Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 430

Chapter 430

Precisely speaking, it was Lucas who came out.

Sienna and Josiah rushed over. "Dr. Nelson, how's Joyce?"

"Don't worry." Lucas' smile reassured them. "The operation went well. Joyce did great, and everything was smooth. She's a well-behaved little one."

Hearing this, Sienna breathed a sigh of relief, tears welling up instantly.

Josiah glanced at her, furrowing his brow. He shook hands with Lucas. "We owe it all to your excellent skills, Dr. Nelson. Joyce..."

"Oh, Joyce has been sent to the sterile isolation unit. Sienna knows," Lucas said Sienna nodded. "I thought we could see her for a moment."

"Just a little longer," Lucas said while smiling. "Once Joyce recovers, you'll be able to be with her every day. By then, you might even find her too noisy."

Sienna paused, then smiled faintly. Her eyes shimmered with tears. "Thank you for your kind words."

"You can go to the sterile isolation room in a bit," Dr. Nelson said.

"The nurse can show you the monitoring footage."

The sterile isolation unit had stricter rules than the intensive care unit; visits were not allowed, not even through the glass. The family could only view the footage from the office area.

"Al right," Josiah responded. "Thank you for your hard work."

"You're welcome. It's my duty," Lucas replied.

After Lucas left, they went to the sterile isolation room. The nurse showed them the surveillance footage of Joyce.

In the footage, Joyce lay quietly with her arms raised above her head. If not for the oxygen mask on her face, she would have looked like she was peacefully sleeping.

She wore a hospital gown, with various tubes extending from her body-some connected to monitoring equipment, others were drainage tubes embedded within.

"Joyce.." nouth. Her eyes reddened.

Sienna's heart skipped a beat. She quickly covered her Although she understood these were normal, it was hard to be entirely rational as a mother.

Her heart ached. Joyce was still under four years old.

time," the nurse reminded them. "Don't worry, we'll take

you. We appreciate it,"

room, Sienna hadn't calmed

her, wanting to comfort her, but he, too, was heartbroken for Joyce. Such a

a long pause, he spoke softly, "Let's look on the bright

be over after this, and her life will

at him with

much rest these past few days. Since visits aren't allowed,

accepting

nurse. "Mr.

Josiah replied.

turned to Sienna. "Let's head back to

"Okay," Sienna replied.

back

stopped at the entrance. "You still need your

heading in now. Call me if you need anything."

was natural, neither close nor distant, yet to Josiah, she felt impossibly

eyes narrowed slightly. A hollow emptiness settled in his chest. He had never truly possessed her, yet somehow, it felt like he

the inpatient room, carrying

She was at the nurses' station, just about to ask for the door to be unlocked. "Tara asked me to bring these over. You're back, so the surgery's

likely meant everything had gone

Sienna nodded with a smile.

great!" Rosie gasped, dropping the bags as she

tears of joy, genuinely happy for Sienna. "Your

Sienna smiled. "Yeah, finally."

to the room for the time being. She then pointed at the bags on

me bring all this

eat it," Sienna smiled. "And once Joyce's out, we'll prepare

newbie. She deserves

the

was quiet. As they unpacked, they

focused on Joyce that

"How have

"Pretty good," Rosie replied.

then remembered something. "By the way, I applied for a job as a designer. I made

"Really? Congratulations!" Sienna exclaimed.