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.

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

panicked, “Ms. Lopez, his heart is stopping. We need to act fast”

fingers tingled numbly, but she was even more composed. She

emergency room. His late today hinges entirely on your

Claude’s very life.

felt a lump in her throat, her eyes brimming with

her answer, Magnolia slumped against the wall, crying out, “Get him to emergency, now”

satisfaction she had anticipated. A dark cloud hung over her as if something beyond her control

“Once he’s out of danger, I’ll do what I can.

just don’t want to live with regret. Even if Claude dies,

“To be part of

outsiders, it could

hospital, not even bothering to change out of

up in Magnolia’s mouth, drowning her heart

clasped her chest, the

her lips, her eyes gleaming with contentment. 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

would be the end of

save Claude, she would

would have unleashed a tidal wave of social media backlash,

choice was a loss for her.