Mable raised a brow. “Huh?” “I have a patient with a tricky case. I’m at a loss, to be honest, so I thought I could get your opinion on it.” “Send me their chart, and I’ll take a look.” “Alright. Thank you.” “Don’t mention it.” Not long after the call, Mable received the chart file from Ethan. Since she had nothing better to do, she clicked on the file and examined it. The patient was a foreign male in his fifties. He had a liver and kidney transplant five years ago. While the surgery was a success, he encountered difficulties during recovery, which caused the kidney to fail. He was in need of a second surgery. Mable read the chart and replied to Ethan with a voice note. “If the patient wants to go through with the second transplant, the issue would be the availability of a suitable kidney and the possibility of a multi-organ failure. From his chart, I can tell you that the likelihood of surgery complications is at least eighty percent. It’s a huge risk.” From a d
Blair held Mable, and they both fell onto the sofa. “Are you okay, Mabes?” Blair wrapped his arms around Mable’s waist with care, protecting their unborn baby from harm. Once Mable found her balance, she broke free from Blair’s grasp. Alas, Blair would not let go of her. “Don’t move, Mabes. Careful with the baby,” Blair murmured while caressing her belly. “Listen up, Blair. This is my child, not yours.” Raising a brow, Blair looked at her playfully. “You can’t get pregnant without me.” “You!” Mable choked and pulled a long face. “Let go, Blair.” Blair stared at her belly. “If I don’t let you go, are you going to bite me and stab me in the chest again?” While talking, Blair took Mable’s hand and put it on his stabbing injury. Mable pulled her hand away. “You must be dying to get yourself killed.” She plunged the knife into his chest, knowing he would not recover so easily. “I’m not trying to get myself killed. You want to kill me.” Blair clutched Mable’s c
Mable wrenched open Blair's grip around her waist and stood up. “Forget it then.” She then grabbed her bag, ready to get out of there. “Wait,” Clenching his fists, Blair suddenly spoke when Mable was at the door. “I’m hungry. Have dinner with me, and I’ll give you what you want.” Mable looked back aloofly at him. “You have a deal.” It was just dinner. It so happened that Mable was hungry, too. Ten minutes later, Blair took Mable downstairs, and they entered a car. Taking the wheel, Amos quietly glanced at the pair through the rear-view mirror. He could feel the tension in the air. “What do you fancy?” Blair asked Mable. “Whatever.” Blair stared at her in silence for a while before giving an address to Amos. The car started, and Mable’s phone rang. It was from Rory, asking her when she would be coming back. “Don’t wait for me for dinner. I’ll be eating at a restaurant. I might be home late.” On the other end, Rory contemplated and said jokingly, “Do you have
Blair had ordered himself a lovely three-course meal. He was not finished with his meal because he had been drinking, barely touching his food. He was injured, so he should not be drinking. “Don’t drink too much.” As a doctor, Mable felt responsible to tell him off. Blair paused and put down his wine glass. “You care about me, Mabes.” Mable was emotionless. “Care about you? Do you deserve it? I’m just worried you’ll get too drunk to remember what our deal was.” Blair stared into Mable’s eyes, trying to find evidence that she was not speaking from the heart. However, her eyes were cold. He could not read her positive feelings for him. Blair downed the drink and poured himself another half a glass. It was clear to Mable that Blair was delaying time. She said impatiently, “When are you going to give me what I want?” Blair looked at her with a sneer. “We’re not even done with dinner. What’s the rush? I said I will give you the files.” His phone rang. Blair looked at t
Mable smirked in fury and lifted her chin to confront him. “You love me? Is that why you risked my life for information about Olivia? Is that why you forced me to give blood to her despite my poor health? Is that why you threatened me and caused the death of the family I cared most about?“Is that your love, Blair? What does it mean next to your love for Olivia, though?”Her unborn child mattered to Blair now because he needed the umbilical cord to save Olivia. As she said, Blair was willing to do anything for Olivia. Blair looked at Mable furiously, his veins showing. “What are you talking about?” When did he exchange her life for Olivia's information? Blair had no idea Mable was pregnant during the blood transfusion. Otherwise, he would not have allowed her to donate blood. “Mable—” Before Blair could say his piece, the door to the private dining room opened. Amos anxiously rushed inside. “Aunt Grace called to say that Ms. Page had fainted, Master Blair.” Blair was
Blair felt his cufflink and pulled away from Olivia’s grasp. He turned to Aunt Grace and instructed, “Get the medical team from before to reside at the villa.” Since Olivia did not want to stay at the hospital, this was the only way forward. He owed her, so he would try his best to make up for it. “Thank you, Blair,” Olivia said with a smile. “Have an early rest.” Blair turned on his heel to leave. Olivia thought Blair would stay at the villa that night, but the roaring engine of the car soon came from outside. She asked the household staff and learned that Blair had taken off. Blair had not spent the night in Royal View Villa since she moved in from the hospital. Olivia faked her illness to trick Blair home, thinking it was a chance to get closer to him. To her surprise, Blair only came for a quick visit. He left after that. Maybe he was out to meet Mable. Olivia felt like she could not get rid of the woman. In the dark of the night, Olivia sat in the room an
Rory was furious. “You went to him all for that? Why didn’t you come to me? I could’ve brought my team to take the files from him by force.” Mable covered her face with her palm in frustration. She did not tell Rory because she knew he would do that. “You’d have caused a stir by demanding the files from him. Everybody would have known the crash wasn’t an accident and alerted the mastermind. We won’t get the upper hand in the investigation.” The investigation had to be carried out in the dark. Rory understood where she was coming from. However, it still upset him that Mable went to see Blair. “I won’t be so nice if you see him again.” Leaning against the sofa, Mable shook her head. It was unlikely. She would not meet Blair again unless necessary. Rory pointed at the kitchen. “Go and take your medicine.” Mable stood up and went to the kitchen. A while later, she emerged with a serum. “I had no idea that fighting poison with poison was so effective. I should have lea
Olivia did not sleep well the night before. The next morning, she woke determined to find a way to get Blair to put more effort into her.She finally got Mable to break up with him. Olivia needed to seize the opportunity and kill any possibility of them getting back together. As her mind raced with thoughts, Olivia decided to take a trip to Blair’s workplace and deliver him a homemade lunch. Since Olivia was not good at cooking, she instructed the household staff to prepare the food. The weather was sunny, offering a nice warmth. Olivia took a stroll around the garden. However, her mood turned foul when she saw the rose garden. All women loved flowers, and she was no exception. Nevertheless, Olivia was jealous to learn from the household staff that the rose garden was a proposal gift from Blair to Mable. Suddenly, the garden was not such a pleasure to look at anymore. Just then, a deliveryman approached the entrance. It was a parcel for Blair. The household staff signe