Chapter385<b>: </b>
<b>“</b>Yeah, if I looked like her, <b>my </b>boyfriends would all be celebrities by now!”
The nurses <b>were </b>chatting andughing<b>, </b><b>and </b>didn’t notice the girl walking by.
<b>The </b>girl absentmindedly walked outside the hospital room. <b>Her </b><b>brother </b><b>and </b>mom <b>were </b><b>by </b>their dad’s bedside the whole time and didn’t notice her.
She <b>leaned </b>against the wall<b>, </b>feeling <b>down</b><b>, </b>and <b>opened </b><b>her </b>photo album. The album <b>was </b><b>basically </b>full <b>of </b>pictures <b>of </b>Nigel at med school lectures. And she <b>had </b>worked so hard to <b>get </b>into <b>med </b>school <b>just </b>to <b>get </b>closer to her idol!
She looked up and <b>saw </b>the duty staff’s photos and bios on the <b>wall</b><b>, </b>and quickly found Charlotte’s photo.
Even though it <b>was </b><b>a </b>proper ID photo, <b>her </b>bone structure and <b>features </b><b>were </b><b>really </b>outstanding. She had an elegant vibe<b>, </b>pure but still charming.
The girl thought <b>of </b>something, took a professional photo of Charlotte with her phone<b>, </b>and wrote an article to post online.
The next day<b>, </b><b>Adam’s </b><b>surgery </b><b>was </b>scheduled first thing in the morning. Nigel <b>and </b><b>Wace </b>talked with <b>the </b>attending doctor in <b>the </b>ward. They wanted <b>have </b>Charlotte <b>do </b>the operation<b>, </b>but when Nathaly Bell’s daughter heard <b>that</b><b>, </b>she was the first to object<b>, </b>saying, “No way.”
Nathaly looked at her daughter<b>, </b>confused, and said, “What’s wrong with you?”
Lainey Bell bit her lip, feeling guilty and <b>not </b><b>daring </b>to look up, “I <b>saw </b>people online saying, ‘She… she’s not even a <b>real </b><b>doctor</b>. <i>What </i>hospital has such <b>pretty </b>and young <b>surgeon</b>? She <b>must </b><b>have </b>gotten in through connections.”
Nathaly didn’t know why her daughter said that, but that Dr. Sutton really was too young.
Young lead surgeons, not to mention whether they <b>had experience</b>, the <b>real </b>worry was <b>that </b><b>they </b>might not <b>have </b>enough <b>of </b>it.
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The attending doctor looked awkward and said, “You guys <b>really </b>overthought it. Dr. Sutton was <b>already </b><b>a </b><b>department </b><b>head </b>in Boston <b>before </b><b>transferring </b>to <b>our </b>hospital, and even <b>though </b>he looks young, he <b>really </b>does have experience doing this kind of <b>surgery</b>.”
“<b>Mom</b><b>, </b><b>we </b>couldn’t <b>gamble </b>Dad’s life<b>, </b>could <b>we</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>
Lainey looked at her mom.
<b>Nathaly </b>did <b>have </b><b>concerns</b>. “Dr. Kendall, how about we <b>get </b>a different lead <b>surgeon</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
She <b>didn’t </b><b>dare </b>to risk her <b>husband’s </b>life<b>, </b>either.
Wace <b>crossed </b><b>his </b><b>arms </b>and <b>stared </b>at Nigel with a look that said he was just there <b>for </b>the show.
<b>Nigel </b>closed <b>the </b>casebook and looked <i>at </i>Lainey. “I <b>don’t </b>know <b>where </b><b>you </b>heard those rumors, but Dr. Sutton was <b>the </b><bst </b><b>student </b><b>of </b>Prof. <b>Kendall </b>from <b>America </b><b>Boston </b><b>Medical </b><b>University</b>. When she was <b>eighteen</b><b>, </b>she took over <b>for </b><b>her </b><b>teacher </b>and did <b>the </b><b>first </b>and most <bplicated </b>brain <b>nerve </b>repair <b>surgery</b><b>. </b>That <b>surgery </b><b>was </b>rated level <b>five </b>back then, which meant the <b>disease </b>was <b>high</b>–risk and the <b>surgery </b><b>was </b><b>really </b>difficult.”
“She <b>spent </b>ten hours back then, working <b>over </b><b>and </b><b>over </b>on <b>a </b><b>case </b>that <b>was </b>almost impossible <b>to </b><b>seed</b><b>, </b>and <b>managed </b>to <b>transnt </b><b>neural </b>stem <b>cells </b>into <b>the </b>host. The cells <b>gathered </b><b>and </b>survived at <b>the </b><b>damaged </b><b>area </b><b>of </b>the <b>nervous </b><b>system</b><b>, </b>multiplied, and <b>turned </b>into <b>neurons </b><b>and </b><b>glial </b><b>cells</b>, which helped <b>the </b><b>host regain </b>some <b>lost </b><b>functions</b><b>.</b>”
Up <b>to </b>now<b>, </b>her <b>surgery </b><b>even </b>made <b>it </b>into the <b>brain </b><b>science </b>textbook at <b>Boston </b><b>Medical </b><b>University</b>. Such <b>a </b><b>surgical </b>genius got denied just <b>because </b><b>of </b>online <b>rumors</b><b>. </b>Honestly, it <b>was </b><b>really </b><b>disheartening</b>.”
Lainey’s <b>face </b>was pale <b>and </b><b>bluish</b><b>, and </b><b>she </b><b>pretty </b><b>much </b><b>had </b>no <b>reason </b><b>to </b><b>argue</b>.
“Didn’t <b>expect </b>Dr. <b>Sutton </b>to be <b>so </b>amazing.” <b>Nathaly </b><b>trusted </b><b>Nigel</b>. <b>What </b><b>Nigel </b><b>said </b><b>definitely </b>wasn’t <b>an </b><b>exaggeration</b>. She <b>let </b><b>out </b>a <b>sigh </b><b>of </b><b>relief</b><b>, </b>“Then <b>let </b>Dr. <b>Sutton </b><b>do </b><b>the </b><b>surgery</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>
<b>Wace </b><b>rested </b>his chin <b>on </b><b>his </b>hand<b>, </b>giving <b>Nigel </b><b>a </b><b>meaningful </b>look.
He left the <b>ward</b><b>, </b>caught up with <b>Nigel</b>, and walked <b>beside </b>him. “Nigel<b>, </b><b>it </b>was <b>rare for </b><b>you </b><b>to </b><b>speak </b>up for <b>someone </b><b>else</b><b>, </b><b>especially </b>a <b>woman</b><b>. </b>And <b>you </b><b>actually </b>knew <b>so </b><b>much </b><b>about </b><b>her</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
Nigel kept a straight face<b>, </b>“She <b>was </b><b>my </b><b>old </b><b>man’s </b><b>student</b><b>, </b><b>you </b>think I <b>didn’t </b><b>know </b><b>her</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
Tak, give <b>me </b>a break!<b>” </b>
Nigel frowned between his brows, nced <b>at </b>him, <b>and </b><b>walked </b><b>away </b>on his own.
Wace shook his head and habitually picked up his phone to check the trending <b>topics</b>. Just like that girl said, Charlotte got <b>exposed</b>!