Heart bypass surgery is not a simple procedure. The first hour passed quickly, followed by an increasingly drawn-out wait.
The two little ones gradually started showing signs of fatigue. Even the most energetic, Perry Walker, was leaning against the Grand Duchess.
Lucas Walker turned his face. "Why don't you go sit down for a bit?"
Ivana Bennett simply smiled and shook her head. "I'm not tired."
Frowning, he glanced at the closed door of the operating room, but eventually held her hand and led her over to sit in a chair nearby.
The two little ones immediately gathered by their parents' sides. The two of them each cradled a child, but their hands remained clasped together.
Time continued to pass.
Sunlight rose outside the window, gradually climbing higher into the sky.
...
Three and a half hours later, the operating room door finally opened.
Everyone raised their heads at the same time, stood up, and approached Dr. Ji, who had emerged.
