The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 876

It was a routine stop to check for drunk drivers—the traffic police often patrolled the area since it was within the entertainment district.

And Zachary still reeked of alcohol

“Sir, would you please step out of the vehicle?” The traffic officer beckoned.

Zachary was speechless, but had no choice other than to leave his car cooperatively.

He had no idea how much he drank—it had been an entire night.

The breathalyzer inevitably detected a sufficient blood alcohol level for the traffic officer to arrest Zachary for drunk driving, and they impounded his car.

That also meant points deducted off his driving license, and he was sent to lockup pending bail.

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At the hospital, Irene transplanted the artificial heart into the patient with a congenital heart defect.

After all, she was the only person in the country who had ever performed that surgery. No other doctor was confident enough to do it, and they were also concerned that they would bring trouble down on their own heads, since the artificial heart was still a recently developed technology.

Though Irene did not want to, the patient and their family met her through Finn’s liaison and pleaded for her help.

Unable to refuse because of the Hippocratic Oath, she returned to the surgical table no thanks to Finn.

lasted five hours, and Irene was better at it now thanks to the experience she gained

patient was young and met all the

was a success too, and

Irene left the operation room, the patient’s parents quickly approached her. However, they appeared too nervous to ask, seemingly afraid that

their forties, they already had white hair—probably from

sent to the intensive care unit.

her

then arranged for them to visit the patient, albeit from behind a

to see their child would grant them some extent

left the

this,” he suddenly said. “I’m sorry I brought

your fault,” Irene replied.

all the right conditions to receive an artificial heart transplant. All they needed was her surgery,

risk if not

patients’ family were determined to try, and she was too—even if it might put her in

looked at her then—she still retained her resolve to help

because not

going back to Hotmesh,” Irene told him

replied

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appeared spirited, and the care worker

then hurried home, and saw that

said