And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 239

Magnolia fixed her gaze on Chwendolyns, waiting for her answer

Under the scrutiny of all those around, forcing Owendolyn like this fell downright shameful. But the thought of Claude’s grim prognosis from the doctor steeled her resolve

However, for some reason, her heart felt hemy.

A twinge of pain.

“Dr. Quigley, are you really going to refuse a patient?” Magnolia asked, her voice steady as icr

Gwendolyn remained silent, her palms slick with cold sweat

Duty to her mentor or her responsibility as a doctor? An unsolvable dilemma.

Magnolia pressed on, Dr. Quigley, you’re a doctor. You know that life is the most sacred thing. If news of this ever leaks, how will you face your conscience given your position?”

Magnolia was banking on the fact that the public wasn’t aware of the feud between Enoch and Silas, hoping to comer Gwendolyn with public opinion, forcing her to swallow a bitter pill in silence.

Gwendolyn felt as though a boulder weighed on her chest as she looked toward Claude, who lay with eyes tightly shut on the hospital bed, the buzzing of onlookers filling her ears.

She had comered herself.

an alarm, Claude’s complexion turning a ghastly shade of blue, his breathing

“Ms. Lopez, his heart is stopping.

numbly, but she was even

emergency room. His late today hinges entirely on your answer. She was counting on Gwendolyn’s concem for her reputation, her inherent sense of decency, and her oath as

stakes were Claude’s very life.

in her throat, her eyes brimming with tears as

her answer, Magnolia slumped against the wall, crying

she had anticipated. A dark cloud hung over her as if

danger, I’ll do what I can. But prepare yourselves, and his condition

live with regret. Even if Claude dies, at

her earnestly. “To be part of your family must

it could seem quite

not even

welled up in Magnolia’s

the pain sharp

That day, she had overheard her parents discussing the feud between Enoch and Silas. They had agreed to a truce, each staying out of the other’s territory when it came

be the end of

agreed to save Claude, she would

Gwendolyn had refused, Selina would have unleashed a tidal wave of social media backlash, ensuring she lost her job and smeared the reputation of her profession.

choice was a loss for her.