Chapter 13
In the director’s office, Leonard Cox was completely stunned when he received the call. “W–What? You. You’re Dr. Presley?”
“That’s right. I’m already at the hospital.
Upon hearing that, Leonard instantly jumped from his chair. “Y–You’re here now?
He quickly corrected himself, apologizing, “Oh, apologies. I mean, it’s our utmost honor to have you here With you personally handling the surgery, I believe the patient will recover in no time!”
Taylor’s reputation was renowned worldwide. Everyone in the medical field knew of hian.
After some flattery, Leonard couldn’t help but request, “Dr. Presley, I’ve reviewed the case thoroughly. Since you’ll be performing the surgery yourself, would it be possible to make this operation public? That way, our hospital staff could observe and learn as well.”
a fraction of Taylor’s
The surgery had a high failure rate, but with Taylor leading it, success was all but guaranteed. If the hospital staff could learn even a fracti technique, it would be a huge gain.
“No. The surgery is not to be made public. Just find me a steady–handed assistant surgeon and nurse. Dr. Cox, please get the operating room ready right awway. This patient can’t afford any delays,” Janelle stated firmly.
If the procedures were publicized, her identity would inevitably be exposed.
She had no interest in helping the Fletcher family. But if her cover was blown, she might not have a choice anymore.
Although Leonard was disappointed to hear her answer, he quickly nodded. “Understood. I’ll get the operating room ready immediately!”
“Thank you, Dr. Cox!!
While things were being arranged on that end, the three troublemakers in the hospital room were still making a ruckus nonstop, especially Adrian, who was fuming after being thrown over Jenelle’s shoulder.
He complained bitterly, “Mr. Moore, I tried to talk some sense into her, but she was completely reasonable. Not only did she refuse to help, but she even attacked me when I wasn’t prepared!”
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Fletcher. That ungrateful daughter of mine is out of control! Next time I see her, I’ll definitely teach her a lesson!”
Then, James couldn’t resist asking, “By the way, Adrian… Did Janelle say whether she’d pay or not?”
It was obvious James didn’t want to fork over that kind of money. He wasn’t about to part with hundreds of thousands of dollars willingly. Catherine also turned to Adrian, her gate expectant.
The already frustrated Adrian snapped, “Of course she doesn’t want to pay! That woman is just going to stand by and watch her uncle die without doing anything!”
At that moment, Leonard arrived in person. Sering the commotion, he reminded them with a frown, “This is a hospital. quiet down! You’re disturbing the patient!TM
He honestly couldn’t understand why a doctor like Taylor would want to treat people like them.
With knitted brows, he added, “Consider yourselves lucky. The surgery fee will be waived. The operation will start shortly.”
Jarnes was dumbtounded by his words. “W–What did you say, Dr. Cox?
This was supposed to be an 800,000–dollar surgery! How could it be waived just like that?
Leonard replied begrudgingly, “You guys lucked out. Dr. Presley called earlier and said he’ll be performing the surgery personally. Since a doctor of his caliber has personally come, the surgery fee will naturally be waived.”
Hearing this, all three of them were completely shocked.
Assuring they were too thrilled to speak, Leonard left after telling them the surgery time.
James and Catherine exchanged a glance, their astonishment plain as day. They never expected that Taylor would come!
Adrian was the first to snap out of it. He quickly turned to Catherine, asking excitedly, “Catherine, were you the one who contacted Dr. Presley?”
He believed since he hadn’t been able to get in contact with Taylor, it could only be Catherine.
Hearing that, James also turned to Catherine with joy and surprise. “Oh, Catherine! You really are my good daughter! You’re the one who reached out to Dr. Presley, right? Well, you did say you tried getting in touch with him before, and now, he’s really here! It’s all thanks to you!”
Catherine was momentarily stunned.
Though Janelle had thrown a wrench in her plans before, she had managed to get her hands on Taylor’s email by other means. She had sent over ten emails, all pleading with sincerity, but there had never been a response.
She had assumed they were just lost in the void. But clearly, Taylor wasn’t one to turn a blind eye. He must’ve seen them and had come all this way
because of her.
Snapping back to her senses, Catherine contained her excitement, nodding with a sanile. “T–That’s right De Presley must have been touched by my sincerity when I contacted him before. That’s probably why he’s decided to step in for Uncle Ivan’s surgery
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“Now that De Presley is helping us, we’re practically acquainted. We should definitely treat him to a nice meal sometime, and I believe he won’t just sit by and do nothing when he hears about Murphy’s illness, either!”
Adrian felt as though a huge weight had been lifted off his chest when he heard what she said. There was finally a sliver of hope, bringing a sense of calm
and clarity to him
Everything was finally falling into place. Once he established a good relationship with Taylor, Murphy could be treated. Surely then, Benedict would tenguin his value and give him a real position in the Fletcher family.
