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.”

turned subconsciously and held on firmly to her arm. “I've managed to secure his life. That's the truth. What's the point of me lying to you when you'll find out sooner

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

felt listless. She knew how stubborn Victoria could be. She wouldn't back

you're too weak. Why don't you follow me back to your ward to get some rest? Bay will explain everything once she

as she glared at Bailey

were beside her. “Both of you, help support your

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

children

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

as she knew that

Bailey had said about how Lionel's

Is this divine punishment?

escaping our plight?

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 heart

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

have bad news.” Zayron's voice rang out from

unconsciously furrowed her brows as she'd never seen him

something

collar, tugging him into one of the

“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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