Chapter 456

"No..." Joyce lowered her eyes. "I was just worried that William wouldn't want to see us and might do something irreversible. I wasn't trying to stop you from going in." "Is that so?" Donald continued to stare at her, not knowing if he should believe her. Before entering the emergency room, Tiffany was taken to a separate room, where she put on a sterile gown, cap, and gloves. The emergency room was cold, and the lights were as white as snow. William lay beneath those cold, white lights, his upper body exposed with tubes inserted all over him. His face was smeared with dark stains, indistinguishable as either blood or antiseptic. A medical tray nearby held a short nail covered in blood, emitting a foul smell. The doctors were working frantically to save him. As Tiffany stepped in, she heard someone exclaim, "The patient's heart has stopped beating!" The machine began emitting a piercing "beep—" sound. "Prepare the defibrillator!" "Has the family arrived?" "She's here," someone