"Janet!" Seeing Janet unconscious on the ground, Elizabeth hurried back to help her up.
Only then did she realize just how pale Janet's face had become.
She anxiously wiped the sweat off Janet's forehead and said, "Answer me if you can hear me, Janet!"
But Janet didn't respond. In a panic, Elizabeth held Janet's wrist to feel her pause. She even unbuttoned Janet's shirt and lowered her head to listen for a heartbeat.
"What on earth..." Elizabeth was scared out of her wits. Her eyes were full of shock and all the color drained from her face.
She couldn't feel a pulse, nor could she hear Janet's heartbeat!
She stood up and looked around in a panic.
It was already the wee hours of the morning. Most of the other colleagues had already gone home. The whole office was dark, save for Draco's office.
"Mr. Wesley, are you there?" Elizabeth shouted urgently. "Janet has fainted. We have to take her to the hospital right now!"
As soon as Draco opened the door, he saw Janet on the ground. Eyes widened, he ran to her side, asking Elizabeth, "What happened?"
"I don't know exactly." Elizabeth shook her head. "She was fine one second, and the next, she passed out."
"Let's see if we can revive her. Maybe it's because she has been working non-stop." Although Draco had never studied medicine, he had received training on CPR before, so he immediately began to treat Janet.
He grabbed a cushion from the nearest chair and put it under Janet's head. Then he lay her body flat on the ground. Disregarding everything, he unbuttoned Janet's shirt, crossed his hands over her chest and tried to revive her.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Elizabeth said falteringly, "Mr. Wesley, do you think I should do it?"
Draco didn't answer. He was too focused on giving Janet CPR. Without pausing to look at Elizabeth, he said, "This is not the time to worry about social conduct. Go get the office building's AED equipment and call 911. If this doesn't work, we'll have no choice but to wait for the ambulance."
Just now, Draco couldn't hear Janet's heartbeat. It seemed that she was in a temporary coma. The only thing he could do now was to give her CPR as best as he could.
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