Chapter 217:

“I see,” someone murmured, breaking the brief silence.

Another voice chimed in, “Mrs. Clark, you’re so young yet already an attending physician at the Grand Plains General Hospital. This is truly impressive!”

Ryan scoffed. He leaned forward, his voice laced with disdain. “Impressive? That’s an overstatement. Winning some glorified virtual surgery competition doesn’t mean anything. It’s laughable that Caiden promoted you because of that, Belinda. Has he lost his mind? Real surgeries aren’t simulations. Just because you completed this virtual surgery successfully this time doesn’t mean you’ll be able to do it in real life.”

He let the words hang and then added with a mocking edge, “Sure, you aced the entrance exam. Big deal. The real test is under the scalpel. When you start messing up real surgeries, Caiden will regret his impulsive decision.”

A tense silence settled over the room. No one rushed to Belinda’s defense. Many people believed Ryan had a point.

They also believed that virtual surgeries, no matter how realistic, weren’t the same as the real operating room. Many agreed with Ryan’s words, thinking Caiden had made a terrible mistake promoting Belinda.

he chose to remain silent. He, for one, knew the full extent of Belinda’s medical skills. He believed Belinda was more than worthy of being

the sidelines, couldn’t entirely dismiss Ryan’s words.

I suggest you focus on your own affairs. If you have spare time, remind your uncle Turner to

Because of Belinda’s victory, Turner had lost a hefty sum: a year-end bonus and a month’s salary. That was a lot of money, and Ryan’s chest burned just thinking

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more furious about this, but there was nothing he

could escalate, Johnson stepped in smoothly, saying, “Alright, let’s lighten the mood, shall we? No use sitting here like this. How about we

idea!” someone chimed in eagerly. “Let’s play Truth or Dare… and add some new rules to spice

jumped on

“Sounds fun!”

“I’m in!”

that, the atmosphere shifted, and the

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