Chapter 190

"Temp's at 39.8°C. White blood cell count's spiking!" "The wound's oozing pus—prep for another debridement!" "BP keeps dropping! Start him on dopamine!" Just three hours ago, the doctors were saying everything was stable. Now suddenly it's some drug-resistant superbug? Stella stared at Charles, whose pale face twisted in pain behind the oxygen mask. Blood seeped through the bandages on his chest. "This doesn't make any sense..." He was getting better—why the sudden crash? "Miss Johnson, please move!" A nurse rushed past her with a cart stacked with meds, barely missing her. Stella staggered back, her shoulder hitting the cold wall behind. Her legs gave out, and she slid down to the floor, burying her face in her knees. Footsteps clicked down the hallway not long after. She lifted her head and saw Jade approaching with that annoying poise, silver-grey uniform crisp, blood-red lips curled in a smirk. "Heard your ex is circling the drain?" Jade stopped in front of her, looking down like s