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."

blaming herself for dragging him down. Maybe, just

hearing loss needed the world's best doctors. No matter the cost, he'd see her

and asked quietly, "What about

in a cold, dismissive sneer. "She's

aback. "It was just a kidney removal-how could she

far more complicated

massive boulder. Perhaps the pain had snapped her back to a fleeting moment of clarity. Desperation

die, please..." she'd

moment, Jeffry's only thought was to get Claire and Sean to safety. He hadn't spared Vanessa a second

behind. Yet, no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't free herself from the weight of the stone. In the end, she'd died slowly, drained

but Vanessa was barely alive. Once her

story, his expression barely

had brought this

me," he said quietly. "Go check on

out, heading

the room was empty, the night

mind

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255