Chapter 1477

Lucas offered gentle reassurance, saying, “Nalani, the world’s finest surgeon is in the operating room saving Barbara. I’m confident she’ll pull through.”

Nalani nodded through her sobs. “You’re right. With Star here, my Barbara will definitely be all right.”

“That’s right,” Lucas said. “She will come out safe and sound.”

Nalani dabbed at her eyes with a piece of tissue before saying, “There’s something I want to ask you, Lucas, and I hope that you will answer me honestly.”

Lucas nodded. “What is it?”

Nalani said, “Belinda is your wife, right? Did she use your connections to get into the Grand Plains General Hospital?”

Lucas blinked at her, completely blindsided by her question.

His face then broke into a resigned smile. “Of course not.”

“No?” Nalani frowned, clearly not convinced by his answer.

“No,” Lucas repeated. “Let me clear something up first—Belinda is no longer my wife, she’s my girlfriend now. We got divorced some time ago. The reason for the divorce is that I was a fool and couldn’t figure out my own feelings before. I hurt Belinda again and again, until she lost all trust in me. She was the one who filed for divorce. To be honest, prior to our divorce, Belinda and I had a very strained relationship. And at the time, there was nothing I wanted more than to be free of her.”

Lucas paused to let out a soft, self-deprecating chuckle. “Under such circumstances, do you think I would help her get a position in the hospital?”

After hearing Lucas’ words, Nalani was shocked.

She looked at Lucas in disbelief. She wasn’t expecting such a history between Lucas and Belinda.

“So what you’re saying is that Belinda got into the Grand Plains General Hospital by her own merit?” she asked.

Lucas nodded without hesitation. “Of course. You’re aware of how high the standards here are, right? They only get the best doctors in each field. My Belinda, she is the youngest attending physician in the entire hospital. If you ask me, that’s proof enough of her capabilities.”

Nalani’s frown deepened. “Then why didn’t you just tell me before that Belinda was your girlfriend? You said that your wife wasn’t a cardiologist.”

This time, Lucas’ chuckle was one of resignation. “That was Belinda’s idea. She knew our families were on good terms. She didn’t want you to choose her as Barbara’s attending physician just because of our families’ relationship.”

“I see!” Nalani’s face lit up with sudden realization.

She hadn’t considered this possibility before. It seemed she had misunderstood Belinda right from the start. For a moment, Nalani didn’t know what to say.

The surgery had been going on for ten hours.

Inside the operating room, everyone was still on edge.

Belinda spoke. “Please check the regurgitation volume.”

The anesthesiologist checked as instructed, then looked up at Belinda in shocked delight. “Zero point two, almost seamless!”

“Oh my gosh! That’s incredible!” A doctor couldn’t help but exclaim upon hearing the result.