The young nurse burst into tears. “But the young lady can't wait either! The donated heart will become inactivated after a while and there will be no way to transplant it again. Besides, the transplant doctors can't treat menstrual cramps. What's wrong with keeping them here for the young lady's surgery...?”
Suddenly, James grabbed the nurse by the hair and slammed her against the operating room door. Gritting his teeth, he roared fiercely, “Who the hell do you think you are, meddling like this? Stop calling her ‘Young Lady’ in front of me. This hospital will bear the Hawthorn name sooner or later!”
James's words sent a chill down my spine. So, it seemed he had been thinking about this for a while now …
Back then, when he was just an average resident, it was my parents who propelled him to where he is today.
The bone-chilling chill spread from my back to my whole body and then my legs went weak and I fell straight to the floor.
The loud thud drew the attention of the people outside. The operating room door was yanked open from the outside and James rushed inside anxiously.
His gaze immediately landed on my phone, which was still lit up from the message I'd just sent to my parents. The screen was still on their reply page.
He glanced at the brief “Okay” and flashed a wary, anxious smile. "Mabel, what did you tell your parents? Didn't we agree, we won't tell your parents about today's surgery so that they wouldn't be worried?"
My hand stiffened as I snatched the phone back as quickly as possible.
“I didn't tell them. I just messaged to say I had a meeting. I was worried they'd call during my surgery and no one would answer.”
James exhaled in relief, scooped me up in his arms and whispered in my ear, “Look at you. If you need your phone, just call me. You're about to have surgery. If you hurt yourself, I'd be heartbroken.”
In my previous life, my desperate resistance only earned his cold indifference. This time, I wouldn't be so foolish.
Fighting back my nausea, I replied to James, "James, when will my surgery start? My anesthesiologist left in a hurry after administering half the injection. Did something happen?"