Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 6-1

Ethan’s initial anxiety melted into amazement as he watched Danielle work. Her calm confidence and perfect attention to detail left him spellbound, eager to see what she would do next.

Danielle meticulously separated the cardiac adhesions from the sternum-the most challenging part of the surgery. She accomplished in thirty minutes what would take even Ethan several hours, leaving him stunned.

In the observation room, the doctors held their breath. One wrong move could damage the cardiac tissue or blood vessels, spelling disaster. Yet Danielle completed the separation flawlessly, preserving every vessel and tissue.

"How did she do that?"

"She made such a complex procedure look effortless."

"Who is she?"

Danielle’s textbook-perfect suturing technique further humbled the assembled medical staff. By the end of the surgery, they were all shocked speechless. Danielle had literally pulled the patient back from death’s door.

Ethan thought, watching her sew up the incision with a

own professional pride took a hit-he’d always prided himself on being the best heart surgeon in the country, but this girl? She was

up. Outside, the same doctors who’d dismissed her now crowded around admiringly-their earlier skepticism replaced

couldn’t believe it-that

was wheeled out, doctors rushed to

curiosity, began to clear out, leaving only Ethan and a

family arrived?" Danielle asked,

gazing at her

can move to standard care tomorrow. I’ll leave post-op instructions." After that, she turned to

eagerly. "Please-your name? Your technique is extraordinary.

Darling. We’ll meet

for the patient’s family. You saved Mr. Logan Charrington-his grandson will want to thank you personally," Ethan