Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 429 A Silver Lining

Anna’s heart began to race. “I’ll go in and take a look,” she said, then prepared to enter the operating room.

Hey! What are you doing, Dr. Gabriel? You’re not dressed in a surgical gown! This is completely unprofessional.” The nurse looked at her in surprise.

It wasn’t until then that Anna realized she had been so frantic that she had forgotten common sense. Then she went to the dressing room right away to sterilize herself and put on the surgical gown. When she entered the operating room, she was still distracted.

Many doctors were gathered in front of the operating table. Anna could not get near the table, and she did not dare to rush in. As a result, she was forced to stand outside the crowd. The surgical gown was heavy and made her sweat all over.

She was so far away from the operating table that she couldn’t tell if the man on it was Wayne or not. But she had a gut feeling that it was him.

“What brings you here?” A nurse next to Anna asked

“I came to see this surgery;” Anna said absentmindedly.

“This patient is in poor health. To be honest, I believe we will have to apologize to his family later.”

“He’s not doing well?” Anna’s face instantly turned pale. She felt as if all her strength had vanished instantly, and she couldn’t even stand stil. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“When he arrived at the emergency room, we had no idea what was wrong with him. We measured his intracranial pressure and discovered that he was in a bad condition. The head of the brain department met to discuss what to do for him, but the truth was that he had little chance of survival. The success

rate of craniotomy was low, but it was the only option. So, after informing his relatives, they operated on him.”

“Is it possible for him to survive?”

Actually, there’s just little hope for us. I heard that the doctors were preparing the death certificate, and they will have to sign it if the operation fails.”

Anna was stunned and devastated. She barely avoided falling down by holding on to the surgical bed beside her. She thought, No! What2/Am/dreaming? No, no, no… If… If! wake up, will Wayne be there for me? Right, | must be dreaming!

The instruments suddenly made a jumbled sound. Then, she looked up and attempted to see through the crowd to the scene inside. Her ears were ringing, and she felt dizzy.

“Oxygen.”

“His heart rate is low.”

“Pacemaker.”

The fluctuating EKG eventually faded to a flat, straight line. The line continued, but his heart stopped. Everyone fell silent, and no one made another sound.

“Death time”

“Sign the form and deliver it to his family.”

Before collapsing on the floor, Anna felt that her world was falling apart. As if fallen into a deep sleep, she seemed to have had dreamed of a man leaving her. 428 A Silver Lining

Two hours later, Anna was finally awake.

“Is everything OK?” Nancy asked her.

Hearing that, Anna opened her eyes and found herself in the intern’s lounge of the hospital, with Nancy sitting beside her.

“Nancy?” she asked, puzzled, touching her brow. “What am I doing here?”

As she handed Anna a glass of water, Nancy said, “Don’t you remember? You passed out inside the surgery room and scared the hell out of everyone. Did you eat breakfast today?”

Anna froze, and her face began to turn pale. Her eyes welled up with tears. She sat motionlessly and seemed to have forgotten how to utter properly.

“Is he really dead? No! | don’t believe it!” She said hysterically as tears streamed down her cheeks

Nancy, seeing her crying, said anxiously, “I’m not sure about that. Do you know that patient?”

“W’m going to find him,” With that, Anna jumped out of bed

“Huh? Stay here, Anna! You need to rest for a little longer.”

“I’m perfectly fine!”

Then Anna stumbled and ran to the hospital morgue.

Anna, are you OK?” Nancy asked as she followed her. She frowned and ran faster as she looked in Anna’s direction. “What are you doing here?” she yanked on Anna’s arm at the morgue door.

Anna was still in tears. “I’m going in to find him,” she said hoarsely, trying not to whimper.

Nancy was taken aback by her behavior and asked, “Who are you looking for? I’ll look for him for you.” “AIL… All of the patients who died during surgery are here, right?”

Anna asked as she was about to burst into tears.

Nancy frowned and said, “Yeah. What’s the problem? There’s no failed surgery today. Who are you looking for, anyway?”

“Yes, there is! Before | passed out, I witnessed a failed craniotomy on a patient. He passed away, and I didn’t have the chance to talk to him. I haven’t even said anything to him!” Anna said this while crying.

“Are you talking about the surgery you watched before you fainted?” Nancy asked.

Anna nodded.

Seeing that, Nancy released a sigh, patted her on the shoulder, and said, “Come with me.”

After that, Nancy and Anna put on their surgical gowns and made their way to the ICU, where the automatic door opened for them.

Pointing at the man in the hospital bed with tubes all over his body, Nancy asked, “You’re talking about him, right? He came back to life just as the doctors were about to sign his death certificate. This guy is so fortunate!”

‘Anna, who was in a trance, looked up as soon as she heard Nancy’s voice. Wayne’s face was obscured by an oxygen mask, all of his hair was shaved off and his face was swollen, but Anna recognized him instantly.

Then Anna approached him slowly with heavy steps as if she had forgotten how to walk

“Who exactly is he?” Nancy, who was standing behind her, asked.

Anna replied as she was sobbing, “He’s the love of my life.”

Anna’s feelings, which she had suppressed for five years, burst forth at this moment. She sobbed bitterly, finally admitting that she couldn’t get over Wayne. She was heartbroken and unable to control herself when faced with death.

She thought, How could / be so stupid and stubborn?! Why on earth didn’t Iget back together with you? What was | thinking?! Why didn’t realize that you were so important to me until death nearly did us apart?! God…

Wayne, I’ve been in love with you for years and I still love you like crazy now! Even after leaving England, | couldn’t stop thinking of you every single day. The truth is that I’ve never gotten over you and I’ll never will. But | was too stubborn and stupid to admit that!

Wayne, you have already won my heart, leaving no room for anyone else. And this time, I’m not going to deny my feelings for you anymore, and I’m not letting you go. Please wake up soon. I need you! Tammy and Matthew need you! Istill want to build a wonderful and happy family with you! | really do! Please be okay, Wayne… Please…