Chapter 768

"Sorry, the number you've dialed is currently unavailable!"

Yates had tried calling Fanny several times by now, and each attempt ended with the same frustrating outcome.

This felt off to him. Even if Fanny was in the middle of surgery, her phone would ring without being answered, but it wouldn't be completely unreachable. Could her phone have died? In their line of work, such an oversight was almost unheard of. They needed to be reachable at all times in case of an emergency call to the operating room.

"Yates," came Milly's voice, interrupting his thoughts.

He pocketed his phone and turned to her, his expression cool, his words unspoken.

Milly could see his mood but pretended not to notice. "Yates, the patient's family has a few more questions for you."

"Didn't I make myself clear earlier? What more do they want to know?" Yates's reply was sharp, his patience thinning.

families. They always want to know a bit more, to find out if there's possibly a better solution." But her gentle approach didn't sway Yates. He was blunt. "You handle it. I need to

with Fanny's blessing, but for some reason, he

icy as

snapped at her over Fanny. She had her pride too.

behavior.

she wouldn't have

his hurried steps. It was clear to her that no matter how hard she tried, his heart was out of reach. If

offering a strained smile, "I'm sorry, Dr. Yates

and he barely spent a few minutes before rushing off again. He didn't even

flicker of

but she maintained a pleasant facade, explaining, "Dr. Yates and his girlfriend haven't seen each

please try to

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