In the midst of everyone’s helplessness, Freya stepped forward and laid Wesley flat on the ground, striking his precordial area while instructing Neo Miller to fetch the oxygen.
Striking the precordial area is a first aid technique that uses the low-energy electric current generated by the impact to restore normal heart rate.
Wesley suddenly couldn’t catch his breath.
He had developed a severe case of malignant arrhythmia.
The heart stopped beating, causing difficulty in breathing and apparent respiratory distress.
Neo Miller entered with the oxygen cylinder, and Freya placed the oxygen mask over Wesley’s nose and mouth.
They continued with the precordial strikes.
The entire rescue process lasted for five minutes!
Gradually, Wesley’s heart rate returned to normal.
His breathing also became smoother.
Freya let out a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness the rescue was timely.
She helped Wesley sit up and asked, “Are you feeling better now?”
Wesley nodded. “Much better.”
“Mr Donaldson, you…”
Everyone looked at him worriedly.
Although they were all engaged in research work,
they were all knowledgeable in medicine.
They could guess that Wesley was unwell.
The sudden inability to breathe could be due to various conditions,
but accurately diagnosing which one was difficult.
Wesley stood up and waved his hand. “Ah, I’m getting old, my body can’t keep up anymore.”
“You’re sick,” Neo Miller said.
“You didn’t say anything, so we were worried,” everyone expressed their concern.
Faced with their inquiries and care, Wesley sighed. “I didn’t want to worry all of you, but fine, I’ll tell you. I have malignant arrhythmia.”
“Mr Donaldson…”
“Alright, I’m fine.” Wesley didn’t want them to worry about him. “I hereby announce that from today onwards, I am officially stepping down. Song will be your new dean, and you all need to cooperate with her work so that I can leave with peace of mind. I don’t know if you can make me feel at ease.”
“We can,” Neo Miller was the first to speak up.
Immediately, everyone expressed their support. “Dean, don’t worry, we will assist Song and produce the most efficient and precise hearts.”
Wesley felt comforted. “Good, you’re all excellent.”
“How about I treat you all to a meal?” Wesley was in a good mood.
Freya said, “Then I won’t go.”
“But you’re the protagonist, how can you not go?”
Freya said, “I read a paper about the blood pump we made. The reason it always malfunctions is because the thin plates inside are too thick. To make it work properly, they need to be 0. 03 millimeters, but they are currently 0. 05 millimeters. I want to discuss with a mechanical doctor to see if we can make them thinner.”
“0. 05 millimeters is already the limit, right?”
Freya knew it was difficult, so she wanted to talk to a mechanical doctor and explore other solutions.
“One by one, you will all have good days ahead. Dr Silverton is a workaholic.”
“We will learn from her dedication.”
Everyone was inspired by Freya’s quick thinking and enthusiasm for work.
“Well then, let’s all focus on our work. I’ll leave first.” Wesley left with his hands behind his back.
Freya said, “I’ll walk you out.”
Everyone accompanied Wesley outside.
After that, work began.
…
Freya and the doctor continued their discussion, and time passed by.
At half-past five, she glanced at her watch from time to time.
Elijah had told her to leave work early today, as he would come to pick her up.
So, she wouldn’t have to work overtime today.
“Let’s stop here for today.” She suddenly said.
“That’s fine. I’ll go back and check the data again, see if we can achieve a thickness of 0. 03.”
Freya agreed.
She didn’t enter the laboratory today. After tidying up her materials, she left work.
Elijah had already arrived, and the car was parked at the entrance of the courtyard.
When she saw him, she walked faster. “When did you arrive? Why didn’t you give me a call?”
He said, “I didn’t want to disturb you.”
Freya got into the car.
“Did you wait long?”
“Not too long.” He reminded her, “Buckle your seat-belt.”
As the car drove away, Freya saw Adam still lying on the ground.
It should have been half a day already.
“Stop for a moment.”
She called out to Elijah.
She lowered the car window and called out to Eagle behind.
Eagle quickly stood by the car.
She asked, “Did you kill him?”