Chapter 374

**Hospital**

The doors of the operating room finally swung open, and Sean was wheeled out on a gurney.

The surgeon removed his mask and turned to Jeffry, who had been anxiously waiting outside. "The patient's leg bone has been set. The surgery was a complete success," he said. "From now on, proper rest is essential-he absolutely can't get out of bed for at least a month."

Jeffry nodded and carefully pushed Sean toward his private room.

Sean had no idea how much time passed before he finally woke up.

The first thing he did, the moment his eyes flickered open, was ask about Claire.

"How's Claire?" he murmured, his voice raspy and weak.

Jeffry smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, sir. Ms. Linwood's transplant surgery went perfectly. Since the kidney was already hers to begin with, there's no risk of rejection. As long as she takes it easy, she'll recover soon-probably even faster than your leg will heal."

A faint smile broke through the pallor on Sean's face.

"That's good," he breathed. "With a healthy kidney, Claire's bound to get stronger day by day."

herself for dragging him down. Maybe, just maybe,

the world's best doctors.

and asked quietly, "What

curled in a cold, dismissive sneer.

blinked, taken aback. "It was just a kidney removal-how could

death was far more complicated than

Perhaps the pain had snapped her back to a fleeting moment of clarity. Desperation took over, and she'd clawed at the dirt, begging for

don't want to die, please..." she'd pleaded,

that moment, Jeffry's only thought was to get Claire and Sean to

had scraped at the ground until all ten of her nails broke and her fingers bled-leaving a gruesome scene behind. Yet, no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't free herself from the weight of the stone. In the

at the same time, but Vanessa was barely alive. Once her kidney was removed, she died there on the operating

to the story, his

brought this fate on

he said quietly. "Go check on

and hurried out,

the room was empty, the night

moment, Jeffry's mind

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