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.

after, one by one, people started arriving

test results

asked, "Well?

looked serious. "Only 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

mom hold on? I'll

time," the surgeon said solemnly. "The transplant

to hit Brodie's back, causing

of the severity

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

type A blood. Let's have

fear and

any glimmer of hope was worth pursuing, even though he knew the odds of a

the doctor to lan's room for the test. You stay

a victorious sign, just

shining through the cracks

it was her encouragement that gave him a reason to stand tall and keep