After the doctor stepped out of the VIP ICU, he took off his mask and said, "Which one of you is a family member?"
"I'm her husband.” Luther blurted out.
"Oh. Her abdomen was hit by an external force, resulting in the displacement of the endometrium. Thanks to your timely delivery, otherwise the consequences are unthinkable. The condition of the fetus has been stabilized. Its heartrate is normal, and the bleeding has stopped."
"Good. Thank you doctor."
Luther took a deep breath, as if relieved.
Juanita, who was listening, also wiped the cold sweat on her forehead. She did not notice that in fact her back was already soaked.
"Let's keep the patient in the ICU for observation tonight and then we will transfer her to the VIP ward tomorrow morning. For the sake of her safety, she may need to stay in the hospital for about a week to ten days for observation, depending on the situation. Since you are friends of Mr. Jones, you can go in and see her now." The doctor briefed them about the situation and left first.
"Yes, doctor, thank you." Juanita smiled as she sent the doctor off.
Luther walked impatiently into the VIP ICU, and Juanita rushed to follow.
Inside the ward, the doctors had all left, leaving only a nurse to look after them.
Joyce was sitting on the bed with a cushion behind her.
Although she still looked a little pale, she was in a much better state than before.
The nurse saw Luther and Juanita enter and explained, "Don't keep the patient up too long."
She looked at her watch, "You must let her rest by eleven o'clock."
"Can we stay overnight with her?" Juanita asked hurriedly.
The nurse felt awkward, "To begin with, family members are not allowed in the ICU, but … well, only one of you can stay."
"Okay, thank you." Joyce spoke softly.
She didn't look at Luther, but said directly to Juanita, " Juanita, can you stay with me tonight."
"Well, that's what I thought."
Juanita nodded her head repeatedly.
"How do you feel now?" Luther moved closer to Joyce and took a seat on the stool next to her.
"Thanks to you, it's fine for now."
Juanita saw that the atmosphere was awkward and rushed forward to mediate.
"Oops, it's getting late. You have not had dinner, right? You must be starving. I bought some good stuff for you."
She lifted the bag in her hand and laughed.
Then she asked the nurse, "Is Joyce allowed to eat?"
"Yes."
The nurse just finished taking notes and checking the equipment again, "I'll go out first, but you should hurry up."
"Okay, thanks."
Juanita put down the bag she was carrying and escorted the nurse out of the room.
Luther opened the bag and took out the seafood porridge.
He opened the lid, scooped a spoonful, tested the warmth, which was just right, and then handed it to Joyce.
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