Chapter 3

“Technician?”

I repeated her words as I looked past her to stare at the stretcher.

Charlie lay there.

His face was pale and purplish, and he wore an oxygen mask. His breathing was short and rapid.

Jayden’s heart lived within his heaving chest.

It belonged to my blood.

“Hailey, when you got Charlie’s donated heart, did you consider the possibility of a transplant rejection?”

I stared at her and said softly.

Hailey frowned and glared sharply at me.

“What do you mean? You’re a doctor. Stop meddling into the patient’s personal life.

“Charlie’s meant to live, that’s why God gave him that heart as a gift.

“Even if there’s transplant rejection, it happens in medicine. We just need you to implant the artificial heart for him to get through this so he can live.”

“A gift from God?”

I laughed through my mask.

Hailey’s face completely fell when she heard my laugh.

She raised her hand and wanted to slap me.

I grabbed her wrist tightly.

“Ah!”

She screamed in pain as cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

“Let go of her!”

Her bodyguard, Wyatt Benson, roared and charged forward.

I flung her hand away abruptly, and Wyatt caught her as she stumbled backward.

“Get out of my office.”

I grabbed a disinfectant wipe on my desk and wiped my hands thoroughly.

“Take your God-given son away and find yourself another doctor.”

Hailey held her wrist and trembled in pain.

“Sure, suit yourself, River. You’re stubborn.”

She turned to Walter.

“Walter, are you planning to close down this hospital? Are you tired of yearly donations worth tens of millions of dollars?”

Walter’s face was pale from fear. He immediately shook his head.

“No, Ms. Anderson, please don’t be mad. Dr. Scott’s acting crazy today…”

“I don’t care what’s wrong with him.

“If he’s not willing to operate on Charlie, I’ll immediately cut off Anderson Corporation’s supply of your specialized medication!

“Dozens of patients with congenital heart diseases waiting for these medications in the ICU will lose access to their medicine tomorrow! Their blood will be on your hands!

“I’ll stick to my words. If you don’t believe me, just try me.”

Outside the hallway, all the medical staff who were watching the drama unfold suddenly fell silent.

No one dared to utter a sound. The nurses bit their lower lips as panic flashed in their eyes.

Blood drained out of Finn’s face as he stood there helplessly.

Hailey lifted her chin arrogantly as her jaw tightened. She peered down at me.

“River, just how stubborn do you plan to be? Look at everyone behind you. They need the money to raise their families. They need it to pay their debts.

“Are you going to make them suffer because of your pathetic ego?

“Are you going to be responsible for all of them?”

She pointed at Finn.

“You, go and prep the operating room. If there are any mishaps, I’ll make you disappear from the medical field.”

Finn trembled and looked at me for help.