Chapter 617: She Lost So Much Blood
Ashton hurriedly said, “Signing a critical condition notice is just a formality. Last year, my grandmother had a gastroscopy, and I had to sign one too.
“Her surgery was done in half an hour without any issues. Don’t worry too much. Ms. Thornton is young and healthy. The doctors are very skilled, she’ll be okay.”
and
Elias looked up and stared at her intently. “Really? She’s really going to be okay?”
His eyes were filled with desperation and a plea for reassurance. Ashton had never seen him, or anyone of his status, show such fear and helplessness. Ashton was only trying to comfort him and wasn’t entirely sure. However, she couldn’t bring herself to disappoint him with that look on his face. She replied firmly, “Yes.
Elias leaned his head against the wall and murmured, “I just need her to be okay.”
He no longer cared about the baby. His only fear was losing Ashley.
It felt like a heavy weight was pressing down on his chest. Breathing became difficult, and his eyes grew redder.
“She lost so much blood… so much blood…” he said.
William and Elias were childhood friends. In the more than twenty years of their friendship, he had never seen him acting this way. Still, William, who was more rational by nature, knew that now was the time to deal with the person who was responsible for the incident.
“Who was that man? Does he have a grudge against Ms. Thornton? Or is it because of the case?” William asked.
Elias gave a simple reply. “The case.‘
Elias felt regret and hit his head against the wall. He had always seen Roman as dangerous and wanted to deal with him privately.
However, Elias had refrained from doing so. He didn’t want Ashley to see him as a vigilante. Thus, he had held back. If he had acted instead, this wouldn’t have happened.
Elias hit his head against the wall again, harder. However, the physical pain couldn’t match the agony felt in his heart. William stood up. “Will self–harm solve anything?”
Elias closed his eyes. His usually smiling mouth was now tightly pressed shut. The lines of his face were distorted with pain. William glanced at Ashton, who understood his unspoken message about investigating the matter. She nodded and left. William stayed with Elias to wait for news.
Later, when Jayden learned of the incident, he came as well. He had brought several renowned doctors from out of town to join the surgical team.
From one in the afternoon until eight in the evening, seven hours passed before the lights in the operating room finally went out, and the doctor stepped
out.
Elias immediately stood up.
The doctor said, “Mr. Undvike, we did our best.”
Those words struck Elias like a thunderbolt, and his vision went black.
William asked in a deep voice, “What’s the situation?”
The doctor explained in detail, “Ms. Thornton’s abdomen took a severe blow, which caused her uterus to shift and led to massive bleeding. We had to act immediately to save her life, so we performed a D&C surgery.‘
A D&C surgery? William knew this term well and recalled Emelie.
He took a deep breath and said, “Go on.”
The doctor continued, “The advanced stage of the pregnancy made the procedure extremely difficult, and we nearly lost her uterus. Fortunately, we managed to save it.
“However, the more pressing concern is that Ms. Thornton suffered a severe blow to the back of her head when she fell. It was a heavy impact. We removed as much of the blood clot from her brain as we could, but some of it is too close to her nerves to operate on safely.”
Jayden’s expression darkened. “So, what does this mean for her?”
The doctor said, “She needs to be in the ICU for 48 hours of observations. If Ms. Thornton wakes up, we can breathe easier. If she doesn’t…” Elias found it absurd and laughed. “Are you saying she might not wake up?”
Chapter 6181 Beg You, Save Her
