When Paul woke from the darkness, the first thing he said was, “How is she?”The aide at his side knew that Don Garcia was not asking about Donna Emily, but Elizabeth.He frowned slightly. He wanted to say that they had already received news that Donna Emily had gone alone to Val Verde.But seeing Paul’s pale face, he was afraid he might become agitated and instead said, “The doctor said the surgery was successful, but Miss Elizabeth hasn’t woken up yet.”Just hearing “hasn’t woken up,” Paul tried to struggle out of bed to check on Elizabeth himself. However, his weakened body didn’t obey.When he fell back onto the bed, he felt that this surgery was harder to endure than any gunshot wound. For Elizabeth, though, it was worth it.A week later, Elizabeth, now with Paul’s strong heart, recovered enough to get out of bed.After learning that it was Paul who had donated the heart, she appeared at the door of his ward with reddened eyes.Paul looked at her with a smile, a calmness
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