Chapter 1317

“That’s correct.” Tim pushed his glasses up gracefully with his slim middle finger, looking like a pretentious man.

To be exact, he would be a pretentious scum if he donned a suit.

Meanwhile, Tom stumbled two steps forward as if he had taken a tremendous blow. “How could this be?” he questioned with glassy eyes.

“Why not?” Tim crossed his arms and said calmly, “Toby’s heart has already been damaged due to the previous incident. Before this incident, he could still live normally for a year or two until the delivery of a replacement heart, provided he avoided all forms of stimulation and intense exercise. However, the smoke stimulated his heart and he breathed in many of the smoke’s toxic components. As a result, the heart’s damage worsened. If you hadn’t gotten him to the hospital in time, he’d be in the morgue instead of being temporarily rescued.”

Tom clutched his hair in dismay as his eyes turned red. “What will become of President Fuller?”

“He’ll most likely be bedridden or in a wheelchair. Nonetheless, he is susceptible to cardiac arrest and death on the spot, and the possibilities are not slim.”

Tom flushed as he heard that. “In other words, if President Fuller did not have the heart replacement operation, he would never be able to stand up again and may die at any time.”