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.

furrowed deeply. He didn’t even look at

out. She glanced at Dominick,

up in the past, but

get out!” George snapped, glaring at

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

be very 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

the director.

director replied solemnly,

heart, he walked out of the

Thudi

“Be careful”

of injection fluid accidentally

the ward, a nurse hurriedly crouched down to pick up the fallen bottle. The dean and George just happened

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

this inside, and

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

too intimidated to look directly at him, only nodding

He urged the director, “Lay out the plan

ahead, w

will do

rin

him off. He was no longer in the

cart paused for a moment, glancing sideways at George

understand why George’s

pushed the small cart and stood in front of the room door, taking

inside.

Dominick was in there.

was

constantly. Stephanie

she’d seen Dominick.

able to

When her eyes finally landed on his

guilt in her chest swelled as

and drawn. He lay motionless, eyes closed, his body connected to numerous wires monitoring his

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bedside, looking down. Her eyes were filled

“Dominick, please wake up…

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