Chapter 177

"How long can her leg last if we continue with conservation treatment?" Lucius asked quietly. The doctor hesitated before answering, "No more than two months." That meant if Lucius couldn't set a surgery date within that time, Kate's life would be at risk. He gave a slight nod. "Give me a few days to think about it. I'll give you my decision soon." All these doctors were top specialists trained by the White family and employed at their private hospital. After the car accident, Kate had grown to despise hospitals, so Lucius had installed a full medical suite inside White Manor, complete with monitoring and diagnostic equipment. It was to track her condition without her ever needing to leave home. When the doctors were gone, Lucius lifted Kate into her wheelchair and pushed her toward the master bedroom. White Manor sat in a remote corner of Windmere, surrounded by mountains and lakes. It spanned several acres of land, magnificent and solemn. It was an estate that, from above, loo