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.

want to know a bit more, to find out if there's possibly a better solution." But

Fanny's blessing, but for some reason, he couldn't shake off the unease. "Yates," Milly reached out to stop him, "you're already here. A few more minutes

glance was icy as

how many times Yates had snapped at her over Fanny. She had

his behavior. Anyone

wouldn't

go, Milly watched Yates's determined departure, his hurried steps. It was clear to her that no matter how hard she tried, his heart was out of reach. If that was

strained smile, "I'm sorry, Dr. Yates had to leave... something came up

and he barely

flicker of

facade, explaining, "Dr. Yates and his girlfriend haven't seen each other for months. Today was

for them... please try

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