His Destructive, Toxic Love

"In the middle of the emergency, the doctor decided to take a gamble and increase the dosage without authorization. Rose couldn't handle it, leading to a severe reaction. Things were looking grim." Casper's face tightened, and he shot up from the couch. "What?"This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

He drove like a madman, and reached the Wellness Medical Center in no time.

The car hadn't even fully stopped when Dillon rushed over. "Mr. Casper, Rose's in critical condition. Dr. Martin suggests trying a foreign medication. It might give her a chance to wake up."

"Aaron's here?" Casper's lips twisted into a mocking smile. "That guy's everywhere, huh? And if we don't use the meds, what then? Just wait for her to die?"

"Not using the medication means she could go at any moment, but using it also carries... risks."

The odds of success were slim, plain and simple. It was a tough call.

By then, Casper had already barged into the doctor's office. The doctors all had serious looks on their faces.

Aaron got up and approached Casper, adjusting his glasses. "What do you think? Maybe we should call Eliza."

It was a matter of life and death, and Eliza had the right to be there and make the final decision.

"Dr. Martin, with all your years of experience, do you always need to consult the family? Don't you have an opinion of your own?" Casper's brows knit together in disdain. "Or are you unwilling to make a decision because you're just scared of taking responsibility?"

"I've been closely involved with Rose's case from the start. I understand her condition better than anyone, but I can't make this decision on my own."

Rose's outlook was bleak.

"Go ahead with the medication. I'll take responsibility for the consequences." Casper signed his name in the family section.

Back at the office, Eliza felt a persistent twitch in her right eyelid.

Her afternoon was packed with meetings. She had just been promoted and was adjusting to her new workload. She was too busy to think much about anything else.

Then Aaron called her.

"Hello?"

"Eliza, could you come to the hospital? Your mother..." he

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ated, unsure how to break the

news without shattering her world. "...just come over."

"Are you at the hospital?" Eliza dropped the sticky note from her eyelid, grabbed her bag, and headed out. "Okay, I'm on my way."

A bad feeling gnawed at Eliza. She tried to reassure herself that everything would be fine since her mother's condition had been improving.

She hadn't expected Casper to be at the hospital, too.

Without wasting time, she immediately asked Aaron, "Aaron, how's my mom?"

"Your mom...," he started, feeling sorry and helpless. "...you should see for yourself."

When she saw Rose's final diagnosis as brain death, Eliza's strength drained away. She collapsed onto the cold floor like a puppet with its strings cut. How could this have happened?

Aaron felt a surge of sorrow and was about to offer his hand when he caught Casper's stern gaze and reluctantly withdrew.

Dillon crouched down, trying to lift Eliza. "Ma'am, the doctors did everything they could. Please, don't be too heartbroken."

"Why did this happen?" She sat there, dazed, murmuring to herself, "Why did this happen..."

Casper stepped forward, looking down at her with a mix of complicated emotions. "It's happened. You need to think about what comes next."

"Was it you?" she looked up at him, tears streaming down her face, her voice trembling. "Did you decide it was her time to go? You wanted Nova to get a kidney transplant, so my mother had to be declared brain dead, right?"