Chapter 378

"Ellie can have the surgery now. It can be done in the next few days!" Lisa's voice came through the speakerphone. Brandon immediately looked at me, and I nodded to confirm the good news. "Have they found a heart donor?" Brandon asked. Lisa paused on the other end, then said jokingly, "It's pretty late, Mr. Howell. What are you still doing at Maddie's place?" She was clearly teasing Brandon, but now wasn't the time for that. I cut her off, saying, "Cut it out. Get to the point." Lisa chuckled lightly and explained, "It's not a new donor. The family of the previous donor changed their minds again." "What did Mr. Marrow say?" Brandon asked. "He said that Ellie's test results are all good. As long as there are no unexpected complications or infections, the surgery can happen within three days." The fact that Lisa could say that had to be because she had talked to Keith. Both Brandon and I were a bit excited. The veins on his forehead were even twitching. I held his hand as he aske