“Mrs. Robinson?” It was one of the attending doctors that snapped me out of my panic. When I glanced at him, his face was very grim. “Your son’s condition is critical. The stress triggered a cardiac arrest as we’d informed you earlier. We need to operate immediately, but–” he hesitated and his eyes filled with sympathy.
“But what?” my voice cracked.
“The surgeon most familiar with Enzo’s medical history, Dr. Marcel isn’t available.”
I remember that name! Dr. Marcel was the specialist who had been monitoring Enzo’s heart condition since he was a toddler!
“Then find him!” I yelled, pulling at my hair and then clutching the doctor’s lapels. “Find Dr. Marcel and let him save my baby! Please!”
“I am sorry, Ma’am,” The doctor slowly uncurled my fingers from his white coat. “He had received a message from Mr. Robinson earlier and left the hospital.”
The room started to spin. How could Jaxon have done this? I wanted to scream and the sound was clawing up my throat, but I pulled hard on my hair and forced myself to calm down even as the tears ran down my face. Enzo needed me. I had to be strong.
“Find Dr. Marcel!” I demanded again, my voice hoarse but laced with steel. “Tell him his patient, Enzo Robinson is in surgery. He needs to be here. Now!”
The doctor nodded and his expression slightly softened. “We’ll try our best, Mrs. Robsinson.”
With that, the doctor left and began barking instructions to the nurses. Dazed and trembling with the effort to remain in control, I began wandering down the hallway, dialing Jaxon’s number over and over again, but it kept saying unavailable, making my eyes water even harder.
Suddenly as I tripped over a syringe on the floor, a thought popped into my head, and with shaking hands, I gripped my phone and began scrolling through my contacts.
Finally! I found the number and I clicked the dial.
It was picked almost immediately by Jaxon’s secretary and relief washed over me. “Mrs. Robinson. It’s a surprise to hear from you! Is everything okay? The CEO is currently not in the office though.”
“I know,” my voice sounded choked. “Please tell me where he is. Please! Enzo needs him now!”
A sob tore out of my lips and the dam broke in that instant. I pressed my palm over my lips to hold back the ugly sound but they kept slipping out, tears running down my face, I was so scared. So terrified.