Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

After wrapping up his explanation, Dr. Ray jogged out of the lab, his white coat flapping behind him.

The rest of the team scrambled to gather their gear and followed him briskly. Outside, a large bus was already idling, ready to whisk them away.

Once everyone was on board, Dr. Ray briefed them on the situation. Just thirty minutes ago, the Mayor's car had collided with a truck on the East Ring Road, leaving him severely injured. He had been rushed to the city hospital, but the injury was dangerously close to his heart. The city hospital's doctors felt out of their depth and had called in Dr. Ray for his expertise.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the hospital. The Hospital Director was already at the entrance, anxiously awaiting their arrival. Seeing Dr. Ray step off the bus, he rushed over.

"Ray, thank goodness you're here! We need you in the OR right away."

The Director and Dr. Ray were old friends, familiar enough to skip the formalities, especially given the life-or-death situation. They sprinted into the hospital, with Shawn and the others close behind, Flora trailing slightly.

"Shawn, Darcy, you two are with me in the OR," Dr. Ray instructed as they hustled alongside the Director. After a brief pause, he added, "Flora, you too."

couldn't help but show their envy. Dr. Ray always brought a couple of apprentices into the OR for surgeries a rare opportunity. Some had been at the lab for years without ever getting such a chance, stuck observing from

any ill will towards Flora. Her talent was clear, and Dr. Ray's decision to mentor her made sense. Only Alexa seethed with jealousy, silently fuming but too cautious to voice

pulled her aside to start the pre-op

and Flora, now clad in sterile garb, entered the operating room. The rest of the team stayed outside, watching through

and nurses were ready to

greeted him respectfully as he

and strode over to the operating

in," he commanded

summarizing the patient's condition, "...At the scene, someone performed CPR, causing rib fractures and significant bleeding in the

Ray cut him off, "We'll proceed with central venous

circumstances, neck catheterization would typically be the go-to method. Given the severity of the Mayor's condition, even neck catheterization was risky. Central catheterization not only made the procedure more complex but also risked insufficient oxygen supply

of surgery, no one in all