Chapter 10:

As they sat in the waiting area, Belinda’s phone abruptly rang.

She glanced at the caller ID, her expression showing a flicker of impatience before stepping away to answer the call.

“Hello, what is it?”

“Star, Elsa Torres from Ascein emailed again. She’s insisting that you perform her son’s surgery,” came the cheerful voice of a woman.

Belinda responded with a hint of disinterest, “I’m not available. Her son’s condition isn’t critical, and their local specialists are more than capable of performing the surgery. There’s no need for me to do that.”

The woman on the other end of the line laughed softly. “Understandable, but you know how it is with mothers and their children. Elsa wants nothing but the best for her son, which apparently means you.”

Belinda sighed and dismissed the idea once more. “Tell her no. I’m busy here. I need to hang up now.”

Belinda rejoined

later, Lucas’s phone suddenly

call, and his face immediately showed concern. “I will be

caught his arm, stopping

for

a firm gaze, she said, “I don’t care what has come up, but

that from Lucas’s concerned expression, the person who had called him must

a deep voice, “It’s my father. He

She rose

a word, Lucas turned and walked toward

VIP ward at Grand Plains

exclaimed as he entered

that upset him greatly, causing

said that did she notice Belinda, who had followed Lucas into

Belinda, puzzled at first, but then her eyes widened in recognition and astonishment. “Belinda? My goodness! What have you been through these

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