Looking for a neurosurgeon

~ Los Angeles, the Cliffside Villa ~

While Chloe and Noah enjoyed their first morning as an engaged couple, the mood at the Cliffside Villa was heavy on that Monday.

"Are you saying that Vasily is dying and there is nothing we can do?", Sarah asked JoAnna who came with Jeff to discuss Vasily's condition.

Jeff and Aiden were in the room as well, and they silently observed their wives talking.

"No one can predict the future, Sarah.", JoAnna said honestly, but the lack of denying it outright confirmed that Sarah's guess was correct. "I can tell you is that his condition is deteriorating. It's subtle, but I compared the data we collected during the time Vasily is in our care, and on his good days, there are no improvements."

Sarah exhaled dejectedly. "I thought the surgery was a success."

"Yes. But the surgery was only to repair his skull, I have no expertise in fixing the brain. I'm not a neurosurgeon."