"Joanne..."

Wendy threw herself into Joanne's arms. She sobbed and called Joanne, holding her cousin tightly in her arms.

In her heart, Joanne was someone she could rely on.

It was not because of how powerful Joanne was.

In fact, since she gave birth to her kids, they became the focus of her life, and she had put aside all the matters related to work.

Naturally, the legends about Mrs. Lambert's special job and how admirable Mrs. Lambert was in her field had disappeared.

Joanne had resigned for an entire year. It was likely that many people had already forgotten her original job.

Wendy remembered clearly that when Joanne was the only female medical examiner in the City Police Station, she was calm and sharp. It was as if she was born with the talent to restore the truth of the cases.

Now, the professionalism and calmness in Joanne had disappeared. Instead, they were replaced by a kind of gentleness that could make others feel calm.

Even if she didn't say anything, she could comfort people in a silent way.

What Wendy relied on was Joanne's gentle cure.

As long as Joanne was here, she would have someone to rely on, and she would not be alone and helpless.

Joanne knew Wendy's worry and fear. She hugged her and patted her on the back, using this method to comfort her aching heart.

Brian stood aside and looked at Joanne and Wendy from a distance. After a while, he came over and said, "I'll go to the laboratory."

Gavin's medical team had an office that was especially responsible for studying Gavin's condition.

Noah called that place a laboratory, and then everyone called it that.

Brian was going there probably because he wanted to know more about Gavin's specific situation.

Joanne nodded and said softly, "Okay. Wendy and I will stay here."

Brian nodded and did not say anything more. He turned and entered the elevator.

Joanne didn't say anything. She just hugged Wendy and let the girl lean against her.

After a while, Wendy finally stopped sobbing. She raised her head and looked at Joanne with tears in her eyes.

Like an elder, Joanne held Wendy's hand and said, "Wendy, don't overthink this. I will be here with you until Gavin comes out." She paused for a second and then continued, "Gavin will come out safely."

Wendy couldn't say anything. She turned her head and looked at the door of the emergency room. She suddenly felt sad and had tears in her eyes again.

But this time, she held back her tears and did not cry out loud.

The one she loved the most was in the emergency room, and the one beside her was the person she trusted the most.

She couldn't cry in front of these two important people.

Thinking of this, Wendy only felt that there was a surge of power in her heart, which made her stronger.

"This is it. This is what I should do.

"I need to become very powerful in order to withstand the test of fate."

Joanne observed that Wendy's expression had returned to normal. She pulled her to sit on the sofa aside and said, "Wendy, we may need to face some bad news later. Are you prepared for it?"

"No." Wendy pursed her lips and lowered her head. "I'll try my best."

Joanne didn't know what to say. She just held Wendy's hand more tightly, hoping to give her strength in this way.

Wendy could naturally feel Joanne's intention and did not want Joanne to worry too much about her. She looked into her eyes and gave Joanne a firm look, indicating that she would be strong.

Joanne believed that Wendy would be strong.

The girl she knew looked fragile, but in fact, Wendy was strong.

At the critical moment, even if she would break down, she could quickly recover from her trauma and face everything bravely.

Nearly an hour later, the door of the emergency room was still tightly closed.

At this time, Brian came back from the laboratory.

Joanne first noticed Brian and looked into his eyes. She opened her mouth and wanted to ask about Gavin's situation.

However, before she could speak, Brian shook his head gently at her.

Brian was hinting at her not to speak.

Brian just made a very simple action, but it made Joanne shiver all over.

Brian went to the laboratory to find out more about how Gavin was doing.

After he came back, he didn't want to say anything. It was obvious that he remained silent due to Wendy's presence.

"What he brought back must not be good news, right?

"Otherwise, there is no need for us to avoid Wendy.

"How is Gavin?"

For a moment, Joanne felt greatly anxious and worried. She subconsciously tightened her hands.

However, she forgot that she was holding Wendy's hand.

Wendy was stunned and felt that her palm was pinched. She came to her senses and looked at Joanne. "Joanne, what's wrong?"

As she spoke, she noticed Brian's figure from the corner of her eye, thinking whether Brian had got Gavin's situation.

"Brian!" Wendy immediately stood up and rushed to Brian. Her tone was deeply anxious. "What did the doctors say? When will Gavin come out?"

"All the doctors are busy." Brian raised his hand to pat Wendy on the shoulder. "They asked me to come back and wait for the result."

"There are so many doctors on the team, but none of them have time to answer Brian's questions. Really?

"More importantly, they dared to drive the big boss of the hospital back.

"If the doctors are so busy, how terrible... would Gavin's situation be?"

Wendy noticed her pessimistic thoughts and hurriedly stopped them. She comforted herself that since the doctors were busy, it meant that they had a way to save Gavin.

"Yes. They're busy, and it's better than having no way to save him.

"In this case, Gavin's situation might not be so bad. He might be waking up!"

Wendy came to her senses and looked at Brian, saying, "Do the doctors mean that we shouldn't go disturb their work?" She nodded obediently and sat down. "Okay, I'll wait."

She was also a doctor. She could understand the anxiety of some patients' family members, but she didn't like being entangled with them during the rescue.

She did not want to become the kind of patient's family member she disliked.

Seeing this, Brian opened a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Wendy. "Drink some water."

Wendy took the water and said in a dull voice, "Thank you, Brian."

Brian did not say anything more. He just sat down beside Joanne and held her other hand.

Wendy didn't notice it, but he saw it clearly. Joanne's beautiful almond eyes were full of worry.

Joanne was indeed Mrs. Lambert. Before Mr. Lambert could explain much about it, she had already understood his eyes.

Joanne noticed Brian's gaze and pursed her lips to comfort him.

At this time, they could only stay outside the operating room. In addition to comforting each other, they couldn't do anything and couldn't help Gavin.

More than half an hour later, Chris, Dolly, and the others arrived. The door of the operating room was opened.

Noah and Henry walked in front. The other doctors and nurses wheeled Gavin's bed and followed them closely.

After Chris and the others rushed over, the spacious hospital corridor seemed a little crowded.

When the door of the operating room was opened, everyone automatically split into two groups.

For one group, the ladies led by Joanne and Wendy rushed over to see Gavin.

Wendy reacted the fastest and rushed to the front. When she saw Gavin, her eyes turned red again. She called Gavin almost subconsciously, "Gavin!"

As she choked, her voice sounded as if it was broken, which made people feel terribly sorry for her.

Joanne and Freya heard Wendy's voice and looked at Gavin on the hospital bed. Their eyes couldn't help turning red.

However, no matter how many people's eyes were red, Gavin, who was usually the most soft-hearted, remained quiet and just lay on the bed with his eyes closed.

In less than two hours, Gavin's face had become ashen, without any trace of blood or vitality.

Wendy grabbed Gavin's hand.

The only thing she was glad about was that there was still warmth on Gavin's body, which meant that he was still alive.

At this time, what she needed was only that Gavin was still alive.

In addition, Brian, Chris, and the others went straight to Noah and Henry.

Brian and Wesley asked almost at the same time, "How is Gavin?"

When Brian and Wesley were separated, either one of them was enough to make people tremble with fear, and their aura could suppress people to the point where they couldn't breathe.

Even if one just needed to face either of them, it would be a very stressful thing.

Noah never thought that she would be so unlucky that he had to face two powerful figures at once and had nowhere to run.

He felt that his scalp hardened. He thought for half a second and said, "Come with me to the office."

"We're now at the door of the operating room, but you can't tell me about Gavin's illness clearly?"

"How serious is it?"

Brian thought for a moment, then he looked at Chris and said, "Chris, stay here with Uncle Moore to accompany Joanne and Wendy. Wesley and I will go to the office."

Chris obeyed Brian's arrangement and nodded. "Okay."

In order to facilitate communication, Noah and Henry had been sharing an office.

Fortunately, the office was large enough, so it didn't seem crowded.

Noah was at the back. After entering the office, he closed the door and made a "please" gesture to the sofa. "Let's sit down and talk."

Brian and Wesley sat on the same sofa. Brian said first, "Gavin was fine yesterday. Why did he suddenly become like this?"

"Well... it's a little cruel to say it directly, but you have to face the facts and make a choice," Song Xiaoqing said slowly, "Gavin's condition suddenly worsened."

Although Brian had been prepared for it, when he suddenly heard the news, he still felt hurt as if he had been punched.

Wesley's fists also tightened slightly. Exuding a dangerous aura, he looked at Noah and asked, "What choice are you asking us to make? How much risk does Gavin need to take?"