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 you

choice?” Irene asked calmly in

That left Ray stumped.

it was either surgery, which would give the patient a hanging thread’s chance at staying alive, or

you have to. You can count on me for the

as Dennis

and

done it many times, but this

as if she was afraid of taking responsibility—she was

that would

and she would be lying if she said

well as the prudence and composure she honed from being a doctor,

keep it together, she then

in perfect tandem with

Beep, beep…

almost hear the

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

artificial heart had been simulated many times, and

on the goat was the only living test subject they

was slowly getting

up in the chest and

“Suction.”

checking and ensuring the blood pressure