Chapter 282

James Bennett covered all the medical bills, telling the doctors to use the best meds and give them the best room available. Timothy Hernandez and Catherine Ramirez didn’t stay long at the hospital—they had to deal with the mess online. John Harris only said a couple of consoling words to Maria Lewis before leaving too; he also had a ton on his plate. The four sat waiting for about twenty minutes when suddenly the OR doors swung open. They immediately rushed over, but before any of them could speak, a young nurse with blood splatters on her uniform snapped impatiently, "Still in surgery. Don’t slow me down," and briskly walked away as she spoke. A few minutes later, she rushed back by with a blood pack container in hand. Maria's chest tightened, her face turned ghostly pale. Just how bad was it? Ashley Miller gently patted the back of Maria’s hand, but the tears she just managed to suppress began falling again. She wanted to say something to comfort her but was too choked up. Right the