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.

the bed blared an alarm, Claude’s complexion turning a ghastly shade of

his heart

was even more composed. She

to treat him, I’m not sending him to the emergency room. His late today hinges entirely on your answer. She

stakes were Claude’s very life.

throat, her eyes brimming with tears as she choked out, “1

the wall, crying out, “Get him to emergency, now”

bet. Yet, the victory didn’t bring the satisfaction she had anticipated. A dark cloud hung

approached her and said softly, “Once he’s out of danger, I’ll do what I can. But prepare yourselves, and

course. We have no illusions. We just don’t want to live with regret. Even if Claude dies, at least they’ll have

her earnestly. “To be part of your family

it could seem quite

hospital, not even bothering

welled up in Magnolia’s mouth, drowning

her chest, the pain sharp

playing on her lips, her eyes gleaming with contentment. That day, she had overheard her parents discussing the feud between Enoch

be the end of

Claude, she would

media backlash, ensuring she lost her job

was a loss