Chapter 210
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“Don’t give up hope just yet! Anyone have any intel on his mysterious girlfriend? Which family does this heiress hail from? She must be incredible.”
“Of course she is. If she tamed someone as cold as Mr. Scott, she has to be beautiful, brilliant, and tough as nails.”
“Can anyone sneak into the secretarial department and get us the inside scoop?”
“Forget it—those secretaries are just as clueless about his mysterious girlfriend.”
“If we can’t get any leaks, I guess we’ll just have to wait for Mr. Scott to make it official. That could take forever! The suspense is killing me, I can’t even focus on work!”
While everyone at the Scott Group’s branch office was desperate for details about Christina, she was already on her way home, carrying Woodfort in her arms.
Inside the hospital room, Calvin studied Katie with a furrowed brow, his expression growing darker by the second. “I can’t diagnose her,” he said curtly, his tone edged with irritation.
Katie’s hands clenched the bedsheet, anxiety flashing across her face. “But you’re supposed to be one of the top surgeons in the world. How can you not know?”
If Calvin hadn’t been famous for his brilliance—and his powerful connections—she would have already accused him of incompetence. Calvin’s lip curled with a disdainful snort. His cold eyes swept the room and then landed back on her. “Let’s be honest—it wasn’t Christina who asked me to treat you, was it?”
Had it not been for the failure to reach out to Christina to confirm her supposed request—her phone switched off—and Bethel’s consistent begging, Calvin wouldn’t have bothered to show up.
Just like those doctors from the other hospitals, Calvin couldn’t pin down Katie’s symptoms with the clear test results, but he knew exactly what this was—Christina’s doing. Since it was Christina’s way of punishment, she wouldn’t let him.
treat Katie. Besides, it was poison, and he was clueless about how to detoxify it. He recognized Christina’s touch instantly because he had witnessed her methods before. Without that, he might never have spotted the subtle signs of poisoning. The Dawson family had the nerve to use Bethel to manipulate him—he wouldn’t forget that.
ɢ𝔞l𝓷𝓸v𝔢𝓵𝓼.c𝓸m brings fresh updates
A tense silence filled the room after Calvin spoke. No one dared meet his eyes, their unease written all over their faces.
They had indeed taken advantage of Christina’s unreachable phone to mislead Calvin. They had asked him to check on Bethel first and then smoothly slipped in a request for Katie.
Brendon stepped forward, forcing a smile. “Dr. Emmett, this was actually Christina’s idea. She wanted to contact you, but something urgent came up.”
Calvin let out a scornful laugh, eyes narrowing. “Really? Should I call her right now and confirm?”
“Dr. Emmett…” Brendon tried to keep up the lie, but Calvin raised a hand to silence him.
Calvin’s gaze swept over Brendon and the others, piercing and unforgiving. “From now on, both the Dawson and Mitchell families are no longer welcome at my clinic. I won’t be treating any of you—only Bethel is the exception.”
Without waiting for a response, he turned on his heel and stormed away, leaving no room for argument. They wouldn’t get a chance to see him again, much less receive any treatment.
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