Hera reacted quickly by using the needle between her fingertips to speedily block Johnson's scalpel. That prevented the scalpel from cutting the nerve on the side.
"Thank you." Johnson's heart was racing madly, for he had almost caused a disaster. At the same time, he couldn't help but admire Hera for her concentration.
Johnson had always considered himself to have excellent focus. However, the sound was so sudden that he couldn't help but be startled. Yet, Hera remained as steady as a rock.
"Why did you push me?" The female doctor, who was suddenly shoved out of the crowd, interrogated the person who was initially behind her.
The male doctor was very aggrieved. "I didn't push you!"
Someone reminded softly, "Stop arguing. Don't disturb Dr. Shadow."
"Leave!" Hera ordered coldly.
The few doctors shuddered, feeling intimidated by her icy demeanor. "Sorry, I didn't mean to. Could I…"
"Whoever was involved earlier has to leave within the next minute. Otherwise, I expect all of you to get out!"
Although the female doctor wanted to explain herself, Hera did not give her a chance. Hera hated people interrupting her work, especially when she was administering acupuncture and performing surgery.
Whether it was strangers or even Bernard, Hera would not go easy on any of them.
The doctors who were observing from the side exchanged anxious looks. Afraid that everyone would be kicked out, they quickly gestured for the five people involved earlier to leave.
Although the five onlookers were rather reluctant and felt wronged, they still left the room. In fact, Marcus was one of them. Seeing how the commotion did not affect Hera at all, he became more impressed yet slightly more disgruntled toward her.
The remaining doctors dared not to move or even breathe too loud, fearing that all of them would be kicked out. As time slowly passed, the doctors observing on the side began to feel weary from standing.
However, Hera remained extremely focused on the surgery. Despite her young age, it was really impressive that she could maintain such high concentration for so long.
Finally, the operation came to an end. Johnson watched Hera extract the last needle. Harvey's finger moved, and his eyelids twitched immediately as well.
Johnson was very shocked. "We did it!"
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