Love and Fortune A Gamble for Two (Angela and Chester) novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40 

The operating room was buzzing with activity as medical personnel flurried from one end to the other. “The blood is here!” 

“Proceed with the blood transfusion!” someone ordered. 

The corridor was empty when Gerald and Isadora arrived outside the operating room. Isadora even grabbed a pastrami sandwich on her way to the hospital in case Angelina was hungry. 

“Ches, where are you? Don’t tell me you’ve disappeared at a time like this!” Isadora said incredulously into her phone. 

“I’m inside the operating room,” came Chester’s brisk reply. 

“The operating room?” she repeated in surprise. 

“There are some complications, but don’t tell Dad. You should go and see Mom; she passed out after seeing all the blood,” Chester said. 

“Ches-“Isadora was about to press him for details when Chester hung up 

Inside the operating room, Chester stared at Angelina’s unconscious profile, then glanced over at the obstetrician carrying the baby to the deaning station. There was a snip of the scissors, followed by the clang of metal against metal 

Chester gripped Angelina’s hard tightly as a bad feeling seized him. 

“We have a problem. The patient has placenta accreta. ” 

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Chester’s fingers flexed and clenched around Angelina’s, but he could not get a response her. She lay limply on the bed like a surgical dumny as the doctors wielded their scalpels and tools over her. 

At that moment, a shudder went through him just as the coppery tang of blood filled the air once more. Angelina had been hooked up to an intravenous line, through which the pint of blood was pumped into her. 

The doctors were bustling around, their faces drawn and grim. Chester carefully reached out to dab his thumb in water, then brushed it over Angelina’s lips. “You’ll be fine,” he whispered, lowering his head to kiss her. “The baby’s fine, and you will be too.” 

“Stop the patient’s bleeding! Bring it down!” 

Chester felt as if someone had pinned him to the face of a cliff, forcing him to scramble against the pull of gravity. 

A long and eerie beep rang out in the operating room. Chester watched with wide eyes as 

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Chapter 40 

The operating room was buzzing with activity as medical personnel flurried from one end to the other. “The blood is here!” 

“Proceed with the blood transfusion!” someone ordered. 

The corridor was empty when Gerald and Isadora arrived outside the operating room. Isadora even grabbed a pastrami sandwich on her way to the hospital in case Angelina was hungry. 

“Ches, where are you? Don’t tell me you’ve disappeared at a time like this!” Isadora said incredulously into her phone. 

“I’m inside the operating room,” came Chester’s brisk reply. 

“The operating room?” she repeated in surprise. 

“There are some complications, but don’t tell Dad. You should go and see Mom; she passed out after seeing all the blood,” Chester said. 

“Ches-” Isadora was about to press him for details when Chester hung up. 

Inside the operating room, Chester stared at Angelina’s unconscious profile, then glanced over at the obstetrician carrying the baby to the cleaning station. There was a snip of the scissors, followed by the clang of metal against metal. 

Chester gripped Angelina’s hand tightly as a bad feeling seized him. 

“We have a problem. The patient has placenta accreta…” 

Chester’s fingers flexed and clenched around Angelina’s, but he could not get a response from her. She lay limply on the bed like a surgical dummy as the doctors wielded their scalpels and tools over her. 

At that moment, a shudder went through him just as the coppery tang of blood filled the air once more. Angelina had been hooked up to an intravenous line, through which the pint of blood was pumped into her. 

The doctors were bustling around, their faces drawn and grim. Chester carefully reached out to dab his thumb in water, then brushed it over Angelina’s lips. “You’ll be fine,” he whispered, lowering his head to kiss her. “The baby’s fine, and you will be too.” 

“Stop the patient’s bleeding! Bring it down!” 

Chester felt as if someone had pinned him to the face of a cliff, forcing him to scramble against the pull of gravity. 

A long and eerie beep rang out in the operating room. Chester watched with wide eyes as