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Howard raised his hand, making the nurse behind him take a few steps back.

“Doctor, I’m his family. How is the patient?”

“He’s out of danger for now, but he’s advanced in years. His family should take note not to agitate him.”

Howard’s gaze landed on Rachel; he gnashed his teeth, as though wishing he could tear her to pieces.” Rachel, hear that? The doctor said that my father is advanced in years and can’t be agitated!”

Rachel pursed her lips and muttered, “I was just speaking the truth. How was I agitating him?”

Her few words of truth were nothing compared to Steven’s indiscriminate rebuking and venting of his

anger on Tyler.

Howard’s body shook with anger as he pointed a trembling finger at Rachel and Tyler. “You two are in this together! Just you wait. We’ll see who’s the ultimate victor!”

The doctor yelled at Howard, “What’s with the ruckus? Your family is still under emergency treatment! How could you start a fight right outside the operating theatre? As for those who are unrelated to the patient, please leave.”

The doctor made himself very clear.

Tyler was very polite to the doctor as he asked him about Steven’s condition. “Doctor, do you mean to say that the patient’s condition has stabilized and he’s generally fine?”

The doctor nodded.

“That’s about right. However, Mr. Ziegler’s health isn’t in great condition in the first place, and that’s something that his family has to pay careful attention to. Also, we found out during the surgery that he

has lung cancer.”

by

you say?

doctor’s coat tight as he shook his head in

“You’ll find it stated clearly in his medical reports. He went through some tests at the hospital before. You might not know this, but

swallowed past his constricted throat, staring at the doctor with a

he be cured of

ask if the cancer was in its terminal

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words.

pondered for a moment before answering him,

can still be

voice was trembling; he felt as though his world was crashing

his family, having enjoyed a comfortable life since his birth. No matter how big a mess

father was advanced in years, but the man was considered fit for his age. What’s more, he went for regular checkups at found nothing. How

thing Howard feared the most was the notion of living on after his

behind.

would clean up his

doctor didn’t dare to make too dire a pronouncement and said vaguely, “I can’t say for sure that it can be cured, given his age. It’ll depend

If he were a decade younger,

again as he blew up