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.
seemed natural, though, as if doing this was the right thing to do.
remembered. Fanny needed a kidney transplant, but there was no match. Angela happened to be a successful match, but she also had stomach
down the stairs, which was why
his worried parents and siblings, who were waiting outside the
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indicator for the operating room went dim.
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with a smile that
surgery would not have gone as well if Joseph hadn’t been the surgeon. It’s
must give Joseph the credit he deserves once
members embraced each other, celebrating
Fanny was wheeled out by the
alone and dejected, wrapped in white cloth,
It was Angela.
was no longer breathing and
felt a lump form in his throat as he saw her body. His body felt like it was getting
nurses frantically worked to
the operating room went dim.
James was waiting and came
before he took off his mask and said, “Your family needs. to be mentally prepared for what’s next. It may not be long either.”
hospital notice indicating Zacharias‘ critical condition, Zacharias was wheeled back
turning to Joseph beside him and asking, “Do we have another
I’ve tried everything. Right now, we can
Zacharias might actually be gone if things kept
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in the study until the sun came
curtains, but his eyes
no more time for waiting,
stated, “Hey, keep an eye on Zacharias, I’ll be back in a bit.”
his coat, opened the study
got in his
was seen helping Jonathan out of the car.
the mood to socialize, so they left early after only
she heard a familiar voice calling out to
was pulled out by a
Jonathan was quick to react and grabbed her other
coldly at James, warning him, “Let go.”
Angela tightly. “I’m sorry, Mr. Lawson, but my brother needs urgent help. I need Angela to
listen to James‘ explanation; instead, he grabbed James‘ hand and said,
face was pale, but his dark eyes had the darkness of a winter night, and they were so oppressive.
Kins, are you trying
a black
and he was forced to release
which had been red from James‘ hold. “Are you mute? Can’t
no longer had
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