Chapter 549
\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 549<\/p>\n
The red light on the door of the operating room was on.<\/p>\n
Zofia was in tears snuggling up to her brother, groggy.<\/p>\n
Being said, she still peered at the operating room.<\/p>\n
Three hours later, the red light went out.<\/p>\n
A different doctor came out. Zofia scooted over and gripped his hand. “Doctor…, how is my mother?”<\/p>\n
The doctor pursed his lips and said nothing.<\/p>\n
After a long while, Joseph walked out and said in a deep voice, “I’m sorry.”<\/p>\n
Zofia’s eyes widened. Teetering, she fainted in Bertie’s arms.<\/p>\n
Bertie looked much calmer than her, but pain crept up on his eyes.<\/p>\n
“My mother….”<\/p>\n
“You can see her one last time,” Joseph said heavily and took off his mask.<\/p>\n
The next second, Bertie grasped Joseph’s shirt, and the two tall men locked eyes with each other.<\/p>\n
The other doctor said calmly, “Sir, please take a grip on yourself.”<\/p>\n
Bertie squinted and clenched his fists. After a while, he let go of Joseph.<\/p>\n
Joseph said in a grave tone, “I’m sorry for your loss.”<\/p>\n
Bertie asked his assistant to drive Zofia home and went into the ward.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Marshall’s eyes were closed, and her lips frequently parted. She was having trouble speaking.<\/p>\n
Bertie stood at her bedside, tears rolling down his cheeks.<\/p>\n
Shuddering, he bent down and said in a tone peppered with sorrow, “Mom….”<\/p>\n
Zofia woke up two hours later in another ward with empty eyes.<\/p>\n
A nurse came to pull out the needle for her. She asked in panic, “Where’s my mother…?”<\/p>\n
The nurse did not know the specifics and could not answer.<\/p>\n
Zofia staggered out of bed, but the nurse quickly stopped her. “Miss Marshall, you need more fluids.”<\/p>\n
“No, I don’t!”<\/p>\n
She came to the corridor but did not know what floor this was, so she ran to the elevator. When its door opened, Joseph, who was wearing a white coat, walked out.<\/p>\n
She threw herself at him and pleaded, “Joseph, my mother…. Take me to my mother!”<\/p>\n
She sounded devastated, gripping his cuff and looking at him expectantly.<\/p>\n
Her mother was going to be fine.<\/p>\n
Nothing bad would happen to her.<\/p>\n
He frowned and slowly nodded.<\/p>\n
However, he took her to the morgue instead.<\/p>\n
Her face turned pale as she gawped at Joseph, shaking her head hard and muttering, “No…, Joseph, take me to my mother. My mother is not here….”<\/p>\n
Not far away, Bertie was smoking. He put out the cigarette and came over to hug Zofia.<\/p>\n
“Mom left in peace. She told me everything she wanted to say.”<\/p>\n
“Bertie, I don’t believe you…. You’re all lying to me, aren’t you?” Zofia’s voice was heart-wrenching.<\/p>\n
Even though she had known there was a 50% chance her mother wouldn’t make it, she had trusted Joseph to save her.<\/p>\n
But reality was so painful.<\/p>\n
“Bertie, quickly take me to Mother, please….” She tugged her brother reluctantly.<\/p>\n
Bertie pursed his thin lips and held her in his arms, whispering, “Zofia, I promise to look after you.”<\/p>\n
She sobbed louder. Bertie hooked his arms around her shoulders and left, throwing a meaningful look at Joseph.<\/p>\n
In the evening, a Black Cayenne entered University F.<\/p>\n
Joseph’s car was parked under the girls’ dormitory. Turning off the car, he looked up.<\/p>\n
Kathy’s room was on the fifth floor, and he could see the light on the right side of the balcony.<\/p>\n
He pursed his lips and went over when Kathy hung up the phone.<\/p>\n
“Let’s have lunch. We are going to the research laboratory in the afternoon.” Reece sounded like he was giving an order.<\/p>\n
Kathy nodded. She was also distracted when eating.<\/p>\n
She wasn’t paying attention to what Reece said, her mind somewhere else.<\/p>\n
“Kathy, you don’t look so good. Do you want to go back and rest?”<\/p>\n
“I’m fine.” Kathy forced an ugly wry smile.<\/p>\n
“Sorry, I will pull myself together.”<\/p>\n
“I’ll walk you to your dormitory. You should have a rest. Have you been taking your medicine on time?” Reece frowned.<\/p>\n
The doctor had prescribed medicine for her in the infirmary yesterday, but … she forgot about it.<\/p>\n
She was embarrassed.<\/p>\n
“I will from now on.”<\/p>\n
He gazed at her, knowing it was about Joseph.<\/p>\n
Coldness flashed over his eyes, but he didn’t say anything else.<\/p>\n
Kathy returned to her dormitory in the afternoon and turned on the news to see if any of it was about Joseph.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, there was none, but the Marshall family was all over the news.<\/p>\n
Marshall Group had been in a crisis. Coupled with Mrs. Marshall’s death, its share price plummeted. The reporters latched onto Bertie like vultures.<\/p>\n
Kathy was not interested in that. All she could think about was Joseph.<\/p>\n
Was he in the hospital?<\/p>\n
She missed him so much and was dying to see him.<\/p>\n
Half an hour later, Kathy came to the hospital.<\/p>\n
Joseph was on duty in the neurosurgery department. Many patients were waiting in line. She stood at the elevator and hesitated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1215","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}