"You can call Jed or my bodyguard before coming over. Wait until I've woken up before you come,” she said. "Don't worry too much. The operation will go smoothly."
"I'll stop worrying only when you're able to leave this place."
"I will be able to get out of here safely. And you will too." She put on her clothes and picked up her phone. "I'm leaving then."
"Okay. Be careful on the way there, and call me if anything happens."
"I will."
She came out of the hotel and walked to the hospital.
It took her less than ten minutes to return to the ward.
Fortunately, Jed and the bodyguard had not returned yet.
After going to the bathroom to wash up, she walked back to the bedside and picked up her phone to turn it on.
She realized that Jed had sent her a message at four that morning.
[I can't do the operation. My girlfriend forced me to go back home. I had no choice but to leave. I'm sorry!]
Avery could not have been more stunned when she read that. She knew that Jed had a girlfriend after hearing him talk about her when they ate together.
Moments later, the bodyguard pushed open the door of the ward and walked in with some breakfast.
Avery put down her phone at once, but she did not manage to adjust her expression in time.
"Is something wrong?" The bodyguard put down the breakfast on the table. "I went to call Jed this morning, but there was a 'Do Not Disturb’ sign hanging on the door of his room. I wonder what's going on."
"He left." Avery then explained, "He sent me a message at four in the morning, saying that he couldn’t do the operation on me."
Nevertheless, it was still puzzling that he left before the operation. He could have left at any time, but he chose to leave the night before the operation, which caught Avery by surprise.
"That's utterly deplorable of him! You should end your friendship with him, Miss Tate!" The bodyguard felt angry on her behalf. "Let's find another doctor after breakfast!"
"Okay."
After breakfast, Avery and the bodyguard went to the doctor from that hospital.
The doctor was beyond surprised when he heard that Jed had left.
"I thought you had a good relationship with him! I could see that he was very attentive toward your condition before this..." "We're very angry right now! He didn’t even bother to explain anything and left just like that! He's a real b*stard, that guy!" the bodyguard lambasted angrily. "Can you confirm that you are able to operate on her?
"I can, but I can't guarantee that the operation will be successful... After all, my medical skills aren't as good as Doctor Hutchinson..." The doctor had an embarrassed look. "If you don’t trust me, you can always seek out specialists from other countries."
Avery pondered for a moment: "I didn't say I don't trust you. I'll leave my operation in your hands." Her condition was deteriorating quickly, and she could not drag it out much longer.
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