As I opened my eyes again, I went back to the day Carol became critically ill.
Since Ian wanted to pursue Bella, I wouldn't be a stumbling block for him.
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The sound of the hospital's instrument alarm woke me up.
It was then that I realized I had been reborn.
Carol was lying in a hospital bed just as she had been in my previous life, and her lips looked pale from the heart attack.
Several of the instruments around her detecting her physical condition simultaneously sounded a sharp buzz.
I reflexively pressed the call bell at the bedside.
The nurse quickly rushed into the hospital room.
She called her attending doctor immediately after checking on Carol's condition.
Carol's attending doctor was Ian's best friend, Kevin Lewis, whom he had grown up with since he was a little boy, and Ian had specifically asked him to keep an extra eye on Carol.
Kevin came in, took one look, and said decisively, "Carol is in critical condition, and she has to have surgery now, so you should contact the family for a signature!"
I rolled my eyes and hit the dialing button.