A nurse entered to check vitals, and Chui immediately switched to concerned son mode. "Is he going to be okay?"

"It's too early to say," the nurse replied. "The next seventy-two hours are critical; if he stabilizes, his chances improve significantly."

Chui returned to the waiting room where employees were still gathered, and he addressed them with appropriate gravity. "My father is stable but critical; the doctors are hopeful but cautious; I appreciate everyone's concern but there's nothing ...