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

alive, but his injuries are grave, causing

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

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

at Bailey unflinchingly with her eyes wide

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

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

and her children departed from the emergency

her gaze at Victoria and said in a 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

she knew that

said about how

Is this divine punishment?

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

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 pains will

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

voice rang out from the opposite end of

she'd never seen him

meant that something

grabbed his collar, tugging

family reported that Philip has sniffed out Juliana's

Bailey frowned.

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