Six hours later, the heart transplant finished successfully. Jade was transferred to the ICU.

In the emergency room, everyone said their goodbyes to Howard. Then, the nurse gently covered his body in a white shroud.

At that moment, the fact that Howard had passed away properly hit Yvonne. She stumbled and instinctively grabbed onto the operating table to support herself.

Jim immediately went to help her. He asked in concern, "Are you alright?"

Yvonne shook her head. She sounded exhausted. "Please take Howard to the mortuary. Once Jade's condition gets better, we'll let her see him."

"Hmm. I thought so too."

Jim hesitated before asking, "How did Howard end up this way? Was it Leonard and Claude?"

"It was Mark." Yvonne grabbed the operating table harder, and her knuckles turned white.

"He framed Howard."

Jim was furious. "Mark is a monster! How did Howard offend him? How could he be so cruel?"

Yvonne said in a deep voice, "I won't let Howard's death be in vain." She looked at