Chapter 92 Serena had only lost a kidney, but Cynthia Lynwood was at risk of losing her life.
"Let her rant," Aaron said, his voice steady.
If it made her feel better, then so be it.
Victor and Julia exchanged uneasy glances.
"Aaron, you're a man who can't own up to his actions, right? You want my kidney, but you don't even have the courage to face me!" Serena's voice rose with anger. The anesthesiologist in the operating room glanced helplessly towards the door. Aaron furrowed his brow but eventually walked into the room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSeeing Aaron, Serena's eyes burned with a fierce intensity. "So, you've finally shown up!" "Serena, calm down. Cynthia really needs your help," Aaron said, locking eyes with her. "If you help her survive, I promise I won't let you down! Whatever you want, even if it's all of Vance Holdings, it's yours." "I don't want anything! I just want control over my own body!" "Serena, if you donate your kidney to Cynthia, she will live." "If she dies, what does that have to do with me?" "How can you be so indifferent? That's a living, breathing human being," Aaron said, frustration creeping into his voice.
Serena laughed. "I'm indifferent? And you're noble? If you're so noble, why don't you donate your kidney to Cynthia Lynwood?" "My kidney isn't a match for hers." Serena paused, then laughed louder, tears welling up in her eyes. "Oh, I see. You've already been tested for compatibility with her. Aaron, you really care for her!" She couldn't even compare to a single finger of Cynthia Lynwood.
Aaron's brows knit tightly. "Serena, Cynthia can't die. I promised..." "Fine!" Serena cut him off. "I'll give her my kidney, but on one condition: you give up one of yours too, Aaron. Can you do that?" Aaron was silent.
Serena's laughter turned more mocking. "Aaron, didn't you say Cynthia Lynwood is important to you? It's just a kidney. Why are you hesitating now?" The anesthesiologist, noticing Serena's increasingly erratic state, quickly reminded, "Mr. Vance!" Aaron looked at Serena.
Her laughter was captivating, her lips a vivid splash of color, her eyes bright and alive, like a flower in full bloom, radiant under the sun. Yet the sorrow in her eyes added a veil of fragility.
"Proceed," Aaron turned his head away.
The anesthesiologist swiftly inserted the needle into Serena's arm.
Soon, Serena seemed to drift into a deep slumber.
Her eyes closed, she lay there motionless, like a fragile porcelain doll.
Aaron felt a pang in his heart.
"Prepare a bed fortoo," he said.
The anesthesiologist was taken aback. "Mr. Vance." "I remember there's another doctor here who can perform kidney removal. Get him over." The anesthesiologist was shocked. "Mr. Vance..." "Go!" "Yes." The anesthesiologist left the operating room to summon another doctor as instructed by Aaron.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe doctor entered, puzzled. "Mr. Vance, what can I do for you?" "You'll be performing surgery onsoon." "What kind of surgery?" "Kidney removal."
Outside, Victor and Julia realized something was wrong. Hear Wrong Hearing m Aaron's decision, they were instantly alarmed. "Mr. Vance!" "No one can dissuade me." Serena was right. He should give up a kidney too, to make things fair.
Victor and Julia were as frantic as ants on a hot pan, unsure of what to do.
Once Aaron made up his mind, no one could change it.
Not even Aaron's parents.
"Why are you still standing at the door?" Dr. Matthew Grayson, the lead surgeon, asked when he saw Victor and Julia lingering at the entrance. It was unusual for the operating room doors to remain open at this stage.
Seeing Matthew, the two clung to him like a lifeline. "Dr. Grayson, m please, you have to talk to Mr. Vance! He's planning to give up one of his kidneys!" Matthew's expression turned grave.
The operating room wasn't meant for outsiders.