encouraged.

This surgery was particularly significant, and the assistants and nurses weren't from her hospital. They were brought in by the project, specifically by Harley's team.

Without a single familiar face around, Karina felt a twinge of anxiety. Opportunities to lead surgeries were already rare for her, let alone under circumstances like this, with no one she could truly rely on. But there was no turning back now.

Gritting her teeth, Karina donned her gloves. As she was about to enter the operating room, her peripheral vision caught sight of a figure standing silently in the distance. It was Wilfred.

met hers, his eyes carrying something profound she couldn't quite decipher. When their eyes locked, a faint smile

that instant, all her doubts

felt like a stabilizing force coursed through her veins. She wasn't alone and that gave her the courage to

especially those involving the heart or bone marrow, demanded unwavering focus and precision. Karina remained laser-focused, hardly daring to blink for fear of a

and gloves, a bright smile

the "In Surgery" light remained on. Wilfred stood silently in the hallway, as still as a statue. He didn't appear worried-just patiently waiting. Waiting for the moment she would step out, a triumphant smile on her

not out. Looks like

a frosty glance. "Celebrating midway through a game is the quickest way to

view of the operating room but away from Haley. He had no interest in sharing space with someone he openly disliked-a rarity for someone who usually masked his emotions

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