Antonio was about to say something when a loud voice cut through the air.
“Dr. Parrish!” someone cried, snapping everyone back to their senses. “We’ve just taken in an old man with a heart problem in the ER. He needs surgery right now!”
Grace followed, having a bad feeling about it. Her eyes widened in disbelief when she finally saw the patient.
“Grandpa?”
Russell was fine as a fiddle yesterday, so how could he have a heart attack today?
Antonio wasn’t his usual cool self at that moment.
Omar was scared out of his wits, sobbing. “You have to save Grandpa!”
Grace didn’t waste any time and hurried into the operating room.
She had always been Russell’s doctor, and this time was no different. She led the surgery, which took almost seven hours.
When Grace came out of the operating room, she was so weak that she could barely stand, her face as white as a sheet.
She pulled herself together and followed Russell’s stretcher to the ward.
“He’s stable now,” she reassured Antonio and Omar
“Why did you trigger his heart condition again?” Antonio demanded all of a sudden.
Grace’s face went blank. “What did I do? Why are you blaming me? I’m just as shocked to see him here as you are!”
Antonio tossed Russell’s phone at her. “The evidence is right here. What else is there to argue about?”
Grace glanced down and saw a text she’d sent that morning on the phone’s screen.
“Grandpa. I’m going to divorce Antonio,” the message said, repeated loudly by Antonio.
The ward fell dead silent.
Grace stared at the text. She glanced at Omar, who was hiding his head and fiddling with his fingers. Realization suddenly dawned on her.
He had been playing with her phone earlier.
Sensing Grace’s gaze, he quickly hid behind Antonio.
Grace stamped down her anger and asked calmly, “Omar, why’d you send that text?”
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