Chapter 638 The Painful Aftereffects

Bailey let out a sigh.

What else could be done?

Severe damage was inflicted when the blade scraped the heart.

However, she dared not share her knowledge with Victoria lest she broke down due to her volatile condition.

She hadn't even recovered from her recent miscarriage. After everything that had happened today, her body was at its limit and could no longer sustain another emotional blow.

“Don't worry. We managed to save him. He should be fine once he's out of critical condition and recuperate for six months,” she replied as she massaged her forehead wearily.

Victoria continued staring at her blankly and remained unconvinced.

After a drawn-out silence, she grabbed Bailey's arm and hissed, “Bay, don't lie to me. Are our many years of friendship not enough for you to be honest with me?”

Bailey exhaled. She would have liked to tell her the truth, but Lionel's condition was too awful.

Telling Victoria the truth would likely be her last straw.

Victoria's heart fell at Bailey's silence.

She let go of Bailey's arm and strode toward the operating room.

“I'll ask the other doctors then if you won't be forthcoming with me.”

life. That's the truth. What's the point of me

bloodshot as she faced Bailey. “He might be alive, but his injuries are

She wouldn't back down until she got to

her arms around Victoria. “Vicky, you're too weak. Why don't you follow me back to your ward to get some rest? Bay will explain everything once she has

her as she glared at Bailey unflinchingly with her eyes wide

addressed Simon and Caridee, who were beside her. “Both of you, help support your mom to rest in her ward.

well. In that case, I'll go back and have some rest. You two have a good

and her children

said in a low voice, “His heart has sustained an injury. There's a saying that it takes a hundred days for the muscle and bones to recover from trauma, even more so for the heart. Based on my clinical work, he'll often experience pain in the heart whenever it rains. It's just the same for women who've undergone a cesarean section. Their wounds will still hurt even after they've recovered. The heart is our most vulnerable

toward the end as she knew that having a

had said about how

Is this divine punishment?

the heavens teaching us a lesson by sending another disaster when we tried escaping our plight? Is this so we'd remain trapped in

off. “Bay, thank you for keeping him alive. Where there's life, there's hope. Who

“You're right. With the rapid advances

rang out from the opposite end of

as she'd never seen him

that something

tugging him into one of the wards.

has sniffed out Juliana's lie and now knows that the child she's pregnant with is not Huntley's. He's now coercing Mr. Raymond to imprison

Bailey frowned.

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