Guoguo's life was Aldana's life; if Guoguo died in the operating room, Aldana wouldn't have survived much longer under Philip Shaw's care.
Norris Moore was more worried about her than anyone.
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At five o'clock in the morning, the doctor finally opened the doors to the operating room.
The nurses and doctors, having endured a day and night of emergency treatment, were completely exhausted and had to be helped out.
Guoguo was still too young; although the heart bypass surgery was successful for now, it was still unclear whether or not it would adequately supply blood to her body. She needed to be observed for twenty-four hours.
As soon as she was out, she was rushed into the intensive care unit, and Aldana only caught a glimpse of her.
Watching her lively daughter being pushed past on the hospital bed, her face mostly obscured by the oxygen mask, her complexion still ashen, her eyes closed, without a trace of sound, was too much for her.
