The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 813

Ray had the nurse prepare the surgical equipment and assist Irene with everything she needed.

“Since you’re a member of the patient’s family, sign the surgery consent form. This is an essential procedure in any hospital, and we wouldn’t be able to take the responsibility if anything happens. So…”

Irene understood—every doctor feared reprisals.

If Dennis died, his family would press the issue on this hospital.

But she wanted to perform the surgery, so she must therefore assume that responsibility.

“Give it to me,” Irene said.

The nurse did so, and Irene quickly signed it before turning to Ray. “I will need your assistant.”

Ray nodded. “Of course.”

“You know the people here, Dr. Hall. I’ll be counting on you now.”

“Just leave it to me.”

Having taken the Hippocratic Oath, Ray did his best to assist Irene.

She opened the box and took out the artificial heart that Finn brought, then took a deep breath.

“Are you sure about this?” Ray asked.

“No,” Irene replied.

why are

choice?”

That left Ray stumped.

surgery, which would give the patient a hanging thread’s

have to. You can count on me for the rest,” Ray

as Dennis was

picked up the scalpel and

but this was the first time she felt

afraid of taking responsibility—she was just worried that Dennis’s lifelong research failed to

that would be

she would

she had, as well as the prudence and composure she honed from

to keep it together, she then said,

perfect tandem with

Beep, beep…

the scalpel slicing through

person would feel the creeps form that sound, everyone in the operating room was used to it—some would even

part, the research on the artificial heart had been simulated many times, and they had

goat was the only

was slowly

was blood build up in the chest and she could not

“Suction.”

the blood pressure reading