Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 505

Seeing this, Celeste completely panicked. She immediately switched to her pitiful, fragile persona and hurried forward to plead for mercy.

"Jarred, please don't be mad. Helena was just worried about you. She was terrified you'd be dragged into this, and that anxiety made her act rashly. You won't hold it against her, will you?"

She paused for a calculated second, letting her voice drop to a softer, more hesitant register.

"Jarred... do you really believe Dr. Sloan is Dr. Vance's Enigmatic Successor?

"Putting aside the fact that Dr. Sloan has never revealed this identity to anyone...

"If she truly had such incredible abilities, why didn't she notice that my leg was getting better when she was treating me back then?

"Could it be... that Dr. Sloan intentionally left my leg crippled? That would be too..."

Celeste let the sentence hang, her eyes already rimmed with red.

She looked up, stealing a glance at the man standing before her.

Noticing a dark shadow cross his eyes.

She knew he had bought it.

Celeste sneered inwardly. "Besides, this patient has been in a coma for ten years with multiple complications. His vital signs have been dangerously weak for a long time.

"Just surviving this long is a medical miracle. No one can possibly reverse his condition now..."

She furrowed her brow, adopting the compassionate, mournful look of a saintly doctor. Her voice carried a trace of deep regret.

"I know you're biased toward Dr. Sloan, but this is a living, breathing human life.

"As a doctor, I simply can't bear to watch her throw away a patient's last chance at survival just to fuel her own ego."

Her words successfully planted a seed of doubt in Jarred's mind, and they were spoken loudly enough for everyone present to hear.

If the surgery failed, even if no one pressed charges, it would forever remain a thorn in Jarred's heart.

Seeing Jarred's fists clench, a flash of wild triumph crossed Celeste's eyes.

She had won.

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