Oscar arrived with James. James was invited by a hospital in Koandria to participate in a discussion about a new drug. As such, for the past half a month, he had not been around.
“James, I’ll leave my brother to you then,” Amelia said earnestly, as if she had just met her savior.
James nodded and replied, “Amelia, don’t worry. I’ll treat your family just like my own. I’ve only returned to Chanaea yesterday and I’m still suffering from jet lag. I rushed here at once after receiving Oscar’s call. Let me take a look at your brother first before discussing with the doctors here.”
Amelia nodded.
After everything had been discussed and arranged, they were met with an obstacle.
“Who are you?” Even though Melanie was asking James that question, she was eyeing Amelia suspiciously.
“Mom, he is a world-renowned surgeon who has had experience performing different kinds of surgeries including heart transplants and cancer surgeries. He has only agreed to treat Spencer because of his friendship with Oscar,” Amelia explained.
After Melanie heard her daughter’s words, she could not help but recall what June had told her previously, thinking that it was a conspiracy.
She said as her eyes widened, “Get lost! Scram! Don’t even think about hurting my son.” With a dangerous glint appearing in her eyes, she continued while pointing at Amelia, “I’m going to transfer my son to another hospital right now. I won’t let you kill him, you vicious woman!”
Everyone’s expression changed when they heard that.
Even though Oscar’s expression had darkened, he said patiently, “Mom, I know you’re in a bad mood, but I would suggest that we let James examine Spencer first and not let his condition worsen.”
In response to that, Melanie opened her arms wide, blocking the entrance to the ward.
Oscar massaged his temples and looked toward Dominic. “Dad, do you want to save Spencer?”
Dominic nodded his head.
“Then, please help to move Mom away.”
After a moment of contemplation, Dominic proceeded to drag Melanie away.
“Let me go, let me go!” Melanie yelled, struggling with all her might.
Ignoring the woman’s protests, Oscar turned his attention toward James and said, “James, we will leave him to you then.”
James nodded.
When James came out of the ward after examining Spencer, he said, “I would suggest that you transfer him to my private hospital. I will make a call to my mentor and ask him to make a trip to Chanaea.”
“Is it OK to transfer him in his current condition?” Oscar asked.
“His condition still allows him to be transferred. As long as his family members consent to it, we can transfer him right away,” James replied.
Oscar nodded and said to Dominic, “Dad, we are thinking of transferring Spencer to another hospital. What do you think about it? Of course, we would let you and Mom make the final decision. I will respect any decision you make. I think Amelia and I have already done enough. If we do too much, it will just upset Mom further. Besides, it is unlikely that she would agree with anything we do.”
The man had expressed his stance clearly.
Dominic agreed without any hesitation.
“Let’s do that. I will give my consent. As long as my son can be saved, I will agree to anything. Oscar, I trust you and Amelia. I know both of you won’t harm Spencer,” Dominic said sincerely, looking at Oscar.
Oscar nodded and made a call to Robert at once, giving him a brief explanation of Spencer’s situation and informing him that the patient would be transferred to another hospital.
A while later, Robert, who had a serious expression on his face, appeared with a group of other doctors.
“Oscar, why did you suddenly decide to transfer my patient to another hospital? You need to give me a good reason for that,” Robert said.
Hearing that, James stepped forward and extended his hand. “Mr. Lancester, it has been a while,” he greeted with a smile.
After the two men shook hands, Robert nodded and said, “James, it’s been a long time indeed.”
“Mr. Lancester, I just did an examination for Spencer and found a new drug in his body. It was a drug that Anglandur had recently developed, so I need to transfer him to my hospital to do some further analysis. By right, this drug shouldn’t be available in Chanaea yet. I want to know the reason why it’s here,” James said.
“You already know about it?” Robert asked seriously.
James nodded, and after a moment of contemplation, he suggested, “Mr. Lancester, I need to have a meeting with you and the doctors in your hospital to discuss this matter. Is that OK with you?”
“Sure.”
Besides agreeing to having the discussion, Robert had also consented to Spencer’s transfer to James’ private hospital, which was set up with the help of Oscar.
After Melanie struggled out of Dominic’s grip, she launched herself toward James. Pounding on the doctor’s chest with all her might, she said resentfully, “I’m going to kill you! I won’t allow you to harm my son. Whoever wants to move my son needs to step over my dead body first!”
Since James would never hit an elder, he could only try to dodge Melanie’s fists. However, it was still painful for him as Melanie was throwing all her force into her punches.
In the end, James got angry and grabbed Melanie’s hands.
Seeing that, Dominic quickly pulled his wife toward him and reprimanded, “Stop it! Do you really want to watch our son die?”
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