Between Ruin And Resolve My Ex-Husband's Regret novel Chapter 356

Chapter 356 Cardiac Arrest

The piercing sound of the alarm shattered the tranquil silence inside the room.

The once steady EKG line suddenly went wild, moving in an erratic pattern.

“Oh, no! The patient is going through a cardiac arrest!”

The doctor on duty was considerably pale as he rushed to Sadie’s bedside and quickly assessed her condition.

“Prepare the defibrillator! Administer one milligram of adrenaline intravenously!”

The nurses sprang into action. In the blink of an eye, an entire team was working rapidly inside the room, and the air had grown heavy with tension.

Noah jolted awake from the cot, his eyes immediately going to the heart monitor. It felt as if his own heart struggled to beat as he watched the fluctuating line on the screen.

“What’s happening?” he shouted in alarm, barely recognizing his own voice in the midst of all the panic.

“Please stay calm, Mr. Wall. We’re doing the best we can for the patient.” The doctor tried to reassure Noah, even as he kept his eyes on the defibrillator equipment they were setting up.

“What the hell!” Noah shoved a nurse out of his way, and scampered to Sadie’s side. His eyes were red and wild with desperation as he reached for her pallid face. “Wake up, Sadie! Do you hear me? You can’t die. I can’t lose you. Wake up!”

Noah couldn’t even begin to imagine what he would do if Sadie left him just like this. He didn’t dare to think about it.

“Stand back! Ready!” The doctor adjusted the voltage before positioning the paddles on Sadie’s chest. “Clear!” Bang!

Sadie’s body jerked violently once.

The line on the monitor remained erratic.

“Second charge. Ready! Clear!”

Bang!

The medical team repeated the process one more time.

Each time Sadie jerked, Noah would feel a spark of hope, but then she would fall back on her bed, limp and lifeless, and his

heart would sink with her.

Noah could feel his legs weakening beneath him. The tips of his fingers had gone cold and clammy.

He clasped Sadie’s hand and whispered over and over, “Sadie, wake up… Please… Wake up… Sadie, I was wrong… I was so wrong… I shouldn’t have treated you like that… I shouldn’t have doubted you… Wake up, please. I swear, I will do anything you ask. Just open your eyes… Please…”

He was choking on his words toward the end, his tears streaming freely down his face.

It was the first time he allowed himself to be vulnerable in the presence of others–in front of a woman, no less.

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“Third charge. Ready!” The doctor’s voice rang out again, his tone sounding more grave now.

It was their last shot.

If Sadie’s heart didn’t stabilize, they might really lose her.

“Clear!”

Bang!

Noah’s heart seemed to jerk to a stop in tandem with Sadie’s body.

He felt time itself freeze.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

It felt like a lifetime, a century, an eternity.

Beep Beep Beep-

The monitor showed a steady heartbeat, a normal line.

“The patient is stable!” a nurse cried out.

There was a collective sigh of relief among the medical team. The doctor leaned against the bed and wiped the sweat from

his forehead.

Noah, on the other hand, was still in a daze. He stared at the monitor, unable to react.

“Are you all right, Mr. Wall?” the doctor asked in concern.

But Noah didn’t respond. He just tightened his hold on Sadie’s hand and pressed his thumb against the faint pulse on her

wrist.

Sadie wasn’t completely out of danger yet, but she was alive.

That was enough. It had to be enough. For now.

As long as she was alive, there was still hope.

Noah was glued to Sadie’s bedside for the next three days. He didn’t eat or drink, his attention on the heart monitor. He

didn’t want to miss even a slight change.

He sat there motionless, like a statue. The only indication that he was a living, breathing man was the steady rise and fall

of his chest and the occasional flutter of his lashes as he battled with his inner demons.

His eyes were sunken, and his stubble had grown over his chin. He looked haggard and desolate.

“Mr. Wall, you haven’t been back to the company for several days now,” Samuel said quietly from the doorway. “The board isn’t pleased.”

He had tried to persuade Noah several times to at least drop by Wall Group to handle urgent affairs, but the man refused to budge.

“How are things at the company?” Noah croaked.

“Everything is more or less normal. However…” Samuel trailed off, obviously hesitating.

Noah’s brows knitted into a frown. “However?”

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“The board is extremely dissatisfied with your absence. Word is that they are conspiring in private to… Well, to overthrow you.” Samuel finished speaking and braced himself for Noah’s fury.

Something cold and cruel flickered in Noah’s eyes. “What about the Howe Group?”

Samuel’s expression turned grim. “The Howe Group has reached a collaboration agreement with the Perry Group. Aliza and Alex are engaged to be married.”

“And Susannah?” Noah spat out in a murderous voice.

“Susannah has been staying at home in the last few days. She hasn’t gone outside, so our men… Well, they had no reason

to act.” Samuel lowered his head.