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Alengh hospitals typically required a family member’s signature for surgery, in emergencies, they proceeded “with the operation immediately when no family member was available to sign.
That was exactly what happened to me. Back then, no one came to sign the consent forms, yet here I was–alive and kicking, thanks to emergency surgery.
Besides, Irvin had his two close friends with him. They could sign for him.
They could take responsibility for everything concerning him. That was already far better than what I had. Back then, I didn’t even have a single person by my side.
So no, I didn’t feel the slightest bit guilty. Not for one second did I worry that refusing to sign would cost him his life. I had been in far worse shape than him, and I survived. Of course, he would too.
And I was right. He was saved in no time. I knew because Landon stormed in to yell at me.
At the time, I was enjoying the chicken noodle soup Noah had prepared for me. He had really grown up. He knew exactly what I liked without needing to ask.
Upon seeing me there, casually sipping soup after I’d told them I was “too busy” to sign the paperwork, Landon’s anger boiled over.
“Emilia, you vicious bitch!” he yelled. “Irvin got hurt trying to save you, and you can’t even bother to sign off on his surgery? How can you be this heartless?”
He was furious, completely unable to understand how I could be so cruel.
This was surgery. Life or death. How could I not care? Especially when I was the one who put Irvin through this.
“I always knew you were no good,” he spat. “But I never thought you’d be this heartless! Listen up, Emilia–this isn’t over! This is attempted murder! If Irvin doesn’t wake up, I’ll make sure you rot in prison!”
Unlike Irvin’s usual crowd of drinking buddies, London was different. He was one of the few who truly cared about him. And because he cared, seeing me so indifferent–so utterly cold–blooded–nearly sent him over the edge.
I lifted my gaze to him, calm and unbothered as I said, “Oh? Attempted murder? Then tell me, Landon. When I was in the emergency room, fighting for my life, and the hospital called Irvin to sign the consent forms for my surgery, what did he say? And what did you say?”
I added, “If what I did was a crime, then shouldn’t you two be the first ones to get arrested?”
His mouth opened, but no words came out. For once, he was speechless.
Aside from Irvin, who had convinced himself that I was faking my injuries, all of his so–called best friends knew I had been hurt for real.
And Landon had been right there when the emergency call came through. He had watched as Irvin coldly said he didn’t have time to drop by to sign the forms for my surgery. Landon had stood by and said I was better off dead. If I was guilty of a crime, then what did that make them when I was in the same life–or–death situation?
“My condition back then was far worse than Irvin’s,” I said, my voice flat.
Irvin had only been in surgery for an hour or two. Meanwhile, I had been under for over ten hours–every department’s lead surgeon working together just to keep me alive. And that didn’t even include the follow–up
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Landon opened his mouth to argue, but no words came out. No matter how hard he tried to twist things in his favor, there wasn’t a single way he could make me the one in the wrong.
In the end, all he could do was grumble, “It doesn’t matter rvin wouldn’t be in this condition if it weren’t for you!
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So Irvin had jumped off a cliff and nearly died for me. He almost froze to death in icy waters and dragged his broken body through the mountains to find me.
He thought this wasn’t how I should behave if I had a conscience.
I let out a low chuckle. “He did all that to save me? If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been in danger in the first place. So am I supposed to be grateful even after he nearly got me killed?”
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