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

other choice?”

That left Ray stumped.

give the patient a hanging thread’s chance

You can count on me for the rest,” Ray told

just as Dennis was prepped for

the scalpel and made an

done it many times, but this was the first time she felt this

if she was afraid of taking responsibility—she was just worried that

that would be

she would

prudence and composure she honed

to keep it

in perfect tandem with

Beep, beep…

hear the scalpel

that sound, everyone in the operating room was used to it—some would

artificial heart had been simulated many times, and they had

goat was the only

was slowly getting into

in the chest and she could not

“Suction.”

she looked up, checking and ensuring the blood pressure reading