Upon hearing these words, Brodie felt the tension that had been coiled tight within him ease slightly. His voice was urgent as he asked, "Who is it?"

"It's Mr. Hayes. Can you believe it? His liver is a near-perfect match for your mother, and they have the same blood type. You can rest easy now. The surgery should go off without a hitch."

Brodie's brow furrowed with concern. "But the man's just been through a burn injury, not fully recovered. Can he handle it?"

The doctor clapped him on the shoulder, with a gesture of reassurance. "Don't worry. It'll be fine. Mr. Hayes insisted I tell you that he's willing to endure anything if it means saving your mother. I'll start prepping for the surgery immediately. You just wait here."

Before long, lan was discreetly wheeled into the operating room.

For fear of any leaks, lan was registered under an alias. His head was swathed in bandages.

Only the chief surgeon was in the know.

Two hours later, the doors to the OR swung open.

The doctor appeared, looking weary yet with a hint of a smile tugging at his lips. "The surgery was a success. The patient should wake up by tomorrow."

An emotional Brodie clenched his fist, then asked, "And what about him? How's Mr. Hayes?"

He'll come around once the anesthesia wears

convenience's sake, Katherine was placed in the room

Brodie's heart ached as he gripped her

brushed a stray lock

voice was hoarse with emotion. "Mom, we've dodged

couldn't recall how many close

life on the run had started from the time he was a

found them and erased their tracks that they could

Brodie watched over his

I will find the person behind all this, and

then, Teo

wake up till tomorrow, and you can't go on like this." Brodie arched an eyebrow at him and asked in a deep voice, "Is lan awake?" Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early

That kid's tough; a little surgery like

check on

rose from his chair and headed out the

genuine, but so was his need to get away from

to face Teo right

that Teo had indeed been

had pulled out all the stops

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