Chapter 71
Jennifer was waiting when they wheeled Ciaran into the operating room. Doctor Thomas hooked up the machine to measure his vital signs.
Ciaran’s pulse was extremely weak.
The medical team geared up quickly. No one followed the usual procedure of getting nonmedical personnel outside the room. Everyone stayed—Madeline, Tadgh, Jo, Jennifer, and even Migi.
In front of Madeline was a haze of noise and moving objects, none of which made any sense.
What made most sense to her now was that Doctor Thomas was performing some medical procedures and Ciaran was going to be fine. Doctor Thomas was good at what he did.
He had once told Madeline that neither she nor Ciaran could take responsibility for other’s people’s actions. Juliette’s death had not been Ciaran’s fault, regardless of ho
