However, was it really possible?Winter was holding on firmly to her own shaking palm—Frank would only have half a second to do the unthinkable.If he even twitched his finger, that would mean death for the patient. Hence, as everyone in the operating room stared, wide-eyed, Frank closed his eyes to still himself. Then, when he reached a serenity one could mistake for death, he slowly drew out two silver needles, holding them between his fingers.Lub dub…Jolie's heart was giving out again—she did not have much time left."Phew…"Exhaling lengthily, Frank's gaze sharpened in the instant Jolie's heart pounded.Swish!Frank moved with lightning speed, his hand a blur as he pulled out the bone fragment lodged in Jolie's left ventricle.Everyone had been staring at the screen and only saw a fuzziness, but not how Frank pulled out the bone fragment.And the instant Frank pulled it out, he inserted both needles he was holding into the puncture wound, snapping, "Freeze!"Pure v
"Thank you… you saved my wife! Thank you…"After Frank and Winter escorted Jolie to the ICU, a tall man stopped them to kowtow at them.Beside him, a boy around five did the same in front of Frank."P-Please, you don't have to do this…"As both father and son struck heads against the floor audibly, drawing quite a crowd, Winter quickly pulled them to their feet and assured them, "We're just doing our jobs, and your wife has a fearsome will to survive too. This is really unnecessary…""Just doing their jobs…"The attendings watching in the distance were speechless, as they were well aware of Jolie's condition.Everyone attending with authority in their respective fields were there, but none of them were brave enough to take up that surgery.They therefore knew how terrible Jolie's condition was and that she had a 0.1% chance of survival.And yet, Winter's young brother took that chance and converted it into success.The skill and determination alone left the other attendings b
As Frank pondered, a cool voice spoke on the recording, "Nope. There's no one around here. Maybe someone from the hospital dropped it by accident.""Dropped it? I see…" Yannick replied.At the same time, Mr. Queen was watching Frank, his knuckles clenching and easing as he said urgently, "I knew something was up when I heard their conversation. I just didn't think that they'd go that far… But since you know him, the recording could serve as evidence!"Frank waved off Mr. Queen, however—he wanted to listen to the rest of the call and find out what those people were up to."Now listen here—keep looking. We need to make sure that there's no one else other than us here."You know what would happen if we're exposed—you, me, and everyone else here will become expendable assets for the commissioner and Carlo Group. None of us will survive!"Hearing that, Frank mused, "The commissioner… Carlo Group…"He was especially sensitive toward those names recently.He also quickly realized that
Moreover, Frank would really not start a war against the Zamri commissioner just yet either, since fighting important government officials would always be a risky move.Naturally, he could use his own connections and his status as Governor Quill's maternal grandson to rein in the Zamri commissioner.However, Frank did not like using his connections to bully anyone, not to mention that things were still frosty between him and Governor Quill.With that in mind, Frank wondered if he should take up Stanley Durban's offer to be partners and assassinate the Zamri commissioner to be done with it.However, that was not going to be an easy task either.Nonetheless, as Winter and Frank arrived at the spacious lobby, they found it congested by over a hundred fully-armed officers.Most of the patients were either chased out or kept confined to a corner, while a pompous blond brat sat with his legs on the receptionist desk.The two nurses there were on their knees, gingerly massaging his leg
Despite everyone in the lobby watching, Yannick continued to lie through his teeth. "Fine, you can refuse to admit it, but I have evidence of your crimes! I've since informed the commissioner, who has personally ordered your arrest and the closure of Zamri Hospital!""What?!"The crowd of patients were left in an uproar by Yannick's accusations.Plenty of them had benefited from Zamri Hospital's excellent healthcare system and were at once left indignant by Yannick's accusations."You're lying, geezer! Winter is an angel!""Exactly! She personally wrote my prescription, and I was better in days!""She even gave us a discount! Anyone accusing her of any crime would have to answer to me first!""Me too!"The crowd was soon yelling indignantly at Yannick all at once, as there were no lack of patients and elders who were on the receiving end of Winter's grace. Yannick certainly did not expect a crowd to defend Winter. He snapped in anger, "All of you, shut up! I am Yannick Jorst,
Yannick's confident wager actually left the crowd doubtful—could he really have dirt on Zamri Hospital?He was previously the head coroner there, after all.As such, even the indignant crowd who were staunchly on Winter's side earlier were suddenly frowning and skeptical."However!"Yannick continued just then, turning toward Frank and Winter, "What if I produce evidence proving Zamri Hospital has been selling fake pills? What would you do about it?""We will accept any punishment as the law dictates," Frank replied, folding his arms before his chest equally confidently.Winter was hanging her head too, being perfectly aware that the fake pills Yannick had planted in the storeroom yesterday had been moved.In this wager, Yannick could only lose, which was why Winter was holding back laughter.However, because she was not supposed to show it too much, she hung her head so that no one could see it.In the eyes of the armed officers and the crowd of patients, however, it was a cl
While Frank was not giving away anything from his expression, his repeated efforts to interfere or delay the inspection appeared to everyone as evidence of his guilt.However, they did not know Frank was doing everything on purpose, because this incident was just too malicious.If they had not been lucky enough to find out about the fake pills planted in the storeroom, these bastards would have really been able to bring down Zamri Hospital.While Frank and Winter had to keep secret the gas attack yesterday to protect the reputation of Zamri Hospital, they must stop Yannick this time. That geezer knew the hospital inside out after working here for decades, and if they let him go again, he would be back with another attempt.When that happened, they might not be this lucky either.That was why Frank was insistent on involving the Zamri commissioner—after all, he had his men come in force over a mere rumor, and it would humiliate him if the rumor was proven false.And when that ha
Yannick had personally planted the fake pills in the storeroom, and Yannick himself said that there was no mistaking it.But it had already been ten minutes since the inspection group left—Yannick should have found the fake pills by now and returned, proving his accusations against Zamri Hospital.Could he have forgotten where he put it and had to search for it?Even as his doubts gnawed, Fredo continued waiting, sweating dripping down his brow.Then, after twenty minutes, he decided that he had waited long enough.However, just as he was about to lead his own men to assist with the inspection, there was a rush of footsteps down the hallway."Hehehe… Well, they're back!"Fredo smiled smugly when he saw that Yannick was leading the group.It had taken some time, but their conspiracy was a success anyway! Zamri Hospital was history now!Be that as it may, while Fredo was busy basking in wild delight, he suddenly realized that Yannic's face was pale, and he was empty-handed.In