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Chapter 8

Autor: Wheat Grain
At the charity gala, Roxie was stopped at the entrance because she didn't have an invitation. Through the doors, however, she saw Evan inside with Sylvia on his arm, chatting happily with Dr. Chandler.

As Roxie watched them, the past six years suddenly felt like one enormous joke.

...

When the gala finally ended, Roxie rushed forward and stopped Dr. Chandler, begging him to save her mother.

After a moment, Dr. Chandler recognized her.

"You're... Evan's fiancée, aren't you? We met about a year ago."

He frowned. "What's that boy doing? He was just talking to me inside. Why didn't he mention this? All he did was introduce me to his younger schoolmate from college."

Roxie forced a bitter smile.

"He told me not to mention his name, so my mother's treatment has nothing to do with him. Dr. Chandler, if you can save my mom, I'll do anything."

Dr. Chandler sighed.

"That boy has always been too rigid for his age. When someone's life is at stake, he should know when to bend the rules.

"I happen to have an opening tomorrow morning. I can operate on your mother then."

Roxie thanked him repeatedly, and they agreed to meet at the hospital at eight the next morning.

As soon as she returned to the hospital, her friend called and told her that her mother's old house had sold for about $100,000.

At last, the weight hanging over Roxie's heart lifted.

Her mother could be saved.

But the next morning, eight o'clock came and went, and Dr. Chandler still hadn't arrived.

Roxie called him over and over, but no one answered. Her mother's attending physician was sweating with anxiety.

"Where is Dr. Chandler? Your mother's condition has gotten worse again. She needs surgery right now. If we wait any longer, it'll be too late!"

Just then, a nurse passing by spoke up.

"I saw Dr. Chandler."

Roxie spun around. "Where?"

"Dr. Shaw took him somewhere."

Roxie immediately called Evan, but he didn't answer either.

She began searching the hospital floor by floor until she finally spotted Dr. Chandler through the glass of a private examination room.

She was about to go inside when someone grabbed her hard and dragged her all the way to the end of the hallway.

Roxie wrenched herself free from Evan's grip, her eyes bloodshot.

"Evan Shaw, my mother is waiting for Dr. Chandler to save her life. What gives you the right to take him away?"

"Sylvia's having chest pain. She needs a full examination."

Roxie trembled with rage.

"This hospital is full of doctors! Dr. Chandler came here because I asked him to operate on my mother!"

"Dr. Chandler is the country's leading cardiology expert. I won't feel comfortable until he's personally examined Sylvia."

Evan softened his voice.

"Roxie, just wait a little longer.

"You've already waited this many days. What difference will a few more hours make?"

Roxie stared at the man in front of her and found him terrifyingly unfamiliar.

"Aren't you the one who cares most about principles? You refused to break the rules for my mother, so what do you call this?"

"Special cases call for special handling," he replied calmly.

Then he called hospital security.

"Keep an eye on her. Don't let her disturb Dr. Chandler while he's seeing Sylvia.

"If anything happens, you'll be responsible."

The security guards immediately stepped forward and restrained Roxie by the arms.

"Evan Shaw! You bastard! Let me go! My mother can't wait!

"Evan, please..."

Roxie struggled desperately, crying out in despair.

Her pleas made Evan's heart ache, but he didn't turn around. He walked away.

Inside the private examination room, Dr. Chandler looked over Sylvia's EKG.

"There's nothing wrong with this girl, Evan. You're worrying too much."

Sylvia sat up on the examination table, pressing a hand to her chest.

"But my chest really hurts, and I can't catch my breath..."

Evan stepped forward and helped her down.

"Dr. Chandler, please run some more detailed tests. I'll feel better once you do."

Dr. Chandler gave him a puzzled look.

"Evan, you're still going to marry your fiancée, right?"

Evan chuckled, looking completely untroubled.

"Of course.I've decided to marry Roxie, so she's the only woman I'll ever marry."

Sylvia's fingers tightened around her clothes, and she bit her lower lip without saying anything.

Dr. Chandler nodded.

"But I agreed to operate on your fiancée's mother at eight this morning. Why was the time suddenly changed?"

"They're doing some other pre-op tests first," Evan explained. "Once the results are all back, it'll be easier for you to review her case.

"In the meantime, I thought you could examine Sylvia."

Another four hours passed.

Sylvia went through every test, and the results showed that there was nothing wrong with her.

Only then did Evan take Dr. Chandler to the ICU where Roxie's mother was staying.

But when they arrived, the bed was empty.

Roxie was gone.

So was her mother.

As Evan stood there in confusion, the attending physician walked in.

He immediately asked, "Where are they?"

The doctor looked at him with a complicated expression.

"Her condition deteriorated rapidly. She passed away two hours ago."

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