Chapter 252

Liam nodded and followed behind her as they headed to the ICU. For major surgeries like this, post-op patients were always placed under close observation, even if everything went smoothly. It was standard protocol to keep them in the ICU for at least 24 hours. And given who Margaret was, she needed even tighter monitoring. Wendy changed into sterile scrubs. After she and Liam finished checking on Margaret's condition, they finally stepped out. Back in the break room, the two of them collapsed onto the small couch. Wendy rubbed her shoulder. "One high-precision surgery like that wears me out more than doing three smaller ones back-to-back." "No kidding," Liam said, leaning back with his eyes closed. "And I was right there the whole time. You probably would've needed another hour if you'd been solo." Then he suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at Wendy's leg. To avoid any interference during surgery, she had trained herself to walk without crutches, even though she was still rec