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?” Irene

That left Ray stumped.

either surgery, which would give the patient a

do what you have to. You can count on me for the rest,” Ray told

Dennis was prepped

scalpel and made an incision

many times, but this was

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

would be

first time transplanting an artificial heart, and she would be lying if

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

to keep it together, she then said,

worked in perfect tandem

Beep, beep…

hear the scalpel slicing through

form that sound, everyone in

simulated many times, and

on the goat was the only living test subject

was slowly getting

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

“Suction.”

that, she looked up, checking and ensuring the blood pressure reading was