The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 8

Though scared out of her wits, Susana gathered her courage and said, "This is Dr. Caden's decision. He said he'd take responsibility if anything goes wrong..."

"And how's he going to take responsibility? By paying with all your lives?"

At Carl's words, Susana turned white as a sheet, unable to utter a word.

"Mr. McMillian, let's get our specialists in there to save Phillip immediately. I'll handle the surgeon and his assistant inside. None of these people are going anywhere," Carl said, his gaze sweeping coldly over everyone.

They need to make them understand the consequences! How dare they let a high schooler operate on the old man? Were they out of their minds?!

Just then, the specialists behind Romeo started exclaiming in surprise.

"She's actually managed to separate all the adhesions."

"She didn't hit a single blood vessel, and the heart tissue is intact. And she's using her left hand to operate!"

"How did she do that?"

"She dealt with such complex adhesions so quickly..."

The surgery was extremely difficult, but Arabella made it look like a walk in the park. With the adhesions handled, she lifted her beautiful eyes, her fresh and refined demeanor unforgettable at first glance.

"Dr. Greg, who is she?"

One of the foreign heart specialists brought by Romeo asked with a heavy accent, "Is she a new doctor at the hospital? Can I have a chance to talk with her?"

"We arrived late and didn't see how she opened the chest, but being able to separate the adhesions so well...her medical skills are definitely superior to mine."

"I also have some questions I'd like to ask her..."

Not only was Carl taken aback, but everyone in the room was stunned. A teenage girl had managed to separate all the adhesions in the shortest amount of time!

"To achieve this is beyond expectation."

"Even experienced specialists can't guarantee to separate all the adhesions in such a short time."

"Is she actually a seasoned doctor in her fifties disguised as a young girl?"

How else could she have achieved this?

Romeo's face was stoic, his handsome brows showing a hint of detached scrutiny, revealing no emotion.

Unable to hold back, Susana spoke, "Even if she didn't damage any blood vessels or heart tissue, Phillip has had multiple surgeries before. There's not much left of the tissue used to suture the heart valve - the mitral annulus. It's hard for an artificial heart valve to take hold."

This was one of the reasons they hesitated to operate.

"Susana—" Dr. Greg rebuked her in a deep voice, somewhat unhappy.

Ignoring him, Susana continued, "I just want everyone to know, that Phillip has a severe intracardiac infection. The edema in the tissues is critical, and suturing the artificial valve is extremely difficult... If her suturing is flawed, it's unlikely that Phillip's heart function will recover, and he could develop severe complications."

Knowing Susana's argumentative nature, Dr. Greg hurriedly said to Romeo, "Sir, this young female doctor is very skilled. I believe she can handle this situation... Also, Dr. Caden is assisting her. Dr. Caden comes from a family of doctors and is highly intelligent. His grandfather is James Newton, a renowned doctor both domestically and internationally."