He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 496

Her surgery had dragged on for hours, but she had ultimately survived it.

However, Janetta spent a grueling seven days in the ICU before passing the critical window.

Now, she was recovering in the VIP Ward.

Her condition fluctuated wildly.

All of her promotional events had been canceled, and her carefully laid plans were entirely ruined.

Naturally, she was an emotional wreck, constantly teetering on the edge of a full-blown meltdown.

The doctors and Janetta's Assistant were pushed to their absolute limits dealing with her tantrums.

The only person capable of calming her down was Sebastian.

Sebastian couldn't bring himself to abandon her, knowing that while he hadn't caused the crash, he bore the ultimate responsibility for the mess.

He answered the phone promptly.

"Mr. Hayes, Ms. Ramirez is having a severe panic attack. Can you come back?"

"If you don't, we won't be able to administer her medication. She's still fresh out of brain surgery, and if her heart rate spikes too high, she could suffer a hemorrhage. If that happens, we might lose her."

Janetta's Doctor laid out the grim reality without hesitation.

Sebastian's eyes darkened.

He glanced toward the interrogation room.

He seemed torn between staying for Helena and leaving for Janetta.

Finally, his rational side won out. "I'm on my way."

He hung up the phone.

Turning to the officers, he gave them a few strict instructions.

Mainly, he ordered them not to make things difficult for Helena and to wait for his word before finalizing anything.

"We understand. You have our word," the lead detective assured him.

With that, Sebastian walked away.

Julian stood with one hand in his pocket, watching Sebastian's retreating figure with a cold sneer.

"If you're going to choose Janetta, then drop the hypocritical act."

Hope had just narrowly survived another crash in her vitals.

The Neonatologist looked at Julian and shook his head grimly. "It's a very bad situation. She's incredibly small, and no matter how hard she fights, her body is failing. We can't put her through another surgery this soon. But if we wait until she's stable enough, she likely won't survive the delay. It's a vicious cycle."

Everything had come full circle.

Every path they had taken only led them right back to the start.

All they had bought was a little extra time to suffer.

Julian slipped a hand into his pocket, his gaze somber. "Is there really nothing else we can do?"

"Medically speaking, no, unless we witness a miracle," the doctor replied bluntly. "But this little girl has defied the odds before, which is why we're throwing everything we have at saving her."

It also helped that Julian had poured a fortune into her medical care.

Without his vast resources, the baby would have passed away long ago.

"Mr. Campbell, our professional recommendation is that if she codes again, you should let her go. Keeping her alive like this is just prolonging her agony," the doctor advised gently.

Julian didn't answer.

The impossible choice weighed heavily on his chest.