Chapter 240 Her Only Choice

Greta's surgery was over, and she was now in the ICU. Emelie rushed straight to the critical care floor. Family members still weren't allowed inside the ICU ward, so Eliana and Billy were sitting on the chairs outside. Seeing them, Emelie ran over. "Eli!" Already a tearful mess, Eliana lunged at her and hit her shoulders. "Why didn't you answer your phone? Why?" Emelie stumbled back a couple of steps. Her throat went dry. "I didn't do it on purpose. How's Mom?" All Eliana could do was cry. Emelie felt suffocated listening to her cries. She hadn't slept well the previous night as she had been worried about her father. Now, her head was pounding. Unable to console his wife, Billy then led Emelie to the door of the ward. Through the glass, Emelie could see her mother covered in tubes, with several machines working beside her bed. An oxygen mask covered Greta's face, and a thin layer of mist had formed inside it. It was a faint sign that she was still alive. Emelie fell silent. She