“Mr.Wesley, are you there?” Elizabeth shouted urgently.
“Natalie has fainted.We have to take her to the hospital right now!”
As soon as Draco opened the door, he saw Natalie on the ground.
Eyes widened, he ran to her side, asking Elizabeth, “What happened?”
“I don‘t know exactly.” Elizabeth shook her head.
“She was fine one second, and the next, she passed out.”
“Let‘s see if we can revive her.Maybe it‘s because she has been working non–stop.”
Although Draco had never studied medicine, he had received training on CPR before, so he immediately began to treat Natalie.He grabbed a cushion from the nearest chair and put it under Natalie‘s head.
Then he lay her body flat on the ground.
Disregarding everything, he unbuttoned Natalie‘s shirt, crossed his hands over her chest and tried to revive her.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Elizabeth said falteringly, “Mr.Wesley, do you think I should do it?”
Draco didn‘t answer.
He was too focused on giving Natalie CPR.
Without pausing to look at Elizabeth, he said, “This is not the time to worry about social conduct.Go get the office building‘s AED
equipment and call 911.If this doesn‘t work, we‘ll have no choice but to wait for the ambulance.”
Just now, Draco couldn‘t hear Natalie‘s heartbeat.It seemed that she was in a temporary coma.
The only thing he could do now was to give her CPR as best as he could.
Elizabeth was usually a calm and collected woman, but right now, she was in a state of sheer panic.
Without saying anything, she ran downstairs to get the AED and handed it to Draco.Then she called 911.
Draco switched on the AED and stared at Natalie‘s bra hesitantly.
After weighing his options, he took off her bra for her.He had to.
Holding his breath, he concentrated on the procedure and quickly pressed the two paddles against Natalie‘s chest.
“1, 2, 3…Clear!”
But seconds passed and Natalie still wasn‘t breathing and her lips started to turn a deathly shade of blue.Sweat started to form on his forehead.
Draco gritted his teeth and repeated the procedure.
This time, he finally got results.Natalie‘s heart started and she gasped for breath.While her life wasn‘t in fatal danger anymore, she was still unconscious.Draco‘s clothes were soaked in cold sweat.
Fortunately, about ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived.
Draco hoisted Natalie up and helped her get on the ambulance.
At the headquarters of the Larson Group‘s Barnes branch.It was already past midnight when Sebastian‘s meeting ended.He was about to go home when he received a call.
“Mr.Larson, you have to come to the hospital.Natalie‘s in critical danger.”
Sebastian instantly recognized Draco‘s voice.
“I‘ll be right there.”
Without a minute to lose, Sebastian rushed to the hospital Draco mentioned.
When he arrived, there was already a small crowd of people standing by the door to the emergency room.
Beal and Johanna had also rushed there as soon as Draco called.
“What‘s going on? Is Natalie okay? Draco Wesley, we demand an explanation right this instant!”
Beal wasn‘t as gentle and collected as he usually was.
His eyes were cold and dead serious.
“We let our daughter work in your studio for experience—not for her to end up ir a hospital!”
Both Beal and Johanna knew that Natalie had been working overtime these past few days.
With his eyes lowered, Draco felt a little guilty.
When he was about to speak, the doctor: came out of the emergency room and interrupted him.
“This is a hospital.Please mind your manners.Plus, this young man here actually did á great job.You should be thanking him.If he hadn‘t given your daughter first aid in time she wouldn‘t have made it here alive.There are very few cases in which people who suffer from a cardiac arrest are successfully revived.If he had given her CPR immediately, she would‘ve died.”
The doctor glanced at Beal and explained the situation.
Johanna didn‘t care about the trivialities in that moment.She rushed to the doctor and asked, “How is she now? Is she going to make it?”
“She‘s undergoing a few tests right now, but we do know that her heart stopped because of over–palpitation.We‘ve hooked her onto an IV line, so she should recover in a while.You can see her later.”
The doctor smiled and shook his head wryly.
“She came close, but you don‘t have to worry anymore.She‘s going to make it.But I must ask–does your daughter have a history of heart complications? She had to pay more attention to her health.She shouldn‘t work overtime too often.Although this kind of thing rarely happens twice, it would be even more dangerous if it does happen again.Please be careful.”
Hearing this, Sebastian couldn‘t help but frown tightly.
“She has no history of heart disease.If she had, she would‘ve told me.”
The doctor was confused for a few seconds.
“How about her family? Do you two or any of her relatives suffer from a heart condition?”
Johanna shook her head adamantly.
“We‘re all healthy.I‘ve never heard of anyone in my family who had a heart condition.”
The doctor frowned and mulled over this new bit of information.
“Maybe it‘s because your daughter worked too hard and her heart stopped because of excessive fatigue.I‘ll check on her again.If she really has no heart problem, then there‘s no need for any further treatment.She just needs more rest and less stress.”
Then, having answered all their questions, the doctor left.
In the ward, when Natalie finally peeled her eyes open, she saw everyone staring at her.
Confused, her mind went blank.
“What‘s going on?”
Seeing her wake up, Johanna and Beal breathed a sigh of relief.
“You promised me you wouldn‘t work overtime anymore and would pay more attention to your health.You broke your promise!”
As Johanna spoke, her voice broke and she burst into tears.
“You worked too hard and fainted at the studio.The doctor said that you were lucky you received CPR in time, or you would‘ve died.You should thank Draco for saving your life.”
Natalie‘s face was still a little pale.She turned to look at Draco with difficulty.
“Thank you, Mr.Wesley.”
Draco shook his head briefly.
“It‘s nothing.”
Johanna wiped her tears away and put on a brave smile.
“I‘m sorry about what we said just now, Mr.Wesley.Please forgive us.We‘re just too worried about our daughter.After Natalie is discharged from the hospital, we‘d love to have you over for dinner.”
Taking a glance at Natalie, who was looking back at him encouragingly, Draco didn‘t refuse.
Now that Natalie was awake and out of danger, everyone felt as though a huge burden had been lifted off of their shoulders.
Natalie didn‘t know why she had fainted out of the blue.
Although she was still a little weak, she actually felt better now.She thought that maybe it was just hypoglycemia.
She would be fine if she paced herself at work in the future.
