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.

are

choice?” Irene asked

That left Ray stumped.

the patient a hanging thread’s chance

to. You can count on

Dennis was prepped for

and made an incision

times, but this was

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

that would

heart, and she would be lying

prudence and composure

to keep it together,

in perfect tandem with

Beep, beep…

the

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

Irene’s part, the research on the artificial heart had been simulated many times,

the only living test

slowly getting

blood build up in the chest and she could not see the

“Suction.”

the blood pressure reading was normal before