Over 60 years ago, the Gaztrict family had been just a small, insignificant household in Capitol. At that time, Noah Gaztrict was only a medical intern.
One Sunday, the hospital received a critical case-acute pulmonary edema.
Only two interns were on shift, one of whom was Noah.
When they learned that the patient was the head of the Stroud family, the other intern trembled in fear and immediately called the department director.
Only Noah noticed how dire the situation was and took action himself, going straight into the operating room.
By the time the director arrived, Noah had already saved the Stroud family head''s life.
From that day on, the Gaztrict family gained a foothold in the Stroud family''s private medical team.
And with that opportunity, they skyrocketed, rising to be one of the top noble families in Capitol within just a few decades.
Combined with Caleb''s extraordinary medical talent, the Gaztrict family had reached its peak. They''d enjoyed 60 years of glory, and Noah didn''t want any mistakes now.
Thinking back to that fateful day, a flicker of hesitation appeared in his aged eyes. But still, he couldn''t bring himself to hand Xavier''s life over to such an
inexperienced girl.
Even back then, he had only dared to operate because he had observed countless surgeries and practiced techniques repeatedly.
But this girl? She looked like she was still in high school!
"No! She has no experience. If she goes in, she''ll just make things worse! And besides, Mr. Stroud despises women-"
"Something''s wrong!" A nurse suddenly burst out of the room, cutting him off in a panic. "Mr. Stroud has pulled out all his tubes and monitors—his behavior is extremely erratic!"
Caleb shoved aside the guards blocking the door and dragged Scarlett inside.
"Caleb!" Noah roared, furious, his eyes nearly bulging as he shouted and waved, "Stop him! Stop him!"
But by the time anyone could react, Caleb had pulled Scarlett in and locked the door behind them.
The crowd of doctors outside stood in stunned silence.
Once they realized what had just happened, they broke into chaos. They were clutching their chests and pacing anxiously.
"It''s over. Mr. Stroud''s mental state is already on the edge of copse. If he sees a woman now, it''ll push him over! He''ll gopletely mad!"
"Mr. Gaztrict has lost his mind!"
"What do we do now? If anything happens to Mr. Stroud, none of us will make it back to Capitol alive!"
"Mr. Gaztrict''s going to get us all killed!"
Noah clutched his chest, furious. He copsed into a chair.
Breathing weakly, he gave the order, "Break the door open, now! Mr. Stroud must
be taken to surgery immediately!"
"Mr. Gaztrict''s been bewitched by that woman! He won''t even listen to me anymore!"
At that moment, he hated that girl to the core. So young and pretty-how could she possibly have endured the harshness of medical training?
She must have seduced Caleb!
Caleb had always been devoted to medicine. He hadn''t even dated once in 30 years. It must be that girl who had him bewitched.
The sound of fists pounding on the door rang out from outside.
Inside, Caleb used his back to brace the door and shouted urgently, "Scarlett, leave this to me! Go treat Mr. Stroud!"
"Two days ago, Mr. Stroud was
caught in a terrorist attack. He was
thrown 15 feet away by the
explosion. He suffered severe abrasions, broken ribs, and a major head injury."
"There''s a blood clot in his brain that
hasn''t been absorbed, and his
nerves are hyperactive. For the past two days, he''s only been calm
because of heavy sedatives. Without them, he bes extremely
agitated, restless, even
WI
self-destructive."
"His body can''t take any more medication. Your only option is to try acupuncture—
to regte his neural activity and dissolve the clot."
"If that doesn''t work, we''ll have no
ver
choice but to perform brain surgery. But that''s the worst possible oue-he''s too weak to survive a procedure that major."
As Caleb spoke, Scarlett began searching the room for Xavier.
In the end, she found him curled up in the cramped bathroom.