Chapter 229 Critical Condition

There was no time to consider being an inpatient or not.

“Hurry!”

“Patient in Room 2 needs emergency treatment.”

The hospital corridor echoed with the sound of doctors and nurses on the run.

At the same time, Zacharias was wheeled into the emergency room. He felt his eyelids. getting heavier, his breathing becoming more labored, and his body feeling lighter.

I think I’m close to death.

But in the next moment, it seemed like he was conscious again.

Upon scanning the space, he became aware that he was in a hospital, more precisely, the operating room.

And there were two operating tables.

On one bed, Fanny lay, while Angela lay on the other.

With pale complexions, they both had their eyes closed.

Joseph, who was in his surgical attire, was performing surgery on Fanny. He said nothing, but

all even without words, it was

Zacharias couldn’t believe it.

Is this a trade of a life for a life?

very

evident.

as if doing this was the right thing

wash over him, and he remembered. Fanny needed a kidney transplant, but there was no match. Angela happened to be

Angela died from falling down the stairs, which was why Joseph

to face his worried parents and siblings, who were waiting outside the operating room. He saw himself among them, too.

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for the operating room went dim.

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Joseph came out. He announced with a

as well if Joseph hadn’t been the surgeon. It’s

the credit he deserves

members embraced each other, celebrating the rebirth of their little

out by the nurse,

one seemed to notice the body, all alone and dejected, wrapped in

It was Angela.

longer breathing and had died.

His body felt like it was getting

the machines began to beep, the doctors and nurses frantically worked to save him while sweating profusely.

indicator for the operating room went

waiting and came over right away.

little before he took off his mask and said, “Your family needs. to be mentally prepared for what’s next. It may not be long

condition, Zacharias was wheeled back to the

beside him and asking, “Do we have another

a somber expression, Joseph shook his head and said, “James, I’ve tried everything. Right now, we can only count on Angela.”

that Zacharias might actually be gone if things kept

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the study until the sun came out, and

pulled back the curtains, but his eyes struggled

time for waiting, he thought.

an eye on Zacharias,

James grabbed his coat, opened

got in his

the Lawson Residence’s entrance, Angela was seen helping Jonathan out of

happened to Naomi, no one was in the mood to socialize, so

could step into the courtyard, she heard a familiar voice calling out to

turned around when she was pulled out by a firm grip on her wrist.

react and

coldly at James,

tightly. “I’m sorry, Mr. Lawson, but my brother

he

had the darkness of a winter night, and they were

trying to fight against me?”

a black hoodie, appeared and stood behind James.

and he was forced to release

wrist, which had been red from James‘ hold. “Are you mute? Can’t you use your words instead of doing

Angela’s blunt words, James no longer had

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