"B-But, Mr. Jones..." The doctor spoke timidly, "It wasn't my intention to bother you, but there's a situation that I think I must report to you immediately."
Luke squeezed his brows even harder as he hissed, "Spill!" His subconscious told him to look in the direction of the garden to check on Gwen.
Through the huge glass window, he saw Gwen sitting with her back facing him in the garden. She was talking with Luna, and they seemed to be talking about something funny because she was laughing so hard that her body trembled.
Once he made sure that Gwen was unaware of this phone call, he sighed in relief, saying, "Quick. Get to it."
The doctor on the other side of the phone was nearly scared to death. "Mr. Jones... The thing is that we’ve just received Ms. Larson's medical report. One of the indicators is too high..."
Luke's brows pressed together. "One of the indicators is too high? Didn't I already tell you to make sure her body is in a good condition? It's less than a month before the transplant, and you're telling me this now?"
The doctor on the other end of the call could feel Luke's ruthless voice digging into him, and this scared him even more. Due to this fear, however, the doctor became a stuttering mess, which irked Luke even more.
Seeing that a normal conversation nearly turned into an interrogation, Joshua frowned and took away the phone from Luke.
"Hello, doctor. I'm Joshua. Luke isn't himself now, so you can tell me everything.
Joshua quickly glanced in Luna and Gwen's direction.
"What's wrong with Gwen’s indicator?
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