Chapter 2

Elina wasn't the only doctor in the hospital to perform surgery. There were other doctors who could do it too.

When Kendra saw me kneeling on the floor, she walked over and kicked me.

"Even if you kneel in front of the operating room, you can't make the doctor inside come out and save Lilah. Do you know how many families you'll hurt if the surgery fails because of this? How can you be so selfish?"

I ignored Kendra's taunts and continued kneeling without moving.

The operating room light soon went out.

The surgeon came out, and when he saw the scene before him, he froze.

Before I could say anything, Kendra hurriedly stepped in front of me. "This is the man Dr. Olson told us about. He'll do anything because he's jealous. Dr. Olson specifically warned us not to get involved with him."

A chill rushed through my entire body. I couldn't believe Elina had gone this far.

"And I already examined the child. There's nothing wrong with her. The blood on her is from blood bags. He's doing this to interfere with our work!"

Elina was the most authoritative doctor in the hospital besides the director, and Kendra was her junior.

Faced with what Kendra said, the surgeon hesitated. After thinking for a few seconds, he turned to me. "I'm sorry, sir. I need to operate on another patient."

My shoulders sagged.

After being given another chance at life, was I really going to have to watch my daughter die right in front of me?

I wiped away my tears.

Then I suddenly heard someone scream.

"She's vomiting blood! The child is vomiting blood!"

I looked down. Blood was continuously seeping from Lilah's mouth.

My mind went completely blank. I wanted to touch her, but I was terrified that moving her would make her injuries even worse.

The people who had been watching the spectacle gradually realized that something was wrong.

"Is this really an act? What if someone actually dies?"

In my previous life, Lilah's injuries hadn't been particularly severe. If she had been taken to the hospital in time, her chances of survival would have been high.

But now, every second was slipping away. I couldn't even be sure whether Lilah would survive.

Just as I stood there completely helpless, a furious voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

"Don't move! Lay the child flat on the floor. Nobody touch her!"

A young doctor named Lyra Avery hurried over. She pushed through the crowd, and the moment she saw Lilah lying on the floor, she moved toward her to examine her injuries.

But Kendra stopped her. "You're just an intern. You really think you can get involved in something like this? This man is lying. If something happens and he tries to pin it on you, don't say I didn't warn you!"

Her voice was threatening, but Lyla wasn't intimidated.

She gave a cold laugh. "You can scare other people if you want. It won't work on me. I spent all these years studying medicine because I wanted to save lives. Now get out of my way."

Lyla shoved Kendra aside. Then she crouched down and checked Lilah's heartbeat and injuries.