Chapter 0830

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Alden held Celeste tightly as she wept, her body trembling against his. It felt like a part of her was being ripped away. It had already been a week, and still, there were no signs of Peter waking up.

The swelling in his brain had gone down, but for some unknown reason, there was no neurological activity.

Then, out of nowhere, the machines connected to Peter started blaring.

Alarms.

Warning signals.

Alden immediately rushed out to call the nurses and doctors. Within seconds, a team stormed into the room. The medical staff ordered everyone to clear the area, forcing Celeste and Alden to watch from the doorway as they began CPR.

Dr. Wagner had been reviewing Peter’s case in his office, desperately searching for any reason why he wasn’t responding. No matter how many tests they ran, they found nothing.

That’s when his phone rang.

A call from the ICU.

He picked up immediately.

“I’m on my way,” he said, grabbing his coat and heading straight to the fifth floor.

Outside the ICU, Celeste and Alden waited anxiously.

The sight of them–pale, exhausted, their hope hanging by a thread–made Wagner’s frustration deepen.

This wasn’t how things were supposed to go.

But life never followed anyone’s plans.

him with a

if it’s time to prepare for

my decision to make,” Wagner interrupted sharply. “His family is outside. But I’ll tell you this–he’s still in there. If he

his

clenched his

wasn’t Peter’s best friend, but professionally?

was his greatest achievement in

him go would feel like a

if the family decided it was time to pull the

And yet…

believe Peter would leave like this.

had a wife, children yet to be

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Chapter 0830

never

and walked up to Alden and

Wagner, how’s my father? What happened?”

her entire body was

that look on a doctor’s

Twice.

she

when she lost her baby.

inhaled sharply,

The medical team monitoring him… they don’t believe he’s going to wake up

the arms

keep waiting for complete failure

tears spilling from her eyes “He’s strong! I know it! He promised me! And I promised him that I’d be here

won’t!”

on her

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