Crossroads

Chapter 115

Chapter 115

“So, how is he?”

Outside, it was clearly noon, and the sun was blazing, but the hospital room felt cool and gloomy. The sharp scent of disinfectant hung heavy in the air, making it hard to stay alert. Worry and anxiety gripped everyone’s hearts.

Leaning on a cane, George looked towards the hospital bed, his voice raspy as he asked.

The accompanying dean looked uneasy and carefully replied, “His fever has come down a bit…”

“I asked about his intracranial pressure!”

George’s face suddenly turned sullen as

she bit ou

out these words.

He knew the dangers of acute high intracranial pressure all too well – brain hemorrhage, coma, dilated pupils… It could be a matter of life and death.

The typical symptoms included severe headaches, irregular breathing…migraines. They knew it all along, but they just never expected it was because of intracranial pressure.

This punk actually hid it from everyone…

George looked away, his hand trembling slightly as he gripped his cane. “What are the odds of a successful operation?” he asked, his voice

strained.

“George, what operation are you talking about?” The door suddenly swung open, and Mary looked at George and the dean with a confused

expression.

“Didn’t Dominick’s surgery already finish? Is something wrong…”

The dean wanted to explain, but George’s frosty gaze silenced him instantly.

This was clearly not something to be discussed lightly.

“George, what’s

‘s going on?” Mary’s voice was thick with worry, “The doctors said Dominick was going to be okay. That he was just in a temporary coma…” She could feel something wasn’t right.

He didn’t even look at her.

out. She glanced at

up in the past, but no matter what,

George snapped,

hesitated for a moment. Her son

be very wary of George. In the end, she lowered her

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on George’s aged face, revealing his weariness and grief. “You do not

the director.

director replied

heart, he walked out of the ward,

Thudi

“Be careful”

of injection fluid accidentally fell

The dean and George just happened to come out of the room, looking displeased at the nurse and reminding

didn’t say a word. With her back to them, she quickly gathered the syringes and tidied the cart, maintaining a respectful,

inside, and from

on, your head nurse will be in charge of this,”

young nurse seemed too intimidated to look directly

the nurse. He urged the director, “Lay

ahead,

will do our best

rin

it done,” George snapped, cutting him off. He was no longer in the mood to listen

at George and

on?” Stephanie didn’t understand

small cart and stood in front of

inside.

Dominick was in there.

but Stephanie felt that the smell of disinfectant in this room was particularly strong, as if this were an isolation ward devoid of any

constantly. Stephanie slowly moved closer to the

she’d seen Dominick.

had been so strong before, able to pick

her eyes finally landed on his familiar, stern face, she

in her chest swelled as

lay motionless, eyes closed,

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Stephanie stood by the bedside, looking down. Her eyes were filled with

“Dominick, please wake up…

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