He Finally Noticed Me Right When I Was Leaving novel Chapter 4

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Medical studies were notoriously lengthy, and most doctors had to grind until their forties or fifties to earn the title of Chief Physician.

Lyra was only twenty-eight, yet she had obtained her medical doctorate in just eight years and stepped straight into a Chief Physician role.-

But Seraphina clearly remembered that no one in Lyra's family worked in medicine. Pierce must have been pulling strings behind the scenes.

The director continued, "Dr. Somerset, I know asking you to give up first authorship is putting you in a tough spot. But Mr. Prescott just donated several machines worth tens of millions of dollars. We have to show some appreciation. Just think of it as doing a favor for the patients. Can you do that?"

Seraphina asked, "Are you saying that if I disagree, Mr. Prescott will send those machines back overseas?"

Pierce spoke up softly, "What will it take for you to give up the first authorship, Dr. Somerset? You can name your conditions."

"Does Lyra absolutely have to have this first authorship?"

Lyra put on a show of trying to mediate. "Let it go, Pierce. No one wants to give up first authorship. We're putting Dr. Somerset in a difficult position."

Pierce thought for a moment before saying, "Is the hospital currently looking for land to build a new branch? I own a plot in the East End, the size is perfect. If Dr. Somerset is willing to compromise, I can hand that land over."

When the director heard that, his eyes practically lit up. "Really, Mr. Prescott?"

Pierce nodded. "Yes."

Metropolitan General Hospital was located downtown, surrounded by heavy traffic. Sometimes ambulances couldn't even get through the gridlock. Pierce wasn't just offering a plot of land; he was offering a lifeline to the entire hospital.