Chapter 53:

Belinda pressed her lips together and chose not to answer, her silence speaking volumes. Undeterred, Josh turned to the room and announced, “I’d like to officially introduce Belinda to you all. She is our new resident physician in the Cardiac Surgery Department. Starting today, she’ll be reporting to Deputy Director Darlene Mitchell.”

Originally, Caiden had planned for Belinda to take on the role of an attending physician, but she had declined, citing the demanding schedule and clinic hours as more than she wanted to handle. Reluctantly, Caiden had placed her as a resident physician under the deputy director, though he had secured her promise to assist in surgeries if needed.

Following Josh’s announcement, a heavy silence fell over the room. The tension was palpable.

“A resident physician?” Kylee’s voice broke the quiet, dripping with disbelief. “Is she joining the hospital as a full-time staff member?”

“Of course,” Josh replied without hesitation, his tone matter-of-fact.

“Belinda hasn’t even passed her licensing exam yet! She only has a bachelor’s degree,

time, the condescension in the voices of the middle-aged female doctors was palpable. Belinda’s patience was wearing thin, and she was just about to respond when a voice suddenly called out, “Mr.

Josh Campbell, assistant to Caiden Rodgers,

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into one of deference. She approached Josh with a flattering smile. “Mr. Campbell, does Mr. Rodgers

her question. His eyes swept across the room, taking in the scene, before settling

now?” one of the doctors

for nepotism or shortcuts. Could you clarify what’s

shifted to Josh, their collective gaze heavy with

that Belinda barely scraped through exams and lacked

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