Shawn's condition had finally stabilized, but out of nowhere, things took a turn for the worse, leaving Dr. Ray and the hospital's top doctors at their wits' end.
If this kept up, Shawn wouldn't make it.
In a panic, Dr. Ray called Flora.
Maybe Flora could save him.
At the hospital.
Shawn's parents were already there, standing silently outside the operating room. Alyssa was a wreck, crying uncontrollably, while Miguel held her close, his eyes red-rimmed with tears.
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Just this morning, Shawn was doing fine, but now, just a few hours later, he lay bloodied in the cold operating room.
"Uncle, Auntie, don't worry. Dr. Ray is treating Shawn now. He's going to be okay," Darcy whispered to Alyssa, trying to soothe her. Darcy and Shawn had been childhood sweethearts, and she was almost like a daughter to Miguel and Alyssa.
"Don't cry, honey. What if Shawn wakes up and finds you sick?" Miguel said softly, trying to comfort his wife. He was a university professor, gentle and refined, with the sinherent kindness as Shawn. "Honey..." Alyssa choked out between sobs.
"Dr. Ray!" The operating room doors finally swung open, and Darcy was the first to rush forward. "How's Shawn?" Miguel and Alyssa quickly followed, desperate for answers.
But Dr. Ray was in no mood to talk. He hurried off to meet Flora.
Seeing Dr. Ray so frantic, Miguel and Alyssa grew even more anxious. They turned to the doctors who had cout behind him. "Doctors, how is he?" "You... need to prepare yourselves." The doctors exchanged uneasy glances before speaking up.
Shawn's condition was dire. They had so resuscitate him for so there were no signs of life.
It seemed...
Alyssa's vision blurred, and she collapsed. Miguel was quick, catching her before she hit the ground.
"Doctor, isn't there anything else you can do?" "We've tried everything, but Shawn's condition... it's very serious." Hearing that Shawn was on the brink, Miguel felt his heart Shbut he had to stay strong for Alyssa, for e Roberts family.
Darcy stared at the operating room door, unable to believe it.
Shawn...
How could this be happening? She felt a void inside her, like she had lost something irreplaceable.
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"Let's not lose hope just yet," an older doctor spoke up. He was Miguel's age, and he knew the agony of losing a child. He tried to comfort them Dr. Ray went to get someone he thinks is very skilled. There's still a chance." 5 Hearing this, a flicker of hope ignited in Miguel and Alyssa's hearts.
Darcy felt it too.
They had seen how urgently Dr. Ray had moved. Whoever he went to get must be exceptional.
Maybe, just maybe, Shawn could be saved! They waited, eyes glued to the entrance.
A few minutes later, Dr. Ray finally appeared.
He walked in front, side by side with Flora. Behind them were Connor, Raul, Henrik, and finally, Moss and NO Beck Alyssa, desperate, rushed forward. "Dr. Ray, I heard you brought in other doctors? Where are they?"
This might be her son's last hope. She followed Dr. Ray's gaze and saw a young woman, barely more than a girl. X