My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 234

Jared said not a word. He got up and walked to the balcony, leaning against it to look downstairs with his fingers gently rubbing on the white-marble windowsill. “Long time no see, Michael. You seem to be putting on airs now,” Jared said. Michael wiped the sweat from his forehead and apologized repeatedly. “I was on an inspection round downstairs. When I heard you were coming, I immediately came back.” Constantly staying under Jared’s shadow, Michael became resentful of him. But he dared not show it in front of Jared. Instead, he smiled and said, “But an emergent patient was suddenly brought in. I had to attend to it. Otherwise, I’d never dare to make you wait, Mr. Johnston.”… Jared looked at his chubby body and said coldly, “You’d better be.” He then let out a faint smile. “Let’s talk business now.” He turned to look at Michael with an obscure expression in his eyes. Michael was intimidated and almost immediately lowered his head. Despite that, he was flattering. “At your service, Mr. Johnston
Jared looked at him with an icy look on his smiling face. “You must have known Benjamin’s condition,” he said.
Mr. Riddle Sr. was the titular figure of the Riddle family. Michael was startled for two seconds before replying, “Yes, I’ve examined him as soon as he was brought in. His condition isn’t looking good. The surgery is risky with many uncontrollable variables.”
“Get your best doctor. How are the chances?” Jared asked, with no emotion in his eyes.

The best doctor under his command was now studying in the Yamenia, and it took last a day of travel back. Besides, he would have to interrupt his study. As reluctant as Michael was, he had no choice but to call the doctor back. “There is a sixty percent chance,” he said.
Jared frowned thoughtfully, as the sixty-percent chance was too low. “So much for the best doctor in your hospital. You are keeping a bunch of useless people in the hospital. How about you retire early?”
Michael’s expression changed abruptly. He knew Jared meant what he said, and he quickly said, “I’ll call Martin later and see what he says, maybe over sixty percent.”
Jared could tell that Michael was pretending. He sauntered up to Michael with a frosty face and looked condescendingly at him. “That’s what San Joto Central Hospital is capable of? Not even one-hundred percent?”
Michael was frightened, with cold sweat all over his body. He quickly explained, saying,” Please don’t be angry, Mr. Johnston. Benjamin is old, and the location of his myocardial infarction adds more difficulty to the operation. It is difficult to tell what complications would arise during the surgery. We have taken all these factors into account to give a more conservative sixty percent chance. If you aren’t satisfied with it, we really can’t do anything about it.” He looked at Jared with fear in his eyes.
Jared did not get angry with Michael for saying such a thing. Instead, he let out a faint smile.”