Chapter 710

The clock in the operating room ticked relentlessly.

Beads of sweat formed on Vivian Laurent's forehead.

"Dr. Laurent, the child's heart rate is dropping again!" The nurse's voice trembled.

The monitor emitted a piercing alarm.

Vivian's hands remained steady as granite. "Administer 0.5mg epinephrine IV push."

Her eyes flicked to the clock.

Twenty-five minutes until the kidney arrived.

"Has Mr. Roscente been contacted?" Her voice held terrifying calm.

The assistant responded swiftly. "The organ just landed. It's en route now."

Vivian's fingertips turned pale.

She remembered her promise to Ethan Roscente.

Outside the OR, medical staff paced anxiously.

"This is the absolute limit..."

"Dr. Laurent won't give up."

The monitor's waveforms grew weaker.

Vivian suddenly looked up. "Prepare for bypass."

Everyone froze.

"But—"

"Now!" Her command brooked no argument.

The OR erupted into controlled chaos.

The bypass machine hummed to life.

Their final hope.

Seconds crawled by.

"Blood pressure unstable..."

"Continue fluids." Vivian never took her eyes off the monitor.

The OR doors burst open.

"The kidney's here!"

A spark flashed in Vivian's eyes.

"Begin transplant prep."

For three relentless hours,

Vivian's hands never faltered.

When the final suture was placed,

The monitor's lines stabilized at last.

The OR doors slid open.

Vivian stumbled slightly.

Thirty sleepless hours.

Her lab coat clung with sweat.

Yet a faint smile touched her lips.

"The child... will live."

Muffled cheers echoed down the hallway.

When Ethan arrived,

He found Vivian leaning against the wall.

Sunlight streamed through the window,

Painting her in golden light.

In this moment,

She hadn't just performed a miracle.

She'd outrun Death itself.