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.”

held on firmly to her arm. “I've managed to secure his life. That's the truth. What's the point

“He might be alive, but his injuries are

could be. She wouldn't back down until she got to the

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

glared at Bailey unflinchingly

“Both of you, help support your mom to rest

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

and her children departed

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 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

off toward the end as she knew that having a heart transplant was too

fixated on what Bailey had said about

Is this divine punishment?

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

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

and grinned. “You're right. With the rapid advances in the medical field, that could

news.” Zayron's voice rang

as she'd

meant that something serious had

tugging him into one

he struggled to catch his breath, “Our spies in the Hoffman family reported that Philip has sniffed out Juliana's lie and now knows that the

Bailey frowned.

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