Chapter 1548: I’m His Ex-Wife

The ambulance quickly rushed the unconscious Benjamin Shaw to the hospital, where the doctors were already prepared for emergency treatment.

Alice Turner had figured Benjamin’s injury would be serious, but what she hadn’t expected was that the stab had hit his left kidney, and the damage was far worse than she’d imagined.

The doctor said they needed to perform a repair surgery immediately; otherwise his condition would worsen, and he could even die.

The moment she heard the word "die," Alice’s legs went weak. Luckily she was standing by the wall, or she would have collapsed straight to the floor.

"Excuse me, what’s your relation to the patient?"

The doctor held the surgical consent form and asked Alice.

Alice froze for a second, then replied, "I’m his ex‑wife."

"Then hurry and contact his family. Without a family member’s signature we can’t proceed with the surgery." The doctor’s expression was grave, and his tone urgent.

Alice understood the doctor. Ignoring whether the blood on her hands would get on her clothes, she quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket.

Once she had the phone out, she dialed Alexander Shaw’s number at once. Thankfully, his number hadn’t changed.

"Who is this?"

As soon as the call connected, Alexander’s steady voice came through.

"Dad! It’s me, I..."

"Alice?!"

Hearing Alice’s voice, Alexander was very surprised—and on top of that, deeply moved.

His ears had just caught it: she actually still called him Dad. The fact that he could receive her call was already astonishing, but she was still calling him Dad like before.

Alice was in no mood to care whether Alexander was excited or surprised; right now all her attention was on the injured Benjamin.

"Dad! Benjamin’s hurt, right now he..."

"How could Benjamin be hurt? What happened?"

Alexander still hadn’t recovered from the shock just now, and now he was hit with another bombshell. Once again, he couldn’t help cutting Alice off.

Hearing Alexander’s question, Alice’s heart sank. "Dad! I’ll explain the details later. You need to get to the hospital right now. Benjamin’s waiting on a signature for surgery."

Afraid she’d be interrupted again by Alexander on the other end of the line, her speech was a bit faster than before.

"So it’s that serious."

This time Alexander instead became calm. After a pause, he added, "Just sign the consent form. Even if I rush over, it’ll take at least half an hour. You sign it. I’ll take full responsibility."

Alexander spoke very seriously, very solemnly, and with firm resolve.

Alice knew Benjamin couldn’t wait, but Alexander couldn’t get there in a short time either. Keeping the phone pressed to her ear, she turned to the doctor waiting beside her for an answer. "Doctor! His family member won’t be able to..."

"As long as the patient’s family has already agreed, you can sign the surgical consent form."

The doctor was right there beside her, and he’d heard every word of the conversation between Alexander and Alice. Before Alice finished speaking, he was already handing the consent form and a pen to her.

Hearing the doctor say it was allowed, and with Alexander agreeing as well, Alice didn’t hesitate any longer. She took the pen and signed her name on the surgical consent form.

Once she’d signed, the doctor took the consent form and headed back into the operating room.

"Dad! I’ve already signed the consent form. The doctors are starting Benjamin’s surgery now." Alice truthfully reported the situation to Alexander on the other end of the phone.

[For this Chapter, no nitpicking or over‑fact‑checking, please, my little cuties.]