Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 26

Leanne had grown up without her parents’ love and care, her heart aching with longing whenever she saw the unbridled affection others received from theirs.

She squeezed Penelope’s hand, her lips curling into a comforting smile. “Trust me.”

Amy interrupted, “Dr. Castillo doesn’t make empty promises. If she says you can trust her, you can bet that surgery will be a success!”

The craniotomy was performed by the top neurosurgeon, meticulously removing the subdural hematoma and the bruised brain tissue. Having precisely located the optic canal, Leanne took over under the microscope using a micro-drill to open the patient’s optic canal for decompression.

The surgery was a success with the collaboration of several doctors, and it was nearly 2 a.m. when Leanne emerged from the operating room.

The patient was under intensive care observation. Finally, allowing herself to relax from the intense focus, Leanne felt a throbbing headache.

She touched her forehead, which felt feverish. She must have caught a chill at the Perez’s the night before.

Jake, waiting outside the hospital, called her. “Mrs. Richardson, it’s late. Are you done for the evening?”

She couldn’t tell if it was the headache, the fatigue, or the reluctance to face Curtis. His unexpected tenderness and the impending threat of divorce left Leanne wondering how to deal with it.

She refused, “It’s too late. I won’t be heading back. I’ll crash in the on-call room.”

noticeably congested, prompting Jake to ask, “Do you have a

deal. We’ve got medicine at the

hanging up, Leanne popped a few fever reducers with water and went to the on-call

a large bouquet and a luxury brand handbag on her desk.

it be from Curtis?

she immediately dismissed it. No, it

ask Amy about the flowers and the gift when she heard a snide voice behind

such perks to being on call, I would’ve seized the

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know how to give gifts. A

her. Like any of that would

you’d need the skills to keep it. You blew it when that patient’s family lost trust in you. Whose fault is that?”

verbal sparring. “Is this from Mrs.

nodded. “The patient woke up, and all her

conspiratorial whisper. “Dr. Castillo, do you know who the patient is?” Leanne was about to start her rounds and had no interest in gossip. She

Amy was excited. “Half the equipment in our department is from MedRevive. I figured out why Sandra was being so nice yesterday. She was trying to suck up and totally blew it. Look

well-known to Leanne as a

wealth was irrelevant to a doctor’s

She looked weary from a night without sleep but