The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The Lies He Told Me 171

Antonio was about to say something when a loud voice cut through the air.

"Dr. Parrish!" someone cried, snapping everyone back to their senses. "We've just taken in an old man with a heart problem in the ER. He needs surgery right now!" Grace followed, having a bad feeling about it. Her eyes widened in disbelief when she finally saw the patient.

"Grandpa?"

Russell was fine as a fiddle yesterday, so how could he have a heart attack today?

Antonio wasn't his usual cool self at that moment.

Omar was scared out of his wits, sobbing. "You have to save Grandpa!"

Grace didn't waste any time and hurried into the operating room.

She had always been Russell's doctor, and this time was no different. She led the surgery, which took almost seven hours.

When Grace came out of

the operating room, she was so weak that she could barely stand, her face as white as a sheet.

She pulled herself together and followed Russell's stretcher to the ward.

"He's stable now," she reassured Antonio and Omar

"Why did you trigger his heart condition again?" Antonio demanded all of a sudden.

blank. "What did I do? Why are you blaming me? I'm just as shocked to see him here as

"The evidence is right here.

and saw

that morning on the

I'm going to

message said,

ward fell

glanced at Omar, who was hiding his head and fiddling with his fingers. Realization suddenly dawned on

been playing with her

Grace's gaze, he quickly hid

down her anger and asked calmly, "Omar, why'd you send that

to him. "Since when

disappointment in his voice

you think

him. Look at

ing. He's embarrowed

he knows that he did

narrowed his eyes. "You're

Omar suddenly started crying. His

as he

do and as a mix of guilt and

would make

Dad

mommy Kendra could be