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 me lying to you when you'll

she faced Bailey. “He might be alive, but

stubborn Victoria could be. She wouldn't back down until she got to the bottom of

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

as she glared at Bailey unflinchingly

her. “Both of you, help support your mom to rest in her ward. Her body

“I'm fine with that as well. In that case, I'll go back and have some rest. You two have a good chat and try talking things over. The friendship both

her children departed

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 organ. As such, these periodic pains are inevitable. I can't restore him to his former state, no matter how brilliant I am. That is unless he gets a heart transplant. Unfortunately, the chance of him finding a donor with a heart that matches his is so slim that it's

as she knew that having a

Bailey had said about how

Is this divine punishment?

when we tried escaping our plight? Is this so we'd remain trapped

you for keeping him alive. Where there's life, there's hope. Who knows? Perhaps

let out a breath she was holding at Victoria's positivity and grinned. “You're right. With the rapid advances in the

voice rang out from the opposite

as she'd never seen him beside himself

that something serious had taken

tugging him into

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

Bailey frowned.

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