Chapter 794
Dr. Duncan freely admitted that he was nowhere near Mary’s level.
Even though she was getting older and her stamina wasn’t what it used to be, she still executed complex procedures flawlessly.
“The surgery was a complete success,”
Mary told an anxious Karla, who was waiting in the hallway.
Karla exhaled a massive breath of relief.
She genuinely couldn’t stand the thought of Sienna spending the rest of her life bedridden.
She had the money to hire the best nurses, but even paid help couldn’t replace a functional life.
Karla would have looked after Sienna as much as possible, but with her hectic schedule, there would always be times she couldn’t be there.
Sienna making a full recovery was the absolute best-case scenario.
Even if her acting career was over, the money she had saved up was more than enough to keep her comfortable for a lifetime.
Another person thrilled by the surgery’s success was The Director.
He had been terrified that Sienna might not wake up, and even more terrified that she would wake up paralyzed.
Spinal injuries were notoriously devastating, and paralysis was overwhelmingly
common.
It was a damn shame, too. Sienna was a phenomenal actress, and with her on board, the show was guaranteed to be a massive hit.
But if she couldn’t film, he would be forced to recast her.
“Dr. Mary, since the surgery was a success, how long until she’s fully recovered?”
The Director had actually already hashed things out with Karla.
They would bring in a replacement lead, and Sienna could return for a special guest appearance later on.
Naturally, they had also agreed on trading future resources and favors.
Everything hinged on exactly when Sienna would be back on her feet.
“Her rehabilitation will be a grueling process.” Mary was utterly exhausted, so Claire answered for her.
“A successful surgery doesn’t automatically mean she’ll walk again. She has to commit entirely to her physical therapy.”
“If she gives up halfway, recovery will be nearly impossible.”
Hearing this, The Director immediately looked at Karla.
What were they going to do?
Karla was already prepared and gave him a subtle nod, signaling they would discuss the details later.
Sienna was fully prepared to step away from the project if necessary.
“Sienna has an iron will. She’ll push through rehab and stand back up again.”
Karla had absolute faith in her.
However, just as Sienna was being.
wheeled out of the operating room,
the Darwin famt som ont
managed to track her down.
Before they even saw her face, Beatrice Darwin’s shrill voice echoed down the hall. “Where is my daughter?!”
“Zoe! Zoe, where are you?!”
The Darwin family had been lurking around the hospital for days and had finally sniffed out Sienna’s location.
Storming the ward right when they heard she was in surgery made their vile intentions painfully obvious.
As Sienna’s bed was pushed into the hallway, the Darwin family lunged forward, trying to throw themselves over her.
The immediate post-op window was
the most critical and fragile time.df anything went wrong now the consequences would be
catastrophic.
The medical staff quickly formed a barricade to block them.
“Who are you people? The patient just got out of surgery! Keep your voices down! Are you trying to kill her?”
A senior nurse scolded them harshly.
Beatrice puffed out her chest with absolute entitlement. “We are her family! I’m her mother!”
“How is my daughter? Did the surgery fail?”
The nurse gave her a deeply disturbed look. So this was the famous actress’s biological mother.
She was practically begging for the surgery to fail.
“The surgery was a complete success,” the nurse snapped back, unable to hold her tongue.
Disappointment washed over Beatrice’s face in plain sight.
She had fully banked on a botched surgery.
That way, she could have extorted massive payout from the hospital while using the excuse of taking care of her paralyzed daughter to seize total control of her wealth.
She had heard that a failed surgery meant being crippled for life.
And if Zoe was crippled, who else could she rely on but her precious younger brother?