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

the test results

rushed to the doctor and asked, "Well? Did you

with the patient's. Given her weakened state, she can't accept a liver from a different blood type. Ideally, we need to find

can my mom hold on?

no time," the surgeon said solemnly. "The transplant

hit Brodie's back, causing

of the severity of the

frame was a tall order. His grandfather, halfway across the world, couldn't possibly make

spoke up, "lan's type A blood. Let's have

swallowed his fear and nodded his

even though he knew the odds of

the doctor to lan's room for the test. You stay here with Katherine. Trust me. We will

sign, just like the little girl she once

of light, shining

was her encouragement that gave him a reason