Chapter 1484
“The glasses you wore back then,” Lucas suddenly said, “are they custom-made to alter the shape of your eyes?”
Belinda nodded. “Yes. Once I put them on, the shape of my eyes appears differently.”
Her real eyes were far too recognizable; she knew from the start that she needed to do something about it to keep people from identifying her as Star. That was why she had gone to great lengths to acquire such a unique pair of glasses.
“I knew it,” Lucas said with a pensive nod.
Then, he beamed at Belinda, his eyes twinkling with awe. “I never would have guessed that my girlfriend is actually the globally renowned surgeon, the legendary Star.”
This revelation had truly caught him off guard.
Upon further reflection, Star’s meteoric rise in the medical world coincided with the three-year period after their divorce, the time when Belinda had left for Chixdon.
Lucas couldn’t help but wonder—what had Belinda gone through during those three years abroad?
Belinda pursed her lips, her expression proud and playful. “There’s still a lot you don’t know about me.”
“Is that so?” Lucas raised an eyebrow. “Now I’m even more curious about you.”
Belinda laughed.
Something else occurred to Lucas, and his eyes widened with the new realization. “I remember now! The reason I thought your mentor looked familiar the last time I saw him! Rowell is a distinguished figure in the medical scene and our country’s top cardiac surgeon. His most prized student is none other than the famous Star!”
He had never paid particular attention to the happenings in the medical field, so he hadn’t recognized Rowell the last time and had only thought he looked familiar.
It wasn’t until now, after learning Belinda was Star, that he connected the dots.
“That’s right,” Belinda said, her smile still lingering on her lips.
Lucas furrowed his brows and tilted his head slightly. “So Caiden knew you were Star all along?”
“Yes, but he found out purely by coincidence,” Belinda explained. “I ran into some trouble while I was in Chixdon, and he helped me out. You could say I owed him one because of that. When he learned that I was returning to Owathe, he suggested that I join the Grand Plains General Hospital to pay back the favor. And I agreed.”
Lucas didn’t press further on the matter. He simply held Belinda’s hand and continued walking forward.
After a while, he asked, “Was Barbara’s surgery part of your arrangement with Caiden? Did you decide to perform the surgery as Star?”
Belinda pressed her lips together and thought about it for a moment before answering, “Yeah. Mrs. Dury had serious doubts about my skills. She didn’t think I was capable of such a complex procedure. I thought that if she learned that Star was to perform the surgery, she would feel reassured. However…” She paused, sighing.
“I had originally planned with Caiden to call Mrs. Dury early this morning to discuss Barbara’s treatment,” Belinda explained, her voice tinged with resignation. “But who could have anticipated that Barbara’s condition would deteriorate so abruptly? Her aortic dissection ruptured in the middle of the night.”