Chapter 240

Briony pressed her lips together, not in the mood to deal with Stewart right now.

Still, she had to admit-if Stewart hadn't helped, Stella wouldn't have been rescued from Garry so quickly.

Stewart stopped right in front of her, dark eyes fixed on her face. "Why aren't you going in?"

"It doesn't make any difference if I wait here," Briony replied quietly.

"Is it because you saw me?"

Briony said nothing.

Stewart didn't press further, just gave a faint, wry smile. "Stella's a fighter-she wants to live. You don't have to worry too much. I'll get going."

With that, he stepped past Briony and walked away.

She didn't acknowledge him, but his words settled her nerves a little.

As long as Stella survived, that was all that mattered.

***

The surgery dragged on until eight that evening.

Finally, the lead surgeon emerged and announced that the operation had been a

success.

At the news, Scarlett and Ableson broke down in each other's arms, weeping with relief.

Cedric Clarke hugged the surgeon, barely able to contain his excitement. He kept thanking him again and again.

Briony, however, kept her distance.

afar, tears slipping down her

wrapped in thick bandages

girl she'd known was now lying quietly and

to her, to reach out and hold her-but she couldn't bring herself to take a single step

tried to encourage her. "Why don't you go see her,

been through enough, I don't

tell you're blaming yourself. But none of this

Briony didn't respond.

transferred

surgery had gone well, but the surgeon warned that it might be several days

the next few days, Ableson and Scarlett barely left the hospital. Briony called Cedric Clarke every day to check on Stella's

resigned from Lockwood Hospital and taken a position at Horizon Health

thrown into chaos after Quentin's downfall, with

was one of Northborough's best-known oncologists. He'd only joined Lockwood in the first place because of

had done to Stella, there was no way she

rainy season finally ended. The air turned fresh and

morning, Stella

had passed since her

timing was almost

by Stella's side around the clock, but just the night before, Scarlett-worn out by exhaustion-had come down

home to recover, with Ableson insisting on going

to keep watch

fluttered open, the first person she saw was Cedric. And then,

had lost

the man she saw

news broke that Stella had woken up, Scarlett and Ableson rushed straight

surgical mask and stood in the doorway, afraid to get too

the bed and

bright,

adoring look she gave Cedric made Ableson frown

turned to Cedric, frustrated. "What's going

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