No Strings Attached

Brodie's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Clara. "Thank you."

Clara gave a faint, reassuring smile. "You need to stay strong, Brodie. Katherine is counting on you."

"I know."

Half an hour later, the doors of the operating room swung open. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The surgeon emerged with a grave expression. "The patient's liver is critically damaged. We need to perform a liver transplant immediately. We've contacted all the donor registries, but there's no match available yet. The family should get tested right away."

When he heared this, Brodie's hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

His voice trembled. "Okay, I'll get tested right now."

Teo chimed in, "I'll get tested too, and I'll call some more people over."

He immediately whipped out his cell phone and dialed a number.

people started arriving

the test results

the doctor and asked, "Well? Did you find

you're a match, but your blood type doesn't align with the patient's. Given her weakened state, she can't accept a liver from a different blood type. Ideally, we need to find

heart sank. "How long can my mom hold on? I'll contact relatives abroad to

transplant must

to hit Brodie's back,

aware of the severity of

a short time frame was a tall order. His grandfather, halfway across the world, couldn't possibly make it in time. And even if he

blood. Let's have him tested, and I'll

swallowed his fear

hope was worth pursuing, even though he knew the odds of a non-relative being

take the doctor to lan's room for the

victorious sign, just like the little girl

light, shining through the cracks in his tumultuous

was her encouragement that gave