Chapter 262

The nurse handed the previously ignored documents to Mrs. Reed, and the moment she took them, the nurse quickly left, clearly trying to avoid getting dragged into anything else. Meanwhile, at another surgical wing in the same hospital, the situation was far from calm. When Dominic arrived, the scent of alcohol still clung to him. He had been hosting some clients from Ashbourne and was halfway through dinner when he got a call from the police. The only words he registered were "Louise" and "accident." Without hesitation, he bolted out of the restaurant. If it weren't for Ryan watching over him, he might've already been stopped by the authorities. Now, inside the hospital, Dominic stood outside the operating room, eyes fixed on the glaring red light above the door-it looked almost like dripping blood under the harsh fluorescence. Leaning silently against the wall, he just stared, wordless. "Who's the family here? This form needs to be filled out." Another nurse approached with the same s