Chapter 1473
“What happened?” Lucas asked, sitting up in bed.
“It’s Barbara,” Belinda answered as she contacted Addie, Fred, and Kori. “She’s in critical condition. I need to get to the hospital immediately.”
Lucas was visibly startled by the news. He got out of bed as well, saying, “I’ll take you to the hospital.”
Belinda refused him. “It’s okay, Lucas. I can handle this myself.”
“Just listen to me. Let me drive you, okay?” Lucas cut Belinda off. “It’s already late. I can’t let you drive; I’ll get worried.”
Belinda hesitated for a few more seconds before finally nodding. “All right.” They gathered their things and were soon on their way to the Grand Plains General Hospital.
They had barely pulled over in the parking lot when Belinda was already unbuckling her seatbelt. She turned to Lucas and said, “It might take a while. You don’t have to wait for me. Just head home and sleep.”
“Don’t worry about me,” Lucas said without missing a beat. “Just go and do what you have to do.”
“Okay.” With that, Belinda got out of the car.
Lucas watched as Belinda was joined by a man and two women. One of them handed her a pair of glasses and a face mask.
After putting them on, Belinda stepped into the elevator with her team.
At the sight of this, Lucas’ brow twitched slightly.
One of the women seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn’t place where he had seen her, exactly.
After mulling it over for a while, Lucas killed the engine and got out of the car.
“Caiden! What do you think you’re doing?”
Turner left home and stormed into the Cardiac Surgery Department. He intercepted Caiden, confronting him with a cold snarl.
Unfazed, Caiden looked at Turner and said icily, “Move aside! I don’t have time to argue with you.”
Turner stood his ground, however, his voice ringing with accusation when he said, “Mrs. Dury has already chosen me to be Barbara’s attending physician! Why did you bring in Star to perform the surgery?”
“Why? Because you made a grave error in judgment!” Since Turner was so persistent, Caiden decided not to hold back. “You told Barbara’s family that the patient is stable and that there is no urgent need for surgery, isn’t that right? In reality, Barbara’s condition is a ticking time bomb! The dissection has ruptured, and she needs surgery right now!”
After a pause, he continued, “This also proves that Belinda’s initial assessment was correct; she warned us that the patient’s condition was not looking good, and she even…”
Called for immediate medical intervention! After everything, do you honestly think that Mrs. Dury would still entrust her daughter’s life to you? I brought Star in, because, first of all, she expressed interest in the case, and second of all, because it is in the patient’s best interest!”
Caiden took a deep breath. “If you believe that your skills surpass those of Star’s, Dr. Ortiz, then fine. I will have Star step aside and let you take over.”