Time had never crawled like this before.

It dragged on, stretching out like eleven endless years.

Vince stood up and walked over.

He let out a weary sigh.

Timothy had always been ruthless, capable of doing the most unthinkable things to Jessy-but Vince could never bring himself to be that heartless. No matter how

hard he tried, he simply couldn't stop caring about Timothy.

They'd grown up together. Thirty years of friendship.

At last, the doors to the operating room swung open.

The Lawsons immediately crowded around, bombarding the doctors with anxious questions.

Their voices overlapped in a surge of panic and desperation, making the doctors' heads spin.

"Enough! Quiet down!" one of the doctors barked, exasperated. "All this noise isn't helping the patient's recovery!"

Instantly, silence fell. The waiting room felt still, heavy with fear and hope.

At least, no one had said the worst. No one had announced a death.

A doctor stepped forward. "The internal bleeding wasn't fatal. We've managed to take care of it. The real danger was the brain hemorrhage. We performed a craniotomy, and the surgery was a success. But the next seventy-two hours are critical. If there's no further bleeding and the patient regains consciousness after three days, then he'll be out of danger."

They'd managed to snatch him back from the brink.

hung

asked, "And if he doesn't

our best team. When he's brought out, please keep

again, overcome

too old for this kind of stress. His

son had been a disappointment, never living up to expectations. And

rushed to call a nurse, who hurried over and began

pressure had been

Timothy out of

face was swollen and ghostly pale. Dried, dark blood clung to his lips. His head had been shaved and was now bandaged

covered her mouth, stifling

tears twisted in a

down her fanguish,

but

couldn't make

Naylor nearly fainted again.

really his

Tim..." Nola's voice trembled, barely more than a whisper,

his jaw, eyes

Herbert caught her by the

gathered around the hospital bed. Jessica could only the outline of Timothy's body through the

nurses holding up

the steady beeping of a heart

hoarse, asked, "Do you want to

mind echoed with

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