Avery tapped Layla on the shoulder. "Let's go out!"
Layla remained frozen in place and could not hear a word that she was saying, so Avery took her hand and pulled her out of the intensive care ward before helping Layla remove her protective equipment.
"Don't cry, Layla. He will get better," Avery said. "This is just temporary. Once he gets the surgery he needs, he won't have to rely on the machines."
Layla threw herself into her mother's arms and broke down in tears. "Mom, you have to save him... There's still so much that I need to say to him..."
"I know." Avery ran her hand down Layla's back. "He has done our family a great favor, and we are all grateful, so we are doing whatever it takes to find a matching donor... Once we find one, Eric will get better."
"How can we speed up the process, Mom?" Layla desperately wanted to help, no matter the cost.
"Layla, I know that you are anxious. So am I, but you don't come across a matching donor with just money. We are already searching around the world. Just be patient... Your dad and I will do whatever it takes. The hospital receives new donor organs every day, and once there is a match, I will inform you right away."
Layla regained her composure slightly at Avery's words.
"Mom, can he feel pain?" Layla wiped away her tears.
"He is unconscious, so he won't feel anything."
"Isn't it dangerous for him to be unconscious for so long?" Layla was concerned that he would be in pain if he was conscious but was also scared that he would remain unconscious for the rest of his life.
"Ivy, you have an apartment outside campus, right? It's no wonder you don't stay in the dorm!"
Ivy studied the person before her and recognized that she was one of her classmates. They had the same major but were in different classes.
"How do you know?" Ivy put her books back into her bag, and the girl followed her out of the classroom.
"It's quite a coincidence... The tutor you hired is actually my aunt." The girl smiled kindly at Ivy. "My aunt came to my house for dinner last night but was late. She said that there was a student from my university who had hired her as a tutor, and I was curious as to who was working that hard, so I asked her about it. She refused to tell me anything, saying that it was a secret. I only overheard your name when my uncle asked her about it."
Ivy smiled sheepishly. "I called in sick for some time, and I'm kind of falling behind, so I asked our lecturer to refer me to your aunt. The lecturer said your aunt specializes in tutoring students who take this major."
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