Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 139

"Lucius! Lily's surgery failed!"

Lucius answered the phone, only to be met with Grant's agonizing wails.

At the same exact moment, an apologetic text from Dr. Herbort popped up on his screen: *"The estimated 12-hour surgery dragged on for 18 hours and just concluded. The nerve recovery post-infection is highly unideal. The nerve damage is far too severe. It is highly likely she will never walk again."*

Lucius read the message while Grant sobbed uncontrollably into his ear. "Lucius, you have to come see Lily! Without you here, she won't survive a blow this massive!"

Lucius sat in suffocating silence for a long time before finally asking, "Is it incurable?"

A defeated "Yes" came from the other end of the line.

He finally had to abandon his frantic hunt for Madeline. He had originally planned to catch a flight overseas to track her down, determined to stay by her side through her recovery.

But right now, it seemed Liliana needed him far more than Madeline did.

Lucius had no choice but to cancel his plans. Since he was already driving past the clinic, he instructed his driver to pull in. He needed to check on Liliana.

Truth be told, guilt was gnawing at him.

He honestly hadn't expected the surgery to fail simply because they didn't get Dr. Dyson.

At the time, he felt he had done everything in his power. He had offered an astronomical sum, but Dyson's principles were ironclad, even vowing never to operate again if he couldn't perform Madeline's surgery.

Yet, deep down, he knew his failure to secure Dyson was rooted in his subconscious dismissal of Liliana. Because he hadn't prioritized her, he had given up the moment Dyson pushed back.

If Madeline had been the one facing paralysis, he would have held Dyson at gunpoint to force his hand regardless of the cost.

His apathy had led to this catastrophic outcome.

If Liliana was truly confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life, it was an unimaginably cruel fate.

After all, she was innocent. She was the victim in this mess. Even though Madeline insisted Liliana was the mastermind, Lucius firmly believed the boy had acted on his own for revenge.

Liliana had done nothing wrong, yet she was forced to endure this horrific tragedy.

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