A Marriage with an Expiry (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 3

An eerie silence filled the operating room where Hyun Woo was performing surgery.

Knowing he was exerting superhuman concentration, no one dared to even breathe loudly.

Only the steady, rhythmic beeping of the machines echoed through the room.

The patient’s vital signs were stable, and the tumor removal thus far had proceeded without major complications.

On the monitor connected to the image-guided neurosurgical system, they could see the tumor being removed in real time.

Hyun Woo’s gaze landed on the computer monitor in the operating room. His eyes—infinitely cautious—paused there for a moment.

During the preoperative consultation with the guardian, Song I Jeong’s mother had mentioned that her daughter’s personality had changed. She’d always been sensitive, but recently her mood swings had become more extreme, and she’d grown increasingly temperamental.

Indeed, the tumor was the culprit. The examination results showed it had already caused significant disruption to brain function.

Instead of arguing with Song I Jeong, who was demanding to be discharged immediately, Hyun Woo took a decisive step.

“Go ahead and be discharged.”

“What?”

“I’ve approved it—you can leave the hospital today.”

“Hey! If that’s what you were going to do, why drag it out like this? You weren’t going to operate anyway! Ever since I had the tests done here, I’ve only gotten worse! If you weren’t going to take responsibility, why bother in the first place?”

He’d anticipated her psychological distress would intensify, given her vision in one eye had already significantly deteriorated.

Though I Jeong protested stubbornly at the discharge suggestion, her eyes were clearly filled with fear.

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