She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew) novel Chapter 38

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Athena felt a surge of amusement as she read the messages. If Regina knew that Athena was right there in her grandmother’s hospital room, fully aware of their schemes thanks to the nurse’s confession, how shocked would she be?
But Athena kept her silence. When it came to her grandmother, she had to remain calm, not letting the Kennedy family see how much she truly cared.
While Athena stayed composed. Regina grew increasingly frantic, bombarding her with messages.
[If you
don’t agree, we’ll start the discharge process for your grandmother right now.]
[We’re not joking. I’m at the payment desk as we speak.]
[After today, you’ll never see the grandmother who raised and loved you again.]
[If you’re so heartless, don’t expect an invitation to her funeral when she passes.]
Athena smirked.
Who were they trying to scare?
Her grandmother was in the best room, receiving top-notch care, and had been in the hospital for quite some time. The accumulated costs were in the millions.
Originally, Athena was covering these expenses. If the Kennedys insisted on taking her grandmother away, they’d have to. foot the bill themselves.
The old Kennedy family might have brushed off financial concerns, but the current Kennedy family was in serious decline. Would they really be willing to spend that much on her grandmother’s care!
Athena understood their psychology perfectly.
Soon, Regina’s tone softened considerably: [Give us a one-year exclusive agency for Vission Group, and you can visit your grandmother anytime.]
Athena deliberately waited until evening to reply: [Harry is interested in your property in East City. He’s planning to visit tomorrow.]
Regina: [What do you mean by that?]
Athena: [Transfer my grandmother’s guardianship to me, and I persuade Harry to drop the lawsuit and leave your East City property alone.]
Regina: [Add a one-year exclusive agency for Vission Group!]
Athena: [Harry said it’s non-negotiable.]
Regina: [Don’t you care about your grandmother?]
Athena: [Of course I do, which is why I’m willing to persuade Harry to drop the lawsuit and not go after your property.]
There was silence from Regina’s side. Half an hour later, she replied: [We can accept your the right to know her health and living conditions and visit her anytime.]
r terms, but as her family, we have
Athena smirked. The Kennedy family didn’t want to take care of her grandmother, yet they still wanted to use her as leverage. Their audacity was astounding.
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She replied: [You certainly have those rights, but Grandma needs peace and quiet for her recovery. Any visits must be approved by me.]
After about fifteen minutes, Regina finally replied: [First, we want to visit Grandma twice a week.]
[Second, if she wants to see us or if anything happens, you must notify us immediately and allow us to visit.]
Athena responded: [As long as Grandma wants to see you, you can visit anytime. Otherwise, no.]
This time, Regina took a long time to reply, likely consulting with a lawyer. Athena remained patient, willing to wait it out.
An hour later, Regina finally responded: [Agreed. When can we sign the contract?]
Athena replied: [I’ll send a lawyer to meet with you now.]
She then contacted Ryan to handle the paperwork. Ryan quickly drafted the agreement, first sending it to Isaac for his signature, then to Athena.
Wasting no time, Athena completed the discharge process and transferred her grandmother to a reliable private hospital.
When Micah returned to the hospital and found the room empty, he was filled with regret, clutching his head and nearly in
tears.
How was he going to explain this to the Kennedy family? Would they fire him in a fit of anger?
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Fearful of the consequences, he hesitated for hours before finally calling Isaac.
Isaac was furious over the phone, “You’re useless! A complete idiot! I should never have made you my assistant. You’re more trouble than you’re worth!”
Meanwhile, Regina hurriedly sent messages to Athena, only to discover, to her fury, that Athena had blocked her.
Isaac found himself blocked as well.
The couple was left feeling helpless and frustrated. Why was their luck so terrible, always being outmaneuvered by Athena?
On Athena’s end, after handling her grandmother’s situation, she felt a wave of relief. She lounged lazily on the sofa, opened her tablet, and reviewed the report from Freya
Fanny and her team had cotnpleted their examination of Lucy, concluding: [Removing the bone fragment without damaging the brain’s nerves is impossible ]
If surgery is not performed, the patient might survive another month or two.]
[If surgery is performed, there’s a risk of immediate brain death.
Athena studied the brain scans. The most dangerous bone fragment resembled a slender blade embedded in the brain, its edge perilously close to the venous sinus. Removing it manually without causing damage seemned unrealistic.
Avoiding surgery seemed safer. Yet, as Athena gazed at the image of Lucy, she couldn’t bring herself to give up.
Lucy’s face was so beautiful, even with her eyes closed and her complexion pale. Her strong brow and tightly pressed lips exuded resilience and determination, as if she were still fighting the illness, refusing to surrender.
With the patient still battling, how could Athena, as a doctor, give up?
If it couldn’t be done by hand, what about using machines?
Robots, perhaps?
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Athena considered all the robots she knew of but still shook her head. No matter the method, safely ‘extracting” the fragment seemed too risky.
She sighed softly, grabbing her cup of fruit tea and taking a long sip.
Nothing came up.
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Looking down, she realized a piece of fruit had blocked the bottom of the straw. “Hmph, let’s see if my strong suction can get you out!”
She took a deep breath and sucked hard, trying to dislodge the fruit
Success!
But the fruit got stuck in the middle of the straw, refusing to budge no matter how hard she tried. Frustrated, she set the cup down on the table with a thud. “I’m done with this… Wait a minute.
Her eyes lit up.
What if the bone fragment couldn’t be ‘extracted” but could be “sucked” out?
She asked in Dr. Annie’s group chat: [Is there any way to “suck out a bone fragment?]
Someone replied: [If human bones could be magnetized or if certain materials could interact with bones magnetically, it could solve the problem of bone pressing on nerves, but it’s not possible right now.)
Athena suggested: [What if we could merge a magnetic material with the fragment and then use a magnet to extract it?]
After a while, someone replied: [Your idea sounds far-fetched, but it’s creative. I’ll ask the scientists at the research center to see if they have any solutions.]
Athena: [Good luck.]
After working tirelessly, Athena was exhausted and rested her head on the bedside table for a quick nap.
She was later jolted awake by a text message. Yawning, she lazily opened the message. The number was unfamiliar, but the tone was all too familiar.
It had to be from Zoe using a new number: [Athena, I’m hosting a graduation party tomorrow at 5 PM in Hall One of the Vission Resort. I warmly invite you and your family to attend. Please be sure to RSVP! —]
As if!
Athena promptly deleted the message and blocked the number
Meanwhile, Zoe was eagerly waiting for Athena’s reply, but it never came. Frustrated, Zoe tried calling Athena, only to discover she had been blocked. “Hmph, she really thinks she can just ignore me like this.”
Zoe wasn’t angry, though. She tossed her phone playfully, her eyes gleaming with mischief. Don’t think you can escape me by not showing up! Tomorrow night, I’ll make sure you humiliate yourself in front of everyone and fall from your pedestal!”