Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 112

Chapter 113

**Clang!**

The scalpel hit the floor with a sharp, metallic ring.

The anesthesiologist froze, syringe halfway to the IV.

Director Grant frowned, turning to the first assistant. "What's going on?" The assistant looked startled, hands raised in protest. "It wasn't me, I—" Suddenly, the anesthesiologist yanked out the needle. "It's an earthquake!" Briony's eyes snapped open.

Above her, the surgical lights flickered ominously. Her head spun, and the operating table beneath her rolled and shuddered.

A moment later, alarms blared throughout the hospital.

"Pause the surgery! Evacuate through the emergency exits-now!"

Briony, still dazed, was helped off the table by Stella and the anesthesiologist.

The operating room doors flew open. The hallway was a chaos of patients and staff, everyone pushing toward safety.

them and hurried

you alright?

interrupted,

his tall frame shielding them as they

the tremors subsided almost as quickly as they'd

the emergency stairwell and hallways were jam-packed with people. Even though the shaking had stopped, everyone looked rattled, bracing for aftershocks. Then, finally, the hospital alarms

is an update from the Seismology Bureau. At 10:45 this morning, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the

a collective

guiding patients back to

Stella asked, searching Briony's

Briony nodded. "I'm fine."

started the anesthesia yet," Director Faust said, pausing to catch his breath. "Otherwise, we'd have had to carry you out unconscious." He managed a wry smile. "In all my years as a

added. "I've lived here all my

thoughtful glance. "Regardless, we'll have to completely re-sterilize everything if we continue. Ms.

instinctively placing a hand over

look-each wanted to say something,

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