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Francesca

After six hours, Fausto came out of surgery in a stable but serious condition and was taken to the ICU. The doctors explained that the bullet entered through the back and exited through the side, and Marco probably saved Fausto's life by covering the wound with the feces in the car. During the operation, they repaired one of Faust's kidneys and a torn part of his small intestine and removed his gallbladder. They were optimistic about his recovery, but the risk of infection was high.

He hadn't woken up yet, and they were keeping him on a ventilator for now. But he was alive. Pale, but alive.

We got a big private room, one with a small bed for me. Guards were placed outside the room and throughout the hospital itself. Anyone entering Fausto's room had to wear special identification, including doctors and nurses. Considering Enzo had escaped, we weren't taking any chances.

Zia began to pray over Fausto's fallen body, while Giulio and I talked quietly to the side. “I'll send som