All Chapters of Dr. Brandt: Billionaires’ Club Book 5: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“Also sounds like she’s an amazing woman for having to put her career on hold to raise a child and not going after your money. I assume she knew your father if you say you loved her. I’ve known you for a while now, and you’ve never mentioned love and women in the same sentence before,” Jake added with his usual smile. “I say go for it.”“That’s the thing. Not only have I taken an oath to not perform surgeries on family or friends—”“You take that oath for a kid you don’t know?” Jim asked.“No,” I answered truthfully. “But he is my son.”“Biologically,” Collin added. “You know why we take that oath, to stay away from emotions while we operate. Trust me, it is personal, and I know that very well because of Elena. Girlfriend at the time or not, I nearly went gray from fear that I would kill my soul mate when I was forced to operate on her twice. That will fuck with you; I know it fucked with me.”“So, now that excuse is out of the way. What’s the problem, other than you need to figure ou

“I’ll have the surgical teams show you diagrams and a video of how this affects you. You’ll want to become educated on it.” I knew he and Jessa weren’t interested in anything but details, so it was time to dive in. “This is a very subtle condition, and one either needs to be exceptionally skilled to find it or know what they’re after because it will not show up on scans. Luckily for all of us, I am exceptionally skilled, and I’ve dealt with this before.Basically, your brain is being altered in specific circuits, and it is not functioning correctly. The electrical storm will fire up at random, prompting a seizure. There is no way to block this electrical storm with medication as the neurons are abnormal, so my job will be to disconnect them.”I paused for their reactions. I was about to drop the hammer concerning the type of surgery needed, and I wondered if less was more in delivering this information. I didn’t want to scare them into this surgery, and I certainly didn’t want to over

I stood, irritated by his stupid comment. “Space out? Hardly,” I leveled him with a stare that quieted the room. I didn’t mean to be so bitchy, but it was involuntary. I couldn’t have been more over the guy if I tried. “I’m focused on the information Cameron has given us to help my son get his life back.” I looked at Cameron, “Thank you for this. Jackson and I will talk more about it,” I shouldered my purse, “and we’ll also talk about him speaking to your patient. That might be a good way to get the confidence he needs to make an informed decision.” I looked at Jackson and smiled, “Let’s head to the beach or something, eh? This is a lot to process.”“I don’t mean to interfere with the decision-making process,” Cam stopped me. His eyes held me in place, and I felt a sense of calm rush through me. “But I do know— well,” he stammered, glancing back and forth between Jackson and me, “I am very confident about performing this operation, and I hope you consider that when you make your decis

Chapter FifteenCam“Great, and I’ll expect to see you in surgery bright and early tomorrow morning,” I teased the new resident on my floor, watching her flushed cheeks turn another shade of red.“Are you just saying that so I don’t go out with the girls tonight, Dr. Brandt?” Kelly bashfully played back.I stopped and turned to face her. Her soft green eyes shied away from staring up into mine. As beautiful as this young woman was and as insane as my hormones were these days, I was thankful that I viewed her as a little sister type. Fortunately, I wasn’t the type who was easily tempted to fuck around at work. I knew myself well enough to know that the ease at which I was able to move on from casual relationships would be a problem in the workplace, and I didn’t need HR breathing down my neck.Something about Kelly reminded me of what my little sister might’ve been like if she’d had the chance to grow up, and I appreciated our strictly platonic friendship.“Well, Dr. Palmer, if that ke

I wanted to text Warren like I would’ve before, just to get some reassurance, but that wasn’t exactly an option anymore. I hated that I’d come to depend on that man’s strength after all these years.I knew the only way to gain confidence was to embrace my fears and these uncomfortable, scary moments. I didn’t have a partner to bolster me anymore, which was okay. I didn’t need anyone for that. I had to be strong again. The tests of faith were coming, and I had to be ready.Once we reached our destination, I inhaled a breath of confidence and stepped out of the car.“Well, where to go now?” I said, scrolling through my emails and trying to find the one that detailed this meeting.“Fifth floor, consultation room B,” Jackson said.“How the hell do you remember every damn thing?” I questioned with a smile, feeling nervous with each step toward the hospital.Something told me that I would hate this place soon enough, that I would associate it with Jacks’s surgery and all the worries that we