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.

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

his heart is stopping. We need to act

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

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

were Claude’s

lump in her throat, her eyes brimming with tears as she

her answer, Magnolia slumped against the wall, crying out, “Get

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

I’ll do what I can.

have no illusions. We just don’t want to live with regret. Even if Claude dies,

looked at her earnestly. “To be part of your family must be a blessing.”

to outsiders, it could

walked out of the hospital, not even bothering to

bitter taste welled up in Magnolia’s mouth,

her chest, the

overheard her parents discussing the feud between Enoch and Silas. They had agreed to

would be the end

Claude,

a tidal wave of social media backlash, ensuring she

a