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.”

call, Belinda rejoined Lucas in

minutes later, Lucas’s phone suddenly

showed concern. “I will be there immediately,” he said

caught his arm, stopping him

source for

care what has come up, but we need to get

that from Lucas’s concerned expression, the person who

replied in a deep voice, “It’s my father. He has been taken to the

serious expression. She rose swiftly and said, “I’m coming with

word, Lucas turned and walked toward the

ward at Grand Plains

as he entered the room.

call that

said that did she notice Belinda,

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

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