Mommy，We Got a Husband by Doris

Chapter 44 Her Condition Is Critical

With every passing second, Alaric found himself in an excruciating limbo, staring at the words "In Surgery" on the door, his hands anxiously clutching his shirt. "Please, Galatea, please be okay," he prayed silently to himself.

The emergency surgery stretched on for nearly six hours, and it was already dawn by the time Galatea was wheeled out of the operating room.

"Doctor, how is she?" Alaric asked, his voice trembling.

"She's out of life-threatening danger, but she has multiple contusions and a traumatic brain injury. We'll have to wait until she wakes up to determine if there will be any cognitive or auditory impairments." 'Traumatic brain injury?' Those words sent a chill down Alaric's spine.

He had requested the best room available, and Galatea was wheeled into the room, still comatose.

"When do you think she'll wake up?"

"With a coma induced by a brain injury, it's hard to say. It could be a day or two, maybe three or four, or even longer," the doctor explained. "Take good care of her and inform us if anything changes." Once the doctor left, it was just the two of them. Alaric sat by her bed. Her complexion was ashen.

He gently lifted her clothing. Her severe wounds had been bandaged, but the sight of the smaller wounds, stained red with blood, was jarring.

After inspecting her injuries, he carefully covered her with the blanket. Looking at her pained him deeply.

"Galatea, please wake up soon."

He recalled his own long coma from years past, a three-year slumber that left him with lingering issues. He couldn't bear the thought of Galatea suffering the same fate.

night awake. Dawn broke without any sign of Galatea waking up.

private nurse now!" he

step out for a bit. Take good care of her. Call me immediately if she wakes up

police station to uncover the

surveillance footage from the time of the incident. Please have a

walking, nibbling on a sandwich, prompting a strong surge of

why she had been two hours late. It never crossed his mind that she might have been rushing to him right after a busy shift at the hospital without even taking time

her for time. After

my urgent call that the accident happened? If

on the verge of a breakdown, the police immediately halted the surveillance

driver responsible has been apprehended. Preliminary

made it clear. The pedestrian signal was counting down but still green when the vehicle ran the red light, leading to the

that, the impact could have been fatal on the spot." "Where is this driver? I want

detained, Mr. Knight. I'm afraid you can't see

Alaric's phone rang. It was a call from the intensive care

Ms.

rushed back

"What happened to Galatea?"

wound has gotten infected, causing a

Alaric left, Galatea was pale, but now

mumbling inaudibly, her features twisted in pain-it was clear she was suffering immensely. "Doctor,

surgery. A high-dose antipyretic could significantly harm her body. We try to avoid

"What should we do?"