Rowena was a bit scared of the repercussions after saying those words. However, she wasn't willing to show any weakness in front of Graham."You're right. It was indeed my incompetence," Graham responded slowly after a moment. Then, he got up and left the dining room.As he walked away, Rowena felt no satisfaction from expressing herself. On the contrary, their argument made her feel even more upset."Why didn't he get angry? He should have screamed at me. How could he pretend to take it so calmly?" she thought.Jolene finally came to her senses. She turned to look at her mother. "Mom, what did you mean by what you just said? Did Dad like someone else?""She was just an unworthy and lowly commoner. So what if your father liked her? Would the rest of the Walters consent to their relationship? He was lucky enough to be able to marry me." Rowena was angry. Hence, her words were naturally unpleasant.She was from one of the Ten Elites of Bardoff City. The Walters made a big fuss abou
They didn't believe her, but Jenny didn't mind it and said nothing. It wasn't wise to make grand promises right away, for anything could happen, and unexpected circumstances could arise."Is everything okay on your end?" Jenny looked at the people who had spoken up just now and then turned to Natalia. The surgery required the approval of all members of the Cruz family; otherwise, there would be trouble later. Natalia nodded, "Don't worry, I'll take care of them." She didn't care about those people; she had already convinced her parents, and her grandfather agreed that the surgery was necessary. "Okay." Jenny nodded and said, "Tomorrow, besides me being the surgeon, we will also need doctors from other departments to cooperate. So, arrangements with the hospital..." "You don't have to worry about it. I'll take care of everything. Just tell me what to do," Natalia said. Jenny nodded in response. She could tell that Natalia really wanted to save her grandfather. After giving br
Two days later, the surgery for Larry Cruz, the head of the Cruz family, officially commenced. In the past two days, Jenny had prepared the surgical plan and had several exchanges with the doctors at Bardoff Hospital. Only after everyone was familiar with the plan did they decide to begin the surgery.Early in the morning, Larry was wheeled into the operating room. Jenny changed into her surgical gown and headed toward the operating room as well. When she reached the entrance, Natalia looked at her with reddened eyes and said, "Dr. Walter, my grandpa is in your hands."Jenny nodded without saying much. "If…" Natalia started to say something but hesitated. Then, she took a deep breath and said, "If…if you fail, I won't blame you for anything. I know you've tried your best." It took a lot of courage for her to say those words. She wanted Jenny to do her best without any worries, so she made up her mind to get it off her chest so that Jenny could carry out the surgery without worrie
Natalia stared blankly into space for a while before suddenly bursting into tears. Everyone was confused. "Wasn't the surgery successful? Why is she crying?" they all wondered.But soon, Natalia started laughing. "I knew Dr. Walter would succeed! I just knew it!"She was extremely glad for her decision and for insisting on trusting Jenny. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out so well. "Miss, my grandfather...""He's been taken to the intensive care unit. We'll have to wait and see how he recovers in the coming days." The postoperative period was the most dangerous time, and no one could be sure that complications wouldn't arise.Natalia nodded and thanked the nurse. While everyone went to the ICU to see her grandfather, she stayed behind. Soon, Jenny came out of the operating room, and Natalia approached her. Jenny was a little surprised seeing her there. "Didn't the nurse tell you? Your grandfather has been transferred to the ICU. Why aren't you making your way there to s
Jenny was oblivious to what was on Derrick's mind; she would probably be speechless if she did.The two of them walked to the hospital entrance. When Jenny realized Derrick intended to continue following her, she became annoyed and said, "Is there anything else? I'm a bit tired and want to go back and rest. You should go back to your work too."She thought she'd made herself very clear."I don't have anything much going on at the moment. Since we're fellow alumni, I should treat you to a meal while you're in Bardoff City," Derrick said with a smile, not realizing how slimy he appeared. Jenny felt repulsed by his behavior but restrained herself from losing her temper. "That's not necessary. Thanks for the offer, Derrick.""It's nothing, really," he said, seemingly oblivious to her irritation. He stood in her way, showing no intention of letting her leave. Jenny's fists clenched, but in the end, she didn't throw a punch at him. "He's a fellow university alum," she chanted to hers
Jenny's words made Alec reflect deeply on his recent condition. Even he felt something was not quite right as he got no relief after psychotherapy. On the contrary, the fear of losing something became even more pronounced. Hearing what Jenny said, Alec realized that maybe the psychiatrist he was seeing was not good enough. "Didn't you say you know a psychiatrist?" Alec asked. He decided to accept Jenny's arrangement, hoping to achieve an improvement. He thought he was fine the way he was since Jenny was his everything anyway. However, if she wanted him to return to normal, there wasn't anything bad about that either. He believed that no matter his condition, his love for Jenny would not decrease by any margin.Jenny, of course, didn't refuse Alec's request since he took the initiative to ask her. Compared to the psychiatrist Alec found himself, she trusted the one recommended by her senior more. She immediately sent the contact information to Alec, urging him to contact the psychiat
She thought she had made herself very clear the previous day. Derrick was smart, so there was no way he couldn't take the hint. To Jenny's surprise, he was totally oblivious and approached her again."Jenny, we graduated from the same university. There's no need to push me away like this, right?" Derrick desperately tried to establish a closer connection with her.However, it was obviously not very successful, as Jenny was repulsed by his words. "Although we are fellow alumni, that doesn't mean we're close. I thought my attitude toward you had made things very clear, but now it seems you didn't understand what I meant. Well then, let me make it crystal clear now." Jenny looked at him with a cold expression."I'm not interested in you, Derrick, whether as friends or in any other kind of relationship. So, can you please step aside?"She didn't want to say such harsh words, but Derrick just didn't get it. If she didn't make it clear, he might keep bothering her.Derrick's face was
Jolene continued to sip on her coffee while criticizing Jenny, speaking contemptuously of her. Little did she know that Jenny was in the café and could hear her conversation with her friend.Jenny didn't know the woman and didn't understand why she had such animosity toward her. However, she was no pushover, and if someone spoke about her so degradingly, she felt like she had to step in and do something. She couldn't just lay low and allow others to trample all over her.She got up, walked over to the girl named Jo, and patted her on the shoulder. Jolene turned around and saw Jenny, who was smiling at her. She thought Jenny looked familiar but couldn't quite place where she'd seen her before."Who are you? Why are you touching me? Are you crazy?" Jolene fired away with annoyance.Jenny remained smiling and wasn't angry at her audacity. "It's me. I'm Jenny, the cheap woman you happily criticized a moment ago."The air seemed to freeze when Jenny announced who she was, and Jolene co