Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 224

Dr. Hady nodded. “Alright.”

Lydia slipped off her sterile gown and stepped out of the operating room.

The second she walked out, she spotted Milana peeking in anxiously. As soon as Milana saw her, she froze, then rushed over. “Lydia, where’s Luke? Is he okay? Why isn’t he out yet?”

Lydia kept her tone calm. “He’s still inside for observation.”

“Observation? I thought the surgery went really well. Why does he have to stay in there? Are you guys hiding something from us?”

Lydia frowned. “You have two options.”

Milana’s eyes went wide and her heart started pounding. Did something bad happen after all?

“One, go get some sleep in his room. Two, wait out here until he comes out.”

With that, Lydia walked away, not bothering to say anything else.

“Lydia!” Milana called after her, sounding desperate.

Lydia stopped, turned back, and said, “Oh, and don’t forget, you still owe a thousand apologies on your knees.”

Once she was out of the surgical area, Lydia finally checked her phone. There were missed calls and unread messages from her parents, Connor, Grandpa Samuel, Chris, even Juna.

She let out a soft sigh.

Cameron and Kylie knew she had a surgery tonight. They’d been texting every hour or two, asking if she was done yet. She wasn’t sure if they’d gone to bed, so she didn’t want to call and risk waking them. Instead, she just texted to let them know she was out of surgery so they wouldn’t worry.

Barely two seconds after she sent the message, Kylie’s call came through.

“Mom, why are you still awake?”

“Lydia, honey, you must be so tired. Look at the time. You just got out of surgery.”

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