Professor Sterling and his team felt as though they had just been slapped repeatedly across the face. Their cheeks burned with humiliation.
Every single one of them had mocked Serena just moments ago.
Yet now, the very titans he worshipped were crowding around the young Elyndor girl he had despised.
One was handing her surgical tools.
Another was standing by with gauze.
They were practically glowing with pride just to have been summoned by her.
"Why... how..."
It took a long time for Professor Sterling to find his voice. "Who exactly is she?" he rasped. "Even royalty from the United Realmon States couldn't gather this many legends in one room... let alone make them act so... submissive."
Douglas holstered his gun and let out a cold laugh. "Now do you understand why I let her take the lead?"
Faced with his mockery, Professor Sterling's team didn't dare utter a single word in defense.
"Since none of you can be of any help, I suggest you stay quiet," Nicholas said. He casually adjusted his cuffs, his handsome face carrying a faint, icy smile. "Just knowing you're useless is enough."
The stinging humiliation on their faces deepened.
But the person most profoundly shocked by this display was Baldur.
These were individuals he only ever saw on the covers of medical journals or on television.
Now, they had all swarmed right in front of him, and he was about to scrub in on the same surgery as them!
This was undeniably the absolute peak of his entire life!
Just minutes ago, he had been terrified that Serena's contacts wouldn't show up.
What a joke!
This was Miss Serena!
Baldur felt an overwhelming surge of relief that he had risked his entire career to blindly trust her.
That blind faith had just earned him a front-row seat to the greatest medical gathering in history!
Once he walked out of this operating room...
The heights his career would reach were unimaginable.
He would be dining out on this story for the rest of his life!
"Quiet."
Was... was Serena actually that capable?
Anna's mind buzzed with panic, all the color draining from her face.
She had assumed Serena was just showing off, playing the hero, and that her meddling would inevitably make her grandfather's condition worse.
Then, Professor Sterling's team and the legendary Dr. Smith—whom her father supposedly invited—would step in and save the day.
At that point, she could pin the entire blame on Serena.
She would force Serena to take the fall for everything.
It would be Serena who nearly killed their grandfather.
The entire Vinton family would banish that country bumpkin forever!
Serena might even face criminal charges!
But now... with all these brilliant minds in the room...
If they cured him, would they... would they figure out what had triggered the sudden deterioration in the first place?
They were too skilled. They were definitely going to find out!

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