"How many surgeries has he undergoing?" Freya sniffed and asked.

"In total, about fifteen times, over the course of five years," Hawke quickly replied. After all, Bradley was his first patient, and with his special status, each surgery was recorded. Therefore, he remembered very clearly.

Fifteen times?

Upon hearing this number, Freya suddenly felt dizzy. Since she started studying medicine, she had not performed more than fifteen surgeries on people. Yet, in the span of five years, Bradley had undergoing fifteen surgeries.

This number was simply too terrifying for her.

It made her heart ache even more for that man.

Suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes and she couldn't control them from falling. Hawke saw her crying and immediately panicked, "Sister-in-law, why are you crying?" Freya realized that her emotions were out of control, quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and choked out, "It's nothing, my eyes just feel a bit sour and uncomfortable." "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought up these unpleasant things to you." Hawke knew why Freya was feeling upset, probably feeling sorry for Bradley's experience. Having spent a lot of time with Xavier recently, he had some understanding of love. When love reaches its peak, tears can fall regardless of gender. Xavier had cried several times because he missed Miss Mi. And now Freya, like Bradley, was also losing control of her emotions. Is love really capable of driving people crazy like this?

Hawke touched his nose and it seemed he was really speeding up to find a woman to date. Throughout ying's life, if ying does not experience all the hardships in the world, wouldn't this life have been in vain? "Let's begin the surgery." Freya calmed down. Facial reconstruction surgery is already a high-risk procedure, and Xavier's surgery is even more difficult with the full-body repair. A normal surgery would take over a dozen to twenty hours, without any unexpected incidents. If there are unexpected complications, it would take much longer! Therefore, they must conserve their energy for this battle. During the surgery, the last time they met, Xavier was covered in bandages, making it impossible to see the extent of his facial skin damage. However, once the bandages were removed, the true extent of the damage became clear.

Having long been mentally prepared, Freya was still shocked when she saw his injuries for real.

"What you see now is not the most severe. When he was first brought in, he was barely recognizable as a human being. You might not have been able to handle it," casually remarked Hawke at Freya's surprised expression.

Only he knew how serious Xavier's condition was.

He was hanging by a thread and could collapse at any moment.

At ying point, he thought they couldn't save him, but he miraculously survived with strong willpower.

It could truly be called a miracle!

"I want to know, with his current condition, how many surgeries will it take for him to recover to his previous state?" Freya wiped the cold sweat off her forehead, the moment of surprise causing sweat to drench her back.

Hawke pursed his lips and said, "It depends on the situation. Based on the young master's past, it may take less than twenty surgeries to recover, and even if he does recover, there's no guarantee he will look the same as before."

Xavier's condition could not be repaired simply with skin grafts; it would also require skin filling procedures to fill in the pockmarks left by the bites.

Restore exactly the same, he is powerless.

To maximize the restoration of the original appearance is already a miracle.

Twenty surgeries, if ying is dying every month, it will still take a year and a half.

In other words, Ella will have to wait for him for another year or two!

Freya didn't ask any further questions, the nurse had already removed all the gauze, and the surgery had begun.

Hawke is a professional doctor, holding the surgical knife in a very skilled manner.

Stripping away the usual carefree demeanor, at this moment, performing the surgery seriously, it's like a completely different person.

Freya couldn't help in any way, she could only maintain full attention to Xavier's vital signs.

"Tweezers..."

"Surgical cotton..."

"Scissors..." Time passed by minute by minute, and the nurses were able to deliver the things Hawke needed in the first time. Hawke's face was covered in hot sweat due to being overly nervous. The nurse wiped his sweat and suddenly, the heart rate monitor made a 'beep' sound, indicating a sharp decrease in Xavier's heart rate. "Sister-in-law, he is in danger." Freya immediately went up and used a silver needle to stimulate his consciousness. As a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and skilled in acupuncture, Freya was more adept at playing with needles than playing with knives. It can be said that a single needle could draw blood. With the stimulation of the silver needle, Xavier's heart rate gradually normalized. It was only at this moment that Hawke took a deep breath.

During the previous surgeries, he had to undergo reconstructive surgery alone and deal with various emergencies, so busy that he didn't even have a chance to catch his breath.

After a surgery, Xavier had survived, but he had almost died.

But today is different, with Freya helping, he can relax his nerves a lot.

Just watching her skillful needlework, truly magical.

She is indeed the famous doctor Lexi, with her here, this surgery will surely be completed successfully.

Outside the operating room, Bradley sat in the corridor waiting.

It had been five or six hours since Freya had entered, shortly after giving birth, he feared that her body wouldn't be able to handle the prolonged fatigue.

Therefore, he had to stay here, ready to offer her a shoulder to lean on at any time.

"Young Master, the person sent to watch Belle has sent news, saying..."

With that, Lance approached and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Xavier discovered that Belle was wandering around the back mountain of Raven Pavilion. When he tried to follow her, she mysteriously disappeared." Upon hearing this, Bradley's face immediately darkened.

Earlier, when he had sent someone to help Ella investigate the secrets of the underground maze, a subordinate had reported seeing Belle lingering near the entrance of the maze. Bradley felt that something was amiss, so he secretly inquired about Belle's whereabouts.

After losing track several times before, this time he had the South brothers take action, but still lost her. ying mistake might be a coincidence, but multiple times made it unbelievable.

"Have Xavier wait in place, we must know how Belle left!" Bradley had a sense of foreboding, believing that finding the mystery behind Belle's disappearance might unravel the secrets of the underground maze.

Despite appearing to have lost her memory, Belle's true intentions were revealed through observation over time. This woman was not simple, feigning amnesia to deceive Everything, while surely scheming something behind the scenes.

"yes."

Lance quickly went to handle it.

Bradley still sat in place, leaning back against the chair, carefully recalling recent events.

Regarding the underground maze, subordinates would report to him at any time.

Since the last discovery of traces of Gordon, Gordon has not appeared again.

Everyone seems suspicious. Unless Gordon has found the exit, it is impossible for him to disappear inexplicably in the maze.

Plus, there are other mysterious people on the negative second floor...

So is there a possibility that Gordon's disappearance is related to the mysterious person?

At the thought of this, Bradley's brows furrowed even tighter.