My Cold Ex-Wife Refused to Move On novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154 More Than Business

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“So what now? One speech from Caesar and you’re ready to give up? Sounds to me like you don’t really like him all that much,” Mr. Hector said coolly.

“How could I not like Caesar?” Qwain snapped. “I’ve loved him just as much–if not more–than Mario. But I’ve already lost. I lost biologically. After what Caesar just said, what else am I supposed to do?”

“You still have a chance.”

Qwain turned to look at Mr. Hector.

Back at Quinn Group, Wendy immediately called a meeting with her project team after setting her sights on Cliff Haven.

“Zynn, see if you can find a way in. I couldn’t get Drake Bay, but I’m not letting Cliff Haven rot in Fabien’s hands. If the price is right, we take it. I checked out the back hill–promising terrain. With future development, Cliff Haven’s going to be one of the hottest properties in the area.”

Sammy laid out all the market projections and post–launch valuations. Everyone agreed—it was a project worth pursuing.

Even the board’s notoriously cautious senior members signed off.

Wendy had been pulling long hours over the Cliff Haven project, but no matter how late she got home, Chase always left a light on for her, waiting quietly in the living room–unless he had surgery the next day.

That night, she returned to find him still awake, reading on the couch. She recalled Sammy’s earlier report on Wellinges Pharma’s current situation.

Most updates went from Melody to Sammy to her–just the key points.

This time, it was about a serious spinal curvature patient–apparently congenital. The patient had bounced between hospitals before ending up at Wellinges. The board had fought for days over whether to take the

case.

Several executives felt that, with Wellinges Pharma on the verge of going public, the focus should be on maintaining a high surgery success rate. This kind of high–risk operation, they argued, shouldn’t be taken on right before listing.

But Chase, along with a few of the attending surgeons, insisted: a hospital is a hospital. Even if it’s going public, it should never be fully commercialized. The patient should always come first.

“The patient always comes first.” That was the last thing Chase had said in the meeting.

Lately, he’d lost his temper more than once at board meetings. He was even starting to question whether taking Wellinges public was the right move.

But no matter how much tension he carried from the hospital, at home, Chase never let it show. He was always warm with Wendy, quietly burying his frustration.

“You’re back,” he said, looking up as she came through the door. He set aside his notes and took off his glasses.

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09.55 Tnu, 15 May

What are people without any medical ethics even doing in a hospital?

“So you’ve heard,” Chase sighed, handing her a warm glass of water. “I just can’t wrap my head around it. A hospital is supposed to be sacred. As doctors, we’re supposed to have compassion. So how is it these people don’t?”

“Not everyone can be as good as you,” Wendy said. “Most people live mediocre lives. They can’t handle failure–and they definitely can’t handle the idea that one small failure might derail their chance at success.”