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 you doing

other choice?” Irene asked

That left Ray stumped.

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 rest,”

as Dennis was

scalpel and

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

was not as if she was afraid of taking responsibility—she was just worried that Dennis’s lifelong research failed to

that would

heart, and she would be lying if she said that

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

to keep it together, she

worked in perfect tandem with Ray’s

Beep, beep…

hear the

everyone in the operating room was used to it—some would even hear

the artificial heart had been simulated many times, and they had

was the only living test subject they

she was slowly getting into

up in the

“Suction.”

looked up, checking and ensuring the blood