His face grew more serious, the weight of it hitting him harder now.
“Yes.” Rosalynn’s eyes briefly showed her unease before she nced away.
“I need to see what’s happening.” Brian moved swiftly, sliding out of bed.
Rosalynn stood up to follow.
“I’ming with you.”
“Okay.”
They waited outside the operating room, the minutes crawling by.
Finally, the door opened.
A doctor stepped out.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.
Rosalynn and Brian rushed toward him.
“Doctor, how is he?”
The doctor sighed.
“Mr.
Robles’s condition isn’t good.
The bullet damaged his spinal nerve.
Right now, the nerves in his legs have lost feeling.
He might experience paralysis in his lower limbs.”
Rosalynn’s heart sank, and she immediately looked at Brian.
Brian wentpletely still, his body stiff, as if the news had hit him like a blow.
Sanford might experience paralysis in his lower limbs?
He had only ended up like this to save him from that bullet.
Brian was stunned; he realized that he was to me for his friend’s misery!
Rosalynn thanked the doctor, then noticed the troubled look on Brian’s face.
She stepped closer, her voice gentle but encouraging.
“Brian, don’t panic.
The doctor said it might lead to paralysis, not that it will for sure.”
Brian’s throat tightened as he muttered, “Do you really think there’s still hope for him?”
“There’s always hope,” she replied, her tone firm.
After a brief pause, she added, “If the surgery is unsessful, we can explore other options.
Acupuncture is great for nerve stimtion.”
At her words, something clicked in Brian’s mind.
His eyes brightened, and he squeezed Rosalynn’s hand, holding on to that spark of hope.
“Honey, I just remembered—you know acupuncture, don’t you?”
Rosalynn nodded.
“Yes, don’t worry.
Sanford has done so much for us.
I’ll do everything I can to help him get better.”
Brian smiled and pulled her into a warm hug.
A momentter, the medical team wheeled Sanford out of surgery and into his room.