Maxwell knew what was going on as soon as he saw Everleigh's serious face.
"Do you think that your medicine..."
"Let's get to the operating theatre first. We can't delay the situation any longer," she said in a deep voice.
He agreed with her. The patient was then transferred to the operating room while the family members waited outside. It wasn't until the afternoon that Maxwell and Everleigh finally came out. They were soaked in sweat. The operation took a lot of time.
Fortunately, it was successful.
"Doctor, how was it?" The patient's family gathered around quickly and asked.
"She's fine for now, but you should be prepared for the worst. After all..." Before Everleigh even finished her words, everyone knew what she meant.
"I understand. She has been suffering from the heart problem since birth, and we've expected this day to come, but she's only in her twenties right now, and..." One of the family members burst into tears as he talked about it.
Everleigh and Maxwell looked at each other, and could only sigh.
Death was common and inevitable, especially in a place like the hospital. They empathized with all of the patients.
The patient was directly transferred to the intensive care unit.
Everleigh returned to her office. She wanted to get herself some water, but was really tired and didn't want to move.
"Why didn't you call for my help if you're so tired?" Christopher walked in with a lot of food in his hands.
She was so hungry that her stomach growled as soon as she smelled the food.
"You're a lifesaver! Bring me the food!" She exclaimed.
He walked over and put the food down. She took a sandwich and wolfed it down immediately.
"Is the patient in a bad condition?" He couldn't help but ask when he saw her gorging on the food.
She nodded. "Yes, and it's a matter of time before my new medicine loses its effectiveness on her."
Speaking of it, she was filled with sympathy.
That patient was still so young.
"Mr. Lawson wants you to go back home and rest. I've already talked to him." Christopher sighed helplessly. He knew that she was exhausted, and wanted her to get more rest.
Everleigh agreed. Before she left, she told him about the patient's situation.
He memorized all the details.
After she returned home, she received a phone call from Theodore, asking why she didn't go to the company.
"I've been working in the operating theatre for the whole day, and just arrived home to rest." She yawned. She was dog-tired.
Upon hearing that, he said, "Well, rest well then. I'll bring you some good food tomorrow morning to make you feel better."
"Okay, remember to get me a cake." She smiled with relief. She knew that he was caring about her.
She had somehow fallen asleep in the middle of the conversation. He realized that she wasn't responding after talking for a few minutes, and knew exactly what was going on.
He chuckled, "Have a good rest then. Good night, see you tomorrow."
A night had passed. Because she was too exhausted, she had a stiff neck the next morning.
When she woke up, she felt that her neck was really painful.
She took out her phone to check her messages, only to receive more than a dozen missed calls. Two of them were from Christopher, and the rest were from Alexander.
She called Christopher first, as he was handling her patient the night before.
His hoarse voice rang out. "What were you doing the whole night?"
"Why did you call me?"
"I wanted to inform you that the patient had passed away in the ICU," he said lightly, as if he was asking her if she had had breakfast yet.
She was startled, and her eyes dimmed.
"Got it."
"You should've seen this through a long time ago, so there's nothing to feel guilty or sorry about," he advised her. Even though he was used to life and death, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
She didn't speak, but hung up the phone.
After she calmed down, she gave Alexander a call.
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