The world began to spin around Elliot, and he almost passed out.

Had Avery lied to him, or was Shea imagining things after the surgery?

Elliot pulled out his phone, called Zoe, and told her to hurry back to the hospital.

Zoe had a bad feeling when she heard the anxiety in Elliot's voice.

"Slow down, Elliot. Is there something wrong with Shea? She just woke up. She needs some time to slowly recover."

The apprehension in Elliot's heart calmed down.

However, Shea did not have this strange reaction after her last surgery.

He hung up the phone, then returned to Shea's bedside.

"You just got out of surgery, Shea. Don't think too much. You'll get a headache," he said as he gazed tenderly at Shea and smiled. "I can feel that you're getting better."

"My head hurts a little," Shea said as she took a breath.

"Dr. Sanford's on her way over. We'll see if she can prescribe some painkillers."

"I don't want to see Doctor Sanford," Shea said wearily as she lowered her gaze.

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