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.”

That's the truth. What's the point of me lying to

were bloodshot as she faced Bailey. “He might be alive, but his injuries are grave, causing serious damage to his body. Am I

be. She wouldn't

them from a short distance away and wrapped her arms around Victoria. “Vicky, you're too weak. Why don't you follow me back to your ward to get

glared at Bailey unflinchingly with

beside her. “Both of you,

and have some rest. You two have a good chat and try talking things over. The friendship both of you have is

she and her children departed from

lifted her gaze at Victoria and 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

begun drifting off toward the end as she knew that

said about how Lionel's heart would ache whenever there

Is this divine punishment?

lesson by sending another disaster when we tried escaping our plight? Is this so we'd remain trapped in an infinite cycle

to speak when Victoria waved her off. “Bay, thank you for keeping him alive. Where there's life, there's hope. Who knows? Perhaps a medication that

rapid advances in

news.” Zayron's voice rang out from the

her brows as she'd never seen him beside himself

that something

him and grabbed his collar, tugging him into one of

Philip has sniffed out Juliana's lie and now knows that the child

Bailey frowned.

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