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.

even look at her. “Leave,” he coldly

lip and didn’t want to get out. She glanced at Dominick, still unconscious

pleaded, “I know I’ve messed up in the past, but

George snapped, glaring at

her lips together, her expression darkening. She hesitated for a moment. Her son was her world. Nothing could happen

very wary of George. In the

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aged face, revealing his weariness

the director.

director replied

long. With a heavy heart, he walked out of the ward, leaning on

Thudi

“Be careful”

fluid accidentally fell to

crouched down to pick up the fallen bottle. The dean and George just happened to come out of the room, looking displeased at the nurse and

a word. With her back to them, she quickly gathered the syringes and

this inside, and from

on, your head nurse will be in charge of this,” the dean instructed her.

to look directly at him, only

for the nurse. He urged the director, “Lay out

ahead,

will

rin

him off. He was no longer

sideways at George and the dean as they walked away, her brows furrowing. Something felt

Stephanie didn’t understand

cart and stood in front of the room door, taking a deep

inside.

Dominick was in there.

was particularly strong, as if this were an isolation ward

filled the room, their data flashing constantly. Stephanie slowly

she’d seen Dominick.

been so strong before, able to pick her up with

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

in her chest swelled as

He lay motionless, eyes closed, his body connected

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down. Her eyes were filled with

“Dominick, please wake up…

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