Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 386

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Hayden had just cracked open a water bottle and taken a sip when the OR doors flew open. Retta rushed out, looking serious. "Who's the patient's family?" She was assisting Nate in the surgery today.

"I am!" Hayden jumped to his feet so fast he almost lost his balance.

I caught his arm and walked with him toward Retta. "What's happening?"

"There was major bleeding during the surgery. You need to prepare yourselves." She handed him a consent form.

Her words hit like a truck, freezing us both.

"How bad is it? What's happening now?" Lena, still in her scrubs, walked up, right on time. She wasn't even supposed to be here, but had to fill in last minute. "We're doing blood transfusions and trying to find the source of the bleeding," Retta explained, passing another form to Hayden.

He didn't move, his hands frozen with fear.

I had no clue what to do, so I glanced at Lena.

She shot me a look, silently telling me to grab the form.

But before I could, Hayden snatched it up himself. He looked at Retta. "Is there a risk of... complications?"

doing everything we can. Please, sign quickly-we don't have time.

would help. He glanced at me

work," Lena said for

quick nod and hurried back

the door shut, Lena turned to us. "Don't

sit still. He just kept pacing, so I stayed close, matching

Finally, the light above the OR flicked

it felt like the world

in her scrubs, not leaving our side for

all stared at the door like it held our entire

it opened, and Nate and Retta walked out, still

into the light, and

rushed over. "How did it

surgery was a success. But his eyes flicked

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Chapter 386

to notice. "When

just glanced at Retta. She took the

hands tucked into her scrub pockets, her eyes shining as she looked at Nate.

words, but the way she said them had

Dr. Lane, aren't you gonna say