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.”

managed to secure his life. That's the truth. What's the point of

eyes were bloodshot as she faced Bailey. “He might be alive, but his

knew how stubborn Victoria could be. She

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 some rest? Bay will explain everything once she has everything

ignored her as she glared at Bailey unflinchingly with her eyes

a heavy breath and addressed Simon and Caridee, who were beside her. “Both of you, help support your mom to rest in her ward. Her body can't handle

two have a good chat and try

she and her children departed from the emergency

women who've undergone a cesarean section. Their wounds will still hurt even after they've recovered. The heart is our most vulnerable organ. As such, these periodic pains are inevitable. I can't restore him to his former state, no matter how brilliant I am.

had begun drifting off toward the end as she knew that

about how Lionel's

Is this divine punishment?

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

for keeping him alive. Where there's life, there's hope. Who knows? Perhaps a medication that can cure

let out a breath she was holding at Victoria's positivity and grinned. “You're right. With the rapid advances in the medical field, that could very well be a possibility. That's why

rang out from the opposite end

brows as she'd never seen

something

toward him and grabbed his collar, tugging him into

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

Bailey frowned.

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