Chapter 156

Layla couldn't offer any answers. The only thing she could do was comfort Samantha. Time dragged on, and every moment felt like an agonizing wait for both those outside and inside the operating room. One hour. Two hours. Three hours… No one knew how much time had passed when the door to the operating room creaked and slowly opened. Ethan emerged in his white coat, looking exhausted with his eyes bloodshot. Everyone outside the room jumped to their feet and quickly gathered around him. "Dr. Reed, how did it go?" "Was the surgery successful?" They eagerly asked about the surgery, desperately waiting for an answer. Under their intense gaze, Ethan nodded slightly. "The surgery went smoothly." His voice was hoarse from the long hours of surgery, but there was a note of relief in it, which eased the tense atmosphere surrounding them. He continued, "But she will need to stay in the ICU for a while for observation. As long as her condition stabilizes, she will be able to live a no