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.

brow furrowed deeply. He didn’t even

out. She glanced

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

out!” George snapped,

tightly pressed her lips together, her expression darkening. She hesitated for a

be very wary of George. In the end, she

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George’s aged face, revealing his weariness and grief. “You do not tell anyone about this,”

the director.

director replied solemnly,

a heavy heart, he walked out of

Thudi

“Be careful”

fluid accidentally

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

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

this inside, and from

be in charge of this,” the dean instructed her. He couldn’t risk any

intimidated to look directly at him,

Irritated and had no patience for the nurse. He urged the director, “Lay out

ahead,

worry. We will

rin

He was no

for a moment, glancing sideways at George and the dean as they

on?” Stephanie didn’t understand why George’s behavior was so

cart and stood in front of the room door,

inside.

Dominick was in there.

in this room was particularly

machines filled the room, their data flashing constantly. Stephanie slowly moved closer

she’d seen Dominick.

strong before, able to pick her up with

finally landed on

her chest swelled

motionless, eyes closed, his

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down. Her eyes were

“Dominick, please wake up…

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