Chapter 2079


    An hour ago?


    Martin froze in his tracks.


    It didn''t take more than half an hour to get from his house to the Century Grand Hotel. If his sister


    Diana had really gone to the hotel to confront him after learning of their mother''s ident, they would


    have bumped into each other before he left the hotel. But when he had left just moments ago, there


    had been no sign of Diana.


    Just then, his phone rang again. It was Diana calling.


    "Diana," Martin answered immediately, anxiety edging his voice. "Where are you?"


    "Hello, is this the brother of the phone''s owner? You were listed as a recent contact. I''m a nurse at


    Hope Hospital. The phone''s owner was in a car ident and was brought here by a Good Samaritan.


    She''s in critical condition and needs surgery urgently. Could you pleasee and handle the


    payment?"


    "What are you talking about?" Martin''s world rocked on its axis. "Which floor are you on? I''m on my


    way."


    "Emergency, twelfth floor."


    "Got it."


    Without a second thought, Martin dashed to the elevator and shot up to the twelfth floor. He paid the


    fee and sought out the attending physician to inquire about Diana''s condition.


    "The patient has multiple bteral rib fractures, a sternal fracture, lung contusion, and a traumatic


    splenic rupture, among several other injuries. She was in severe shock upon arrival and is in criticalAll rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    condition."


    Martin''s heart clenched with worry, and he asked urgently, "When will she be out of the woods?"


    "It''s hard to say. Even if she pulls through this, there are more hurdles ahead. Rest assured, our


    surgical team is doing everything possible to save her."


    As Martin stared toward the operating room, lost in concern, his phone rang with a call from the family''s


    bodyguard.


    "Mr. Martin, your mother''s attending physician would like to speak with you."


    "Alright, I''m on my way." The thought of all three family members hospitalized in one night left Martin


    utterly drained.


    "Mr. Martin," the doctor began upon seeing him, briefing him on Florence''s condition. "Your mother was


    in critical condition when she arrived. We performed a series of preliminary exams and symptomatic


    treatments. She was vomiting continuously, and before we had the test results, we were worried about


    increased intracranial bleeding and hematoma causing high intracranial pressure, so we had to


    intubate her and put her on a venttor."


    The doctor continued, "Her blood pressure kept dropping, and the internal bleeding wouldn''t stop. Her


    heart rate on the monitor was climbing, so we injected red blood cells and sma and administered


    norepinephrine to maintain her blood pressure. We also noted her potassium levels were below


    normal, so to prevent electrolyte imbnce, we administered potassium."


    Martin didn''t fully grasp the medical jargon, but he understood his mother''s condition was grave.


    "Is she in danger? When can she be cured?" Martin''s worry was palpable.


    "It''s hard to predict. Even if this surgery is sessful, there''s a high risk ofplications afterward. It


    will be difficult for her to ovee each one." Updated at Draмаnоvеls.cоm


    Heartbroken, Martin felt as if his world was copsing. Grasping the doctor''s shoulders, he pleaded,


    "Doctor, please, you must save her."