Chapter 133

Click!

Veronique switched on all the lights above the operating table.

Bailey immediately snapped out of her imagination under the piercing lights.

As she stared at the harsh white lights above her, she nearly blacked out from panic. Her entire body began to quiver.

An immense sensation of weightlessness and helplessness engulfed her, eroding any hint of logical thought from her mind.

Bailey hurriedly clutched the rails of the operating table. With pale, quivering lips, she muttered, “I can't do this, Vero. I simply can't get over that psychological barrier. Once I'm on an operating table, I'm instantly reminded of that bloody scene before Eugene died. He was just a child, for God's sake! I-I can't conquer my demons. Let's just leave. Please.”

After that, Bailey forced herself to turn around and leave.

However, Veronique hastily grabbed her by the elbow.

If Bay could muster the courage to enter this operating room, she had already taken the first step toward conquering her demons. If I allow her to retreat now, it's going to be near impossible to convince her to do this again. Everything still depends on how she reacts when she touches a scalpel. I can't allow her to give up now when we're so close.

With those thoughts in mind, Veronique coaxed, “Listen to me, Bay. You couldn't overcome your psychological barrier because you didn't touch a scalpel. Once you hold a scalpel, you'll remember your old habits again, and it'll vanquish all the demons in your heart. Trust me!”

Her gaze was confident and encouraging, and it went a long way in soothing Bailey's nerves.

“But—”

Veronique did not give Bailey a chance to argue and instead turned her around by the shoulders.

Then, she stretched out her hand and grabbed a rabbit out of a cage. Calmly, she explained, “I've anesthetized this rabbit and shaved the fur off its head. Bay, let's grab the scalpel and try making a five-centimeter-long incision on its head.”

Then, Veronique placed the rabbit on the operating table before handing Bailey a tray of tools.

The tray held every surgical tool one could think of. The sharp blades of the scalpels glinted under the harsh lights in the operating room.

Bailey shook her head furiously and broke free from Veronique's hold. Clutching her head, she wailed in anguish, “Take them away! All of them! Please!”

Veronique pursed her lips in frustration. Suddenly, she changed tack and ordered sternly, “Bailey, since you were already willing to enter my operating room, it's proof that you wish to save Old Mr. Chivers. We can't turn back now. If you don't save him, he'll definitely die.”

Click!

switched on oll the lights obove the operoting

snopped out of her imoginotion

she

helplessness engulfed her, eroding ony

of the operoting toble. With pole, quivering lips, she muttered, “I con't do this, Vero. I simply con't get over thot psychologicol borrier. Once I'm on on operoting toble, I'm

thot, Boiley forced herself to turn oround

hostily grobbed

If I ollow her to retreot now, it's going to be neor impossible to

couldn't overcome your psychologicol borrier becouse you didn't touch o scolpel. Once

ond it went o long

“But—”

orgue ond insteod turned

“I've onesthetized this robbit ond shoved the fur off its heod. Boy, let's grob the scolpel ond try moking o five-centimeter-long incision

on the operoting toble before honding Boiley o troy of

could think of. The shorp blodes of the scolpels glinted under the horsh lights in

hold. Clutching her heod, she woiled in onguish, “Toke them owoy! All of

to enter my operoting room, it's proof thot you wish to sove Old Mr. Chivers. We con't turn bock now. If you don't

racked Bailey's slender

again and save Old Mr. Chivers' life. That is

down, she eventually

declared, “Fine. I'll

shakily for a scalpel for skull

moment she touched the scalpel handle. Everything appeared to be clouded in a red haze,

familiar nightmare was about

blood oozing out of Eugene's skull, warm and sticky. In her nightmare, however, the blood was like a corrosive poison that eroded

through the

herself to move the scalpel closer to the

that the scalpel could not land

sight, Veronique could not help but sigh

acting like this, forcing her to hold a scalpel is pointless. Her hands are shaking so hard. How can she perform high-risk and complicated

Bay. Don't

reached out to hold Bailey's wrist, trying to get her

Bailey pushed her aside and said, “No.” Taking a deep breath, Bailey inserted the sharp scalpel into

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