Chapter 47:

After chastising the noisy onlookers, Ferris returned to the operating room. This particular room, designed for interns to observe and learn through its glass window, was being used temporarily due to the urgency of Caylee’s condition and the hospital’s packed surgery schedule. This setup inadvertently provided everyone a rare glimpse of Dr. Riss in action. However, what could have been a celebrated moment in the medical community was turned into a farce by Sansa and Ayla’s behavior

Once Ferris disappeared back into the operating room, scornful eyes turned to the embarrassed duo. Ayla felt utterly humiliated, wishing she could vanish on the spot. Sansa, her cheeks burning with embarrassment, whispered reproachfully to her daughter, “Didn’t you say Dr. Riss was a young man in his thirties? How did he suddenly become a woman?”

Ayla’s complexion turned from pale to a flushed red. She bit her lip and lowered her head, too mortified to respond

“Hahaha…” A quiet chuckle arose from someone nearby. “Mrs. Nash, why even ask? It’s clear Ayla was just making things up.”

Another added, “She claimed to know Dr. Riss and even boasted about dining with her, yet she didn’t even know Riss’s gender. It’s laughable.”

family really is a joke,” someone else commented. “Without Dr. Brian Nash, they’re just clinging to tall tales to

expression darkened with fury. He clenched his teeth and snapped

However, the mocking stares around her were too much for her to bear. Fearing additional humiliation if Riss were to dismiss her, she hesitated for a moment, gave Connor a wary look, and then slipped away in shame.

going unnoticed by many. However, Sansa had seen him and, in an attempt to impress him, had boasted loudly, only to end up

for recognizing his granddaughter’s talents and for the MindEase Elixir. He had hoped to gain some recognition in front of the crowd. Instead, his plans crumbled spectacularly, and he left with a defeated air, his face ashen. Following Balthasar’s lead, the

crowd’s attention briefly followed the departing family, their expressions filled with derision. Just then,

did the power

power outage. The hallway lights are still

in there? Oh no, what if it affects Dr. Riss’s

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