Chapter 159


    Several people had gathered at the entrance of the ICU with sad faces. One of them was a grey-haired


    olddy sitting in a wheelchair. Her eyes were red, and her mood was unstable.


    When Katherine and Theodore came over, there was little reaction from them.


    Matthew then introduced both parties.


    When Emma Bet heard that, she raised her head and nced at Katherine and Theodore.


    However, when she saw Katherine, she froze as if she had been struck by lightning.


    "Was it you who came up with the experimental drug? Do you know you almost killed my brother with


    your stupid drug?!" A woman whose features resembled Emma gave Katherine a mean nce before


    scolding her in a shrill voice.


    However, Katherine did not look at her and said to Matthew, "Prepare an operating room. I will perform


    an operation on him."


    Matthew did not answer right away but subconsciously nced at Theodore.


    "Go." Theodore was unhappy and impatiently waved his hand.


    It was only then Matthew hurriedly turned around and prepared an operating room for Katherine.


    Jessica Rosenburg—the woman who was yelling at Katherine just now—immediately became angry as


    Katherine was ignoring her. She then stepped forward to yank Katherine''s hand and cursed in a sinister


    tone, "What''s wrong with you? Don''t you hear me talking to you? What''s the matter? My brother is now


    in the ICU because of your drug. Are you not going to take responsibility?"


    "Are you talking to me?" Katherine calmly looked at Jessica and inquired.


    At that moment, Katherine''s gaze made Jessica flustered. Jessica wondered if it was just her


    imagination because that gaze somehow felt the same as how her father would look at her while he


    was still alive.


    She felt difort, and so her tone became ruder. "Mind that tone and look of yours. There is


    something wrong with the medicine at your institute! Didn''t you tell us yesterday that he will be fine?


    Why is he now in this state? My brother is dying—"


    Emma, who had been shocked by Katherine''s appearance, only returned to her senses when she


    heard Jessica''s words before shouting coldly, "That''s enough! Alex won''t die!"


    Jessica was reluctant, but she did not dare to continue due to Emma''s authority. However, that did not


    stop her from ring at Katherine.


    Matthew soon returned and wiped the sweat from his forehead before speaking to Katherine. "Miss


    Cornell, the operating room has been prepared. Will you carry out the surgery now?"


    "Yes. Send the patient to the operating room now." Katherine nodded and turned around to leave.


    Jessica opened her mouth as she wanted to say something. However, she immediately closed her


    mouth obediently upon meeting Emma''s eyes and dared not to say a word more.


    Although she held her tongue, she could not help but still mutter out of spite, "She''s way too young to


    be capable of doing the surgery. Why must she be the one to do the surgery on Alex? If he died


    because of her ipetence, then—"


    "Shut your trap! If you hate to stay in the hospital, scram!" Hearing those inauspicious words, Emma


    was unhappy and she threw a fierce re at the woman who spoke out of turn.


    Jessica then pouted and did not speak anymore.


    On the other hand, Katherine changed into a surgical gown before entering the operating room with a


    sullen face.


    Alex was already in the room, and Matthew had arranged for a few people to assist her.


    However, she did not even look at them and walked straight toward the operating table. She lowered


    her head to look at Alex''s pale face.


    She then went to take a look at his brain CT image hanging in the back before walking back to him.


    With a razor held in her hand, she started to shave off his hair. After that, she took a marker to draw a


    cross on his head before picking up a scalpel to start the operation.


    Everyone else looked at her with shock as she operated on the patient with swift yet urate motions.


    The surgery was the same as any other, but when she was the one behind the operating table, it


    somehow made the sight more pleasing to the eyes aspared to others.


    Throughout the whole process, Katherine did not call for any assistance as she performed the


    operation by herself.


    There were fragments of bullets that remained in Alex''s skull since he was shot in the head back then.


    As the fragments were located in a ce covered with nerves, no one dared to perform a craniotomy to


    take them out.


    So, he had been in aa ever since then. The bullet fragments remained where it was as hey


    there motionless. However, during the time he was discharged from the hospital yesterday, the bullet


    fragments might have shifted from the original position due to the patient being moved around too


    much, making his condition take a turn for the worse.


    Before long, Katherine had sessfully removed the fragments. After the surgical incision was stitched


    up, she put the scalpel away and said, "I''m done. Send him back to the ICU first before moving him to


    the general ward. As for postoperative care, you should be able to handle that, right?"


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    "Yes." In the operating room, everyone nodded in unison while looking at her with a gaze filled with


    reverence.


    They had seen the best surgeon in the hospital perform surgery before, but it was not as fast and


    delicate as her. So, the surgery earlier was simply an eye-opener for them.


    "Miss Cornell, your skills are impressive. Where did you learn the medical skill?" Several nurses


    approached Katherine with admiration and surrounded her.


    "Fontan," Katherine replied casually while taking off the blood-stained gloves and throwing them into


    the trash can. "I''ll take my leave and leave the rest to you."


    "Miss Cornell, will youe to our hospital for future surgeries? I would like to be your assistant


    again."


    "Me too! I would like to help out as well."


    "Yeah, me too! I can wipe your sweat for you!"


    "Bah! Shame on you. I will be the one wiping her sweat!"


    "No, shame on you! It''s my job!"


    Right then, the three nurses started arguing, and Katherine shook her head at the sight. Then, she


    decided to ignore them and turned around to leave.


    As soon as she walked out of the operating room, Jessica walked up to her immediately while looking


    at her with eyes filled with mockery. "What''s the matter? Are you done with the surgery? Are you going


    to tell us that the operation was sessful and my brother will be fine? And that he''ll wake up soon?"


    Hearing Jessica''s mockery, Katherine raised an eyebrow while ncing at Jessica. "You''re quite


    smart."


    "Hmph. You sure know how to talk big, don''t you? Someone like you can do surgery? Hmph, don''t


    make meugh!" Jessica was seething in anger as she thought about how Katherine had made her


    lose face and was reprimanded by Emma.


    Jessica was especially vexed whenever she saw Katherine''s face. For some reason, Jessica felt as if


    she had seen Katherine before. Yet, she could not recall it.


    "Move over. You''re in the way." Katherine was in no mood to talk to such a person, so she shoved


    Jessica away.


    Jessica staggered. She then looked at Katherine furiously, not liking thetter''s arrogant attitude.


    After an operation, Katherine was so exhausted that she did not want to argue with Jessica. So, she


    changed her clothes and took a hot shower. Then, she left the hospital right away.