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Curtis didn't text back.

"I'm not hungry. Go ahead without me." Leanne pocketed her phone and returned to the office.

Several colleagues had returned from lunch when Leanne walked in, and she could sense something was off.

"Sandra is an idiot. She botched another surgery. She took it upon herself to perform a vitrectomy, and now, due to a mistake, the patient has suffered a hemorrhage in the vitreous body and gone blind. The family is causing a scene."

Donna was visibly annoyed. "The patient's husband has a temper like a ticking bomb, ready to explode at any moment. He's even threatening to take it to the press. If it blows up, our department will be the one to take the fall!"

Leanne inquired further. "Is it the patient with intraocular lymphoma?"

"Exactly!"

Leanne was bewildered. She had given Sandra clear guidance, yet something still went wrong.

a senior surgeon. Ruben had explicitly stated

called her out. "Dr. Castillo,

His voice was stern. "With your half-baked skills, what made

Leanne can do it, why can't

disaster. Now look at the mess you've created!" Ruben scolded, exasperated, "That patient's husband is already

be coy, Sandra pleaded, "Ruben, please

shut, and don't

and entered to find Ruben's expression softening as he offered her a chair.

to stand, her hands in her lab coat pockets. "I'd rather stand. Just get to the

appear kind, Ruben began, "Here's the situation. Sandra had a slight mishap during surgery, and now, the patient's family is making a huge fuss. If this gets out online, you know

listened quietly, waiting for

the patient in Bed Seven who had gone blind, but Leanne's name appeared

want me to take the blame?" Leanne was incredulous.

It's for the reputation of our hospital," Ruben tried to reason. "If it's on Sandra, it's a scandal. If it's on you, it's a