"What about you?" Mike turned to look at Elliot. "You have a weak stomach. If you get sickter, your wife is going to worry." La immediately turned to look at them.


    "I guess we should eat! She was worried that the others would refuse to eat like she did.


    She was young and could starve without feeling unwell, but her father had a weak stomach and Eric''s parents were elders.


    After lunch, they continued to wait outside the operation room.


    "Rx, it''s all going to be fine." Mike leaned against the window and studied the dark looks on their faces. "This is the best private hospital in Bridgedale and the surgeon in there is the best in this country... Bridgedale is known for being really advanced in the medical field and if the surgery fails-"


    La interrupted him. "Uncle Mike, Mom used to call you a jinx."


    "???"


    "So just stop. You are making me nervous."


    Mike scratched his head awkwardly. "Sure, I will stop. It''s been so long since your mom called me that, though. How do you still remember?"RêAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    "I haven''t lost my memories, okay? I might not really remember what happened before five, but I still have my memories after that. Mom called you a jinx all the time." "I''m not a jinx anymore."


    "Even so. If you have to speak, say something else."


    Mike crossed his arms thoughtfully. "Are you all going to go back to Aryadelle or stay in Bridgedale after Eric''s surgery?"


    "Definitely not going back to Aryadelle. He needs to stay here after the surgery and I guess we will decide when to go home depending on his recovery." "So you are not working?"


    "I can


    Innome. I know that


    I''m the


    of the entire Tate


    s now. I don''t need kol


    remind me that."


    La had been under tremendous stresstely as she worried about Eric''s surgery while taking care of her work.


    Even when she was not in the office, all the managers would still report to her on everything.


    "I''m just worried that you will run yourself thin," Mike said.


    "I''m fine. So long as the surgery goes well, it''s all worth it."


    An hourter, the light on top of the operation room door went out, announcing the end of the surgery.


    Shortly after, the door opened and Eric was transferred back to the Intensive Care Units.


    La had only managed to nce at him.


    He was


    in bed with an oxygen


    mask to his face; he was


    were


    as pale as a ghost and his eyes wer tightly shut.


    He would have to stay in the Intensive Care Unit before he regained consciousness.


    Patients who had heart transnts


    would often wake up within


    twenty-four hours, so Eric would


    have to stay in the Intensive Care Units for long.


    Elliot spotted Avery walking out and hurried over to her.


    not


    "The surgery was a sess." Avery sighed a breath of relief. "If everything goes well, he will wake up by tomorrow." The others were relieved by her words.


    "Good work, Honey. Let me take you to grab a bite." Elliot grabbed her hand since he knew that Avery must be starving.