His Eagle Eyes on Me

ECMO stood for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and it was a machine that was designed to be used on patients suffering from severe dysfunction of their hearts and lungs.

When the patient's lungs and heart could no longer function independently, the doctor would use an ECMO machine to help the patient circulate their blood and air.

The machine was meant to take the place of the heart and lungs. It helps keep the patient alive, but since it is an extremely expensive procedure, ordinary people would never be able to afford it.

Though Eric did not have to worry about the cost of such treatment, the treatment itself would be a challenging ordeal. The machine could be used to ensure the patient stayed alive, but he would not be able to open his eyes or talk like a living person if he were to rely on that machine.

Eric would be no better than a copse, and if Layla had known that, she would definitely have broken down.

Ivy looked up the term and fell silent after reading the description.

"Don't tell your sister about this just yet," Elliot said. "We can wait until she is discharged." Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Okay."

later, Layla had recovered enough to be discharged, and she could not stand staying in the hospital

the paperwork, Ivy helped Layla out of the room, and Elliot

a wheelchair. She could walk and was

Elliot. "Dad, I want to go to

later and agreed, "Sure. Do you want to stay at Hayden's or your mom's?"

most of the time mainly because her mansion was

hospital in Bridgedale was located in the city center,

complied.

losing his daughter, he no longer wanted

was willing

Layla's every wish.

Layla spotted the gray

not spoken to her much. It was most likely because he was worried

what her father was thinking but had been far too weak and hysterical to