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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 stayedposed. 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 umted 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 nning to visit tomorrow.]
Regina: [What do you mean by that?]
Athena: [Transfer my grandmother’s guardianship to me, and I persuade Harry to drop thewsuit
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 thewsuit and not go
after your property.]
There was silence from Regina’s side. Half an hourter, she replied: [We can ept 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 awyer. Athena remained patient,
willing to wait it out.
An hourter, Regina finally responded: [Agreed. When can we sign the contract?]
Athena replied: [I’ll send awyer 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, Athenapleted 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 exin 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! Aplete 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 de
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 herplexion 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
Sess!
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 maized or if certain materials could interact with
bones maically, 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 maic material with the fragment and then use a
ma 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 waster jolted awake by a text message. Yawning, shezily 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 yfully, 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!”Owned by N?velDrama.Org.