Filed to story: The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion
But no matter what, she had no choice at this point and could only pray for the surgery to go smoothly and that it would help extend her grandfather’s lifespan.
Getting in the Cruzes’ car, Danika went with Natalia to the hospital.
When she met Natalia’s grandfather, she greeted him with a smile without asking too much about his illness.
They walked out of the ward, but before Natalia could say anything, other members of the Cruz family were somewhat dissatisfied, and they made it known.
“Natalia, is this the doctor you found for Grandpa? She’s probably younger than you, right? Are you kidding us?”
They thought Natalia had found a skilled doctor, but they didn’t expect it to be such a young girl, which was simply ridiculous.
Natalia glared at them and said irritably, “Dr.Zellweger is very capable.Stop with the nonsense!”
“Very capable? Is she more capable than the doctors at Bardoff Hospital?”
They didn’t believe it.
Worry About Yourself
They didn’t believe her, but Danika 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?”
Danika 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.”
Danika 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.
Danika nodded in response.She could tell that Natalia really wanted to save her grandfather.
After giving brief instructions about what to do, Danika left the hospital but didn’t go back to her hotel.
Instead, she drove to where the Zellwegers were located.It wasn’t hard to find.
In fact, the Zellweger Inc building was in the city center, and Zellweger Castle was easy to locate.
Danika only took a look at the entrance and didn’t alert anyone.She would wait until after Natalia’s grandfather’s surgery to make her move.She thought it was risky to do anything now since she’d given Natalia her word.
If something went wrong and she couldn’t perform the surgery for Natalia’s grandfather, she would have to bear the guilt for the rest of her life.
Meanwhile, Eustace was at a bar in Parrington.He knew that Danika had gone to Bardoff City, but he didn’t follow her.He felt he had no right to go and knew Danika went there to perform surgery.
Paul sat across from him and saw the worry on his face, finding it amusing.
“I heard Danika comes from an impressive background.Aren’t you afraid she won’t return after she goes to Bardoff City?”
It wasn’t that he was teasing Eustace intentionally, but the possibility of what he brought up was indeed very high.
Eustace took a sip of his drink and looked up at him, feeling somewhat helpless.
“She has found her family, so I should be happy for her.Would it be right for me to stop her from returning to them?”
“Happy? Are you really happy?” Paul sneered.
He couldn’t see even a hint of happiness on Eustace’s face.
Eustace ignored Paul’s sarcasm.
After all, he really wasn’t feeling any joy right then.He took another sip of his drink and looked at Paul.
“You seem to be quite happy lately,”he said.
“Didn’t Stephanie give you any trouble?”
“What trouble can she give me? Does she have the guts to ignore her family’s interests?”
Paul looked very confident, as if he had Stephanie in the palm of his hand.
Eustace didn’t think so.
Perhaps Stephanie didn’t have any plans to make things difficult for Paul, but based on his understanding of Danika, she wouldn’t just stand by and watch her friend suffer in such a situation.
Then again, he didn’t say anything.It wasn’t that he wasn’t being a good friend; he’d already lied to Danika once for Paul’s sake, so he couldn’t help Paul anymore.
“I think you should worry about yourself instead of being concerned about my affairs.I think you and Danika may be growing further and further apart.”
Although Paul didn’t like Danika, Eustace was still his friend, and he hoped Eustace could be happy.
When Eustace heard his words, his hand holding a glass of wine stopped midair.He felt indescribably sad, but what could he do? Right now, he could only keep watch over Danika and couldn’t do anything else because he might risk further invoking her disgust toward him.
However, if one day Danika really left him…Eustace didn’t dare to think about it.He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to control himself and go crazy.
If You Fail…
Two days later, the surgery for Larry Cruz, the head of the Cruz family, officially commenced.
In the past two days, Danika 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.
Danika 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.Zellweger, my grandpa is in your hands.”
Danika 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 Danika to do her best without any worries, so she made up her mind to get it off her chest so that Danika could carry out the surgery without worries.
Danika raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything.She walked into the operating room.
The “In Surgery” sign lit up, and many Cruz family members waited at the door.
They didn’t believe in Danika’s ability but didn’t want her to fail either —it was an extremely complicated feeling.
Not far away in the hospital corridor, Derrick looked toward the operating room and asked someone next to him respectfully, “
Director, aren’t those people the Cruzes? Wasn’t it said that Mr.Cruz didn’t need surgery? Why are they here today?”
“I heard that Miss Natalia Cruz brought a doctor from out of town, and it’s that doctor performing the surgery on Mr.Cruz today.”
The director clearly knew more about what was going on.
Derrick was surprised.
The hospital’s director said there was no need for surgery.
How dare a doctor from out of town perform surgery on the old man instead? They must be doing it for money.”
“Who knows? They insist on believing in that doctor, so we can’t do anything about it.”
Derrick’s director didn’t like the doctor, but since the Cruzes insisted, there was nothing he could do.He just hoped that if the surgery failed, they wouldn’t be too sad.
Derrick thought the Cruzes were foolish.
In the whole of Clusia, which doctor could be better than the doctors at Bardoff Hospital? He didn’t leave in a hurry but wanted to see the outcome of the surgery and how the doctor would invoke the wrath of the Cruzes should the surgery fail.
Larry was in surgery for along time; it went on from morning till night.
The Cruzes started out with hope, but as night approached, they all looked dejected.
Can a surgery that took such a long time really be successful? Right then, the “In Surgery” sign dimmed, and everybody started to crowd at the entrance.
It wasn’t only the Cruzes, but some doctors from the hospital also wanted to know the result because they didn’t trust doctors from other places.
A nurse came out and looked at the Cruzes.
“The patient, Larry Cruz…”
“How is my grandfather?”