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.”

to secure his life. That's

but his injuries are grave, causing serious damage to

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

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

she glared at Bailey unflinchingly with her eyes

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

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

children departed from

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

had begun drifting off toward the end as she knew that having

on what Bailey had said about how Lionel's

Is this divine punishment?

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

was about 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 can cure

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

rang out from the opposite end

furrowed her brows as she'd never seen

meant that something serious

toward him and grabbed his collar, tugging him

out Juliana's lie and

Bailey frowned.

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