Chapter 875


    In truth, Natalie was tethering on the edge of consciousness right then.


    She was only awake from sheer will because she knew that she wouldn’t be able to save the baby in her


    stomach if she were to sumb to sleep.


    No matter what, I can’t pass out, let alone be anesthetized again!


    As that thought zed within her, she bit her tongue hard. Her face paled from the excruciating pain, and


    sweat beaded on her forehead. In the next moment, the metallic taste of blood permeated her mouth.


    Nheless, she didn’t care about any of that, for her only thought was to protect her baby.


    At the sight of the needle that was drawing ever closer to her, she took a deep breath and flipped herself


    over. Rolling off the operating table, she fell onto the floor. By doing so, she managed to dodge the


    needle in the nurse’s hand.


    The nurse was stunned for a moment, obviously not having expected her to still have the strength to


    move.


    Likewise, even the doctor was amazed.


    After all, he personally prepared the anesthetic for her. In usual circumstances, she would’ve lost


    consciousness long ago, and they would be currently halfway through the operation.


    But because she wanted to protect her child, she held on by sheer grit.


    Whoa! Even a man might not necessarily possess such strong willpower, much less a petite woman like


    her! Regretfully, I still won’t show any mercy no matter how admirable she is.


    “Hoist her back onto the operating table,” the doctor ordered.


    Grunting in assent, the nurse headed toward Natalie.


    As Natalie heard the approaching footsteps, a glimmer of despair shed across her eyes. Right on the


    heels of that, she shouted at the top of her lungs, “Shane, help! Save me, Shane!”


    “Cover her mouth!” the doctor barked, his expression changing drastically.


    At once, the nurse rushed forward and pped a hand over Natalie’s mouth.


    Biting her hard, Natalie seized the opportunity when she retracted her hand in pain to continue yelling,


    “Shane!”


    Outside the operating theater, Shane’s brows creased suspiciously when he heard Natalie’s shouts.


    What’s happening? Isn’t the operation underway? Why did she suddenly scream and sound so frantic at


    that?


    He stood up with his thin lips pressed into a tight line as a sense of dread pervaded him.


    Although Natalie’s voice had faded, her cry earlier still echoed in his ears, and he simply couldn’t shake


    off the uneasy feeling guing him.


    After a moment’s contemtion, he strode toward the operating theater. Pushing open the doors, he


    barged right in.


    The moment the door was pushed open, an rm started ring.


    Both the doctor and nurse in the operating theater froze at once as the rm indicated that the doors to


    the operating theater had been opened without their permission.


    In other words, someone had barged in.


    Panicked, they immediately swung their gazes at the doors.


    Sure enough, a tall and powerful man stalked in from outside. His crisp footsteps struck fear into them,


    gradually intensifying their terror.


    With his eyes narrowed into slits, Shane swept his gaze over the doctor and nurse, who both wore


    peculiar expressions. Then, his gaze finally fell on Natalie on the operating table. All at once, his face


    contorted into a murderous mask.


    Not only was Natalie securely bound with medical bandages, but her mouth was also stuffed with a


    medical towel to stop her from making a single sound.


    Nevertheless, her eyes were bright as she gazed at him.


    Her gaze shone with an emotion that could only be described as tion at having seen a ray of hope at


    the end of the tunnel.


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    “Mmph…” Natalie emotionally tried to speak to Shane.


    Clenching his fists, Shane swiftly rushed forward.


    Just when he was about to remove the towel from Natalie’s mouth, the doctor hurriedly stopped him.


    Forcing a smile though he had broken out in a cold sweat, the doctor insisted, “Sir, we’re still in the midst


    of an operation here, so please step out.”


    Hearing that, Shane pinned a murderous look on him. “An operation? What kind of operation


    necessitates tying up a patient like this?”


    A flicker of guilt flitted across the doctor’s eyes, but still, he adamantly exined, “The anesthetic didn’t


    work on Ms. Smith, so we were afraid that she’d make sudden movements during the operation. For that


    reason…”


    “For that reason, you want to operate while she’s still conscious?”


    No matter how shrewd he was, he couldn’t possibly figure out the real reason Natalie was being bound.


    “W-We…” The doctor panicked all the more.


    They couldn’t possibly admit that it had indeed been their n since it was a grave vition of the


    International Code of Medical Ethics, and they would be doomed once word got out.