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.

deeply. He didn’t even look at her. “Leave,” he

and didn’t want to get out.

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

George snapped, glaring

her expression darkening. She hesitated for a moment. Her

wary of George. In the end, she lowered

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

the director.

the director replied

With a heavy heart, he walked out of

Thudi

“Be careful”

fluid accidentally

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

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

this inside, and

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

seemed too intimidated to look directly at him, only nodding

patience for the nurse. He urged the director, “Lay out the plan as soon

walking ahead, w

will do our best

rin

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

for a moment, glancing sideways at George and

going on?” Stephanie didn’t understand why

in a nurse uniform, she pushed the small cart and stood in front of the room door, taking a deep breath

inside.

Dominick was in there.

but Stephanie felt that the smell of disinfectant in this room was particularly strong, as

constantly. Stephanie slowly

she’d seen Dominick.

strong before, able to pick her

finally landed on his familiar, stern face, she

guilt in her

ashen and drawn. He lay motionless, eyes

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looking down. Her eyes were

“Dominick, please wake up…

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