Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 118

Chapter 118:

Bryan moved closer and wrapped Eileen securely in his arms, his whisper comforting. “It’s my fault.” His resonant voice, close to her ear, made those simple words deepen her tears. Eventually, a damp spot formed on Bryan’s shirt because of Eileen’s tears.

Eileen regained her composure and stepped back, her voice still quivering. “I’m sorry for losing my composure.” She quickly moved away, heading back to the entrance of the emergency room without waiting for a response.

Bryan’s expression grew more tense as he watched her leave, taking long strides to follow her. Outside the emergency room, Huey was there, sitting beside Bailee and trying to comfort her, though she ignored him completely.

Nearby, Eileen stood stiff, her eyes fixed intently on the overhead light while Bryan, at the corridor’s end, steadily smoked one cigarette after another.

Four hours passed, and the light above the emergency room was finally off. Emilio emerged, accompanied by renowned doctors from the cardio-cerebrovascular department, a subtle smell of blood emanating from them.

Eileen detected the smell immediately. “Dr. White, how is my mom?” she asked.

“Calm down, Eileen. Let us explain slowly,” Emilio responded, his tone calm. He paused before continuing, “The cause of your mother’s blood vomiting was her anger, but her coma resulted from a cerebral hemorrhage. We have managed to save her life after tremendous effort, but she remains unconscious, and we cannot predict when she will wake up.”

So did this mean Ruby was in a vegetative state? The thought of it caused Eileen’s breath to catch.

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a bad thing,” Emilio said quickly. He went on to explain, “There’s a type of drug that can control the growth of cancer cells, but it can’t be administered to someone who is conscious and has a normal metabolism. However, given Ruby’s current condition, we can use this drug to temporarily control her cancer. Also, there’s a targeted cancer treatment drug close to being approved.

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that Ruby’s coma might provide a critical window to use these new treatments. However, the timing had to be exact. For instance, if Ruby woke up before the new drug was released, she might not survive long enough to receive it. Alternatively, Ruby might pass away before the drug became available. Or even if the drug was developed on time, Ruby might never

voice, Eileen said,

the moment, but Emilio’s words had given her and Bailee a significant glimmer of

regular ward. During this critical time, it was necessary for someone to be on standby outside

had asked Raymond to bring some food over, but neither Eileen nor Bailee had much

eat and Bailee doesn’t eat either, you two

who was sitting

a bowl of soup and approached Bailee. “Bailee, you should eat too,” she said as she placed

half a bowl each.

wait outside, and the rest can come back tomorrow to take turns. There shouldn’t be any major issues, so don’t worry,” the doctor

window at the corridor’s end, Bailee, urged by Eileen,

distance, sat without looking at Bryan, though he was right beside her. The subtle

to speak. “You know that she