Chapter 84
Katherine looked up and fixed her gaze upon Joaquin without showing any signs of
rejection. Then, the two of them made their way to the infirmary, but as soon as they got
there, they were greeted by Jeremy, who was standing at the door. At that moment,
Jeremy gazed at Katherine with a pair of flustered cheeks, ashamed of his ego for doubting
the lady who ironically proved him wrong later.
"I'm sorry for doubting you earlier, and I must admit that you're an impressive doctor."
Jeremy stood in Katherine's way and apologized to her after a few seconds of hesitation.
"No worries," Katherine replied, seemingly unconcerned with Jeremy's apology.
Although Jeremy still had something he wanted to say, he noticed Joaquin's gaze and
swallowed the words that were forming at the tip of his tongue. He then shifted his eyes to
Katherine shortly before he turned around and scurried away.
"Does everyone around here behave as he does? He is cute, isn't he?" Katherine looked at
Joaquin after having her eyes glued to Jeremy's back.
Joaquin raised his eyebrows upon hearing the lady, feeling something different about her
since the first they met at the hotel. There is something about this lady. Now that we've
spent some time together, I realize she is not only just a skilled fighter but also a good
doctor. It's strange that no one knows a talented woman like her in Cechirus, but seriously,
how has no one ever heard of her name? "You're not so bad yourself either." Joaquin gave
an ambiguous reply, but Katherine played dumb in response to that.
As the duo exited Area Seven, they were greeted by the sight of a black Land Rover right
outside the place. While Joaquin circled around the car to get to the driver's seat,
Katherine went straight to the front passenger seat upon opening the door. The moment
Joaquin was seated, he heard his phone ringing and looked down at it with a frown.
However, he didn't answer the phone call right away as the phone continued to ring non-
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"Aren't you going to answer the call? Maybe it's something urgent." Katherine advised
Joaquin to pick up the phone out of kindness, fixing her gaze on the man's expression.
Joaquin then grunted and picked up the call when the phone rang once again. "Mr.
Levisay, this is a call from Hovington Hospital. We have a patient here who has been
admitted to the hospital due to an injury. Nevertheless, the reason we called you was that
your number was the only contact we could find in her call log. So, could you please come
over?" A man's voice was heard from the other side of the phone, instead of the usual
skittish voice Joaquin was expecting.
Upon hearing the news, Joaquin responded with a cold voice, his face darkening a little.
"What? She is hurt? What happened?"
"She was caught in an accident, and it appears that she's been severely wounded. Right
now, we're trying our best to stabilize her condition, but at the same time, we'll need her
family members to sign some papers," the person on the other side of the phone honestly
answered.
"I'll be on my way now." Joaquin hung up the call right away.
Meanwhile, Katherine could roughly tell what was going on, judging from the words that
came out of Joaquin's mouth. The next second, the man stepped on the gas pedal and
sped off on the road without even bothering to ask Katherine whether she wanted to tag
along with him. However, Katherine only responded by curling her lips upward while
looking outside the window. As he kept his foot steady on the gas pedal, the car traveled
on the highway at lightning speed for the next two hours until they arrived at Hovington
Hospital. It wasn't until Joaquin parked his car that he realized Katherine had been sitting
next to him all the time. While he appeared to be hesitant about that, Katherine sensibly
stepped out of the vehicle upon noticing his reaction. She then smiled and replied, "Don't
worry about me. I'll find my way back."
"Alright." Joaquin looked at the lady in silence and responded with a grunt before dashing
into the hospital.
When Joaquin arrived at the emergency ward, he saw the door closed with a young nurse
standing outside. As soon as she saw Joaquin, she quickly walked up to him and asked,
"Are you Beatrice Muller's next of kin?"
"How is she now?" Joaquin radiated a cold aura, his face showing an intimidating
expression.
"Her condition is pretty serious because the nerves around her legs have been severely
damaged." The nurse proceeded to hand over a document to Joaquin. "We need your
signature on the paper as confirmation before we proceed further."
Joaquin took the document and began to skim through the lines quickly before a
concerned look appeared on his face. Beatrice's condition is pretty serious, and
amputation seems to be the best way, but she is too young to lose her legs. Isn't this a
little too harsh for her? At the thought of that, he knitted his eyebrows, his eyes glued to
the words on the papers without saying a single word at all. A few moments later, he
asked, "Is there no other way?"
"Well, you could contact some of the most well-known neurosurgeons from abroad and see
if any of them could treat a damaged nervous system because I'm afraid that's not
something we're capable of at the moment," the nurse replied.
Joaquin's heart sank when he heard that because he reckoned Hovington Hospital was just
as good as the ones in Bellerium. Therefore, the doctors would likely not be able to help if
Beatrice's doctor couldn't. Nevertheless, he insisted that the doctors from Cechirus were
just as good as those abroad. Thus, he had no intention of seeking help from abroad.
"Alright, I get you. Please have the operation postponed." Joaquin returned the document
to the nurse.
The nurse paused for a second and took it. "Sure, as you wish, Sir." She turned around and
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Two hours later, Beatrice was finally taken out of the emergency ward. While she was still
unconscious, the bruises on her face were apparently noticeable. "Her condition is stable
for the time being, but like I suggested, I think it's better for her to go through an
amputation. You might want to make up your mind in no more than a week because if you
fail to do so, she could suffer from necrosis that may spread to the rest of her body. By
then, it'll only get worse." The doctor, who seemed to be in his forties, made his point in a
serious manner. After offering Joaquin his word of advice, he turned around and walked
away.
On the other hand, Joaquin sat beside the bed, having his eyes glued to Beatrice, who was
unconscious with a darkened expression. A few moments later, he reached for his phone
and gave Ben a call. "I want to know the truth behind Beatrice's accident. Find out what
happened and let me know. Besides, I'll need you to contact and bring the best
neurosurgeon in the country to Hovington Hospital."
"What's going on, Mr. Levisay?" Ben was stunned, as if he could see Joaquin's stern look
even though he could only hear his serious tone.
"Beatrice is caught in an accident, and she may need to have her legs amputated,"
Joaquin answered his question directly.
"What? An amputation? That's serious. Why didn't you ask Miss Cornell for help? She is an
impressive doctor, and maybe she has a way to…" Ben paused mid-sentence and said, "I'll
get on with the investigation right away, Mr. Levisay!" He hung up the call as soon as he
finished his words.
In the meantime, Joaquin furrowed his eyebrows, with Ben's words repeatedly echoing in
his mind. If Katherine agrees to treat Beatrice, there is a chance that Beatrice could keep
her legs. Despite the thought of that, he immediately gave it up because he was aware of
the bitter rivalry between Beatrice and Katherine, knowing it wouldn't be appropriate to
approach Katherine for help in that regard. Therefore, he gave up the idea of asking for
Katherine's help, thinking he should wait until Beatrice came around while trying to figure
out who the culprit was.