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.
natural, though, as if doing this was
suddenly felt a wave of memories wash over him, and he remembered. Fanny needed a kidney transplant, but there was no match. Angela happened to be a successful match,
which was why Joseph was performing the kidney
parents and siblings, who were waiting
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came out. He announced with a smile that the surgery
gone as well if Joseph hadn’t been the surgeon. It’s a huge
must give Joseph the credit he deserves once Fanny is all
other, celebrating the rebirth of their
wheeled out by the nurse, all eyes were
alone and dejected, wrapped in white
It was Angela.
longer breathing and had died.
His body felt like it
nurses frantically worked to save him while
for the operating room went
and came over
heard the doctor sigh a 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
clenched his fists before turning to Joseph beside him and asking, “Do we have another option? I do
head and said, “James, I’ve tried everything. Right now, we
Zacharias might actually be gone if things kept going the way they were.
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in the study until the sun came out, and the floor was
but his eyes
for waiting, he
he stated, “Hey, keep an eye on Zacharias, I’ll be back in a
James grabbed his coat, opened the
study door, and got
entrance, Angela was seen helping Jonathan out of
happened to Naomi, no one was in the mood to socialize, so they left early
step into the courtyard, she heard a familiar voice calling out to
had just turned around when she was pulled out by a firm grip on her wrist.
Jonathan was quick to react and grabbed her other wrist.
at James, warning
Angela tightly. “I’m sorry, Mr. Lawson, but my brother needs urgent help. I need
he grabbed James‘ hand and
was pale, but his dark eyes had the darkness
trying
in a black
and he was forced to release his hold.
her wrist, which had been red from James‘ hold. “Are you mute?
Angela’s blunt words, James no longer had the will to argue
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