Chapter 25
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He finally realized that this sister , who had returned home after twenty
years ,
, didn’t need any help from them at all .
Caleb was about to say something when he noticed Aria’s vacant gaze fixed
ahead .
Following her gaze , he saw two doctors approaching .
“ Dr. Robertson , there’s a critical patient in Room 501 with a forehead . abrasion . The family insists there must be no scarring , ” the nurse said .
Everett stopped , incredulous . “ Just an abrasion , and you call me ? Don’t you know I have an important surgery ? ”
The nurse explained , “ Everett , the director said this is our hospital’s investor . You have to go ! ”
The patient in Room 501 was none other than Silvia .
Everett was a renowned dermatologist , and since the Saxon family had invested in this hospital , the director took it seriously and immediately. called him over .
Everett was a bit annoyed and turned to leave , but his gaze landed ahead , and he suddenly froze , stunned for a full two seconds .
The nurse urged , “ Everett , let’s just make a quick appearance at 501. We can still make it to the surgery .”
Everett drew his gaze away . “ Delegate such trivial matters to others ; do not waste my time . ”
With that , he strode off .
The nurse had no choice but to follow behind him , muttering , “ Dr. Robertson , you have time to stare at a beauty but no time to go through the motions ? It’s just a few steps away . ”
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Everett glared at her . “ Don’t spout nonsense ; that girl looks like a child I once treated ; I just got startled for a moment . ”
“ No excuses . I’ve been here at our hospital for ten years , yet I’ve never seen a kid that looks like that little beauty . ”
“ That was fifteen years ago ; back then , I was just a doctor in a small town .”
“ Dr. Robertson , you remembered a kid for fifteen years ? I’m telling Mrs. Robertson ; there’s something wrong with you .”
Everett humphed coldly . “ My wife knows too ; that little girl narrowly escaped being burned alive by her parents for insurance fraud ; if she grew up safely , she’d be twenty – two now . ”
“ My god , there’s such a thing ..
As the conversation trailed off with them disappearing at the end of the corridor , Caleb pulled his gaze away . “ Aria , do you know that doctor ? ”
Aria dodged the question , asking instead , “ I thought you’d stop him and ask him to check on Silvia . ”
Caleb chuckled wryly . “ Am I really that kind of person in your eyes ? ”
“ Yeah . ”
“ Guess I need to work on my image then . ”
“ Good luck with that . ”
It was a rather emotionless , somewhat perfunctory exchange . But Caleb felt it was already great that his sister was talking to him nicely .
“ Let me drive you home ,” he offered .
“ Okay . ”
On the way , Caleb bought her the latest model phone .
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Upon reaching their destination , Aria turned her head and said , “ Thanks . Later . ”
She closed the car door and left without looking back .
Expecting her to invite him up for a cup of coffee , Caleb fell silent . It seemed he still had a long way to go to get closer to his sister .
He turned around to leave . Meanwhile , he dialed his assistant’s number , ordering , “ Find out exactly what happened at the sales center today . Also , send Jeffrey to Jamelan to look into Aria’s past . ”
Jamelan was the small village where Aria used to live .
The assistant was puzzled . “ Boss , didn’t we already investigate Ms. Saxon’s background ? ”
“ Those records might be fake . Dig deeper into the Colton couple , especially about how they treated Aria . ”
Aria wasn’t the type to give strangers a second glance , but her look at Everett today was a bit off . And Everett hesitated when he saw Aria , too .
‘ Almost burned alive for insurance fraud … With this thought , Caleb’s heart clenched .
He dared not think further . His hands gripping the steering wheel
trembled . And he tried to comfort himself , ‘ Maybe it was not what I feared it to be .’
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