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,”

to get out. She glanced at

know I’ve messed up in the

get out!” George snapped,

her lips together, her expression darkening. She hesitated for a moment. Her son was

of George. In the end, she lowered her head slightly

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on George’s aged face, revealing his weariness and grief. “You

the director.

director replied solemnly,

heart, he walked out

Thudi

“Be careful”

bottle of injection fluid

and George just happened to come out of the room, looking

seemingly new and a bit timid, didn’t say a word. With her back to them, she

this inside, and

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

young nurse seemed too intimidated to look directly

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

ahead,

will do our best

rin

off. He was no longer in

glancing sideways at George and the dean as they

Stephanie didn’t understand

the small cart and stood in front of

inside.

Dominick was in there.

smell of disinfectant in this room was particularly strong, as if this were an isolation ward devoid of

their data flashing constantly. Stephanie slowly moved closer to the bed.

she’d seen Dominick.

so strong before, able

landed on his

in her

He lay motionless, eyes closed, his body connected to numerous

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

“Dominick, please wake up…

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