qRelief flowed over the doctors at Danrique's words, and Helen moved to give the spot of the lead surgeon to Dr. Felch.
Dr. Felch looked at the short-haired, unconscious girl on the bed, and his eyes clouded with emotions.
Without further ado, he examined the wound and the X-ray images on the screens before starting.
Helen and the rest of the staff assisted him at his side.
Dr. Felch didn't utter a single sound or raise his head throughout the two-hour procedure. He finally finished removing all the metal shrapnel from the wound and did a final examination before cleaning and closing up the wound in one fell swoop.
Helen could not help but express her admiration after the surgery. “Dr. Felch, you have superb skills. You didn't have to look to know where the shrapnels were, and you removed them immaculately. Your control and strength were flawless even when a fragment was pressing on a nerve below her brain. There was simply no room for error.”
“Yes, that was amazing!” the other doctors praised, and the female doctor translated what Helen said to Dr. Felch.
He removed his mask and said blandly, “No need to translate. Save the adulation and take good care of the patient.”
His gaze was drawn to Francesca on the bed, the stormy look returning to his eyes. He wasn't even aware when Sam called out for him.
“Dr. Felch... Dr. Felch... Dr. Felch!” He only snapped out of his reverie after Sam repeated his name several times. “What?”
“We should leave now,” Sam reminded politely.
“Okay.” Dr. Felch removed his mask absentmindedly, his gaze flicking to the screen, and he asked, “The person behind the screen, could you step out for a word?”
Meanwhile, Danrique was donning an isolation gown before going to Francesca. His hands stilled when he heard Dr. Felch, and he motioned for Gordon and the bodyguards to keep an eye on Francesca.
He said, “After you, Dr. Felch.”
Gordon mentioned that Francesca insisted Danrique treat him with respect as a father figure. Danrique had dismissed that request with a “Nonsense,” but now that he was in Dr. Felch's presence, Danrique found himself regarding him with deference.
Sam assisted Dr. Felch out of the room, and Danrique followed suit.
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