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. “Leave,” he

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

up in the past, but no matter what, I’m Dominick’s

get out!” George snapped, glaring

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

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

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

the director.

the director replied

stay long. With a heavy heart, he walked

Thudi

“Be careful”

of injection fluid accidentally fell to

and George just happened to come

to them, she quickly

inside,

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

seemed too intimidated to look directly at him, only

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

walking ahead, w

We will do our

rin

George snapped, cutting him off. He was no longer in the

cart paused for a moment, glancing sideways at George and the dean as they walked away,

understand why

nurse uniform, she pushed the small cart and stood in front of

inside.

Dominick was in there.

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

filled the room, their data flashing constantly. Stephanie

she’d seen Dominick.

before, able

When her eyes finally landed on his familiar, stern

in her

and drawn. He lay motionless, eyes

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bedside, looking down. Her eyes

“Dominick, please wake up…

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