Chapter 101

Jonathan snapped into action. "Right, I'll get everything set up."

As Paisley was about to head to the operating room with Jonathan, Charles chimed in, "Hey, Ms. Sutton, what about me?"

Paisley shot him a side glance. "You might as well come help, too."

Charles broke into a grin, his eyes lighting up. "Sure thing."

He was supposedly going to help, but with Paisley there, they hardly needed him. Paisley was just using Paul's treatment as a teaching moment for him. 'Man, you really never stop learning in this life,' Charles mused to himself.

Marissa watched anxiously as Paisley disappeared into the operating room with Jonathan and the others. She couldn't hold back anymore. "Dom, are you seriously okay with this? You lived with her for four years. You know better than anyone if she has any real medical training. Don't let her fool you. This is your grandpa we're talking about."

Marissa's emotional outburst struck a chord with several of the elder Vanderbilts.

"She's got a point," Harris Vanderbilt, Paul's younger brother, chimed in. "Dom, don't let yourself get played like this."

But Dominick stood his ground, unusually firm. "Even if she could fool us, you really think she managed to deceive both Mr. Walsh and Mr. Hansen, too?"

Harris fell silent, unable to come up with a comeback.

"Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt, what do you think?" Marissa turned desperately to Reginald. "We can still stop Paisley now."

Just then, a group of medical staff in white coats rushed past, their faces a mix of urgency and barely contained excitement.

"Move it, everyone. Mr. Walsh wants us in the observation room for the whole thing," someone called out. "Wait, is this that expert who kept turning down Mr. Walsh's offers?" another doctor chimed in.

Hurry up, it's already started,"

sprinted down the hallway, like they were afraid of missing even a second. As they rushed past the

so many top doctors rushing to watch left the skeptical Vanderbilts completely stunned. Watching this unfold, Reginald finally felt the knot of anxiety

good?" Kayla mumbled, her voice soft and uncertain. The shock hadn't quite worn off, and

stood there speechless, feeling like she'd just been slapped across the face. This was not how things were supposed

operating room doors, dead silent, his eyes deep and unreadable. Shock, confusion, and something else she couldn't

then, Lauren knew that Dominick hadn't seen

her own emotions in check as she drifted over to the window. So it

who had really helped them. "Hey Marissa, what's wrong? What's with that look?" Kayla walked over to ask. She'd almost said "terrifying" because

letting her eyes well up with tears. She lifted her hand to dab at imaginary tears, using the gesture to cover

Kayla hated admitting anything good about Paisley, the results spoke for themselves. "Everyone's acting like Paisley's some miracle worker. She should be able to

down, a flash of something ugly crossing her face. But Kayla's presence had

quickly faded. "Not that wanting matters.

wouldn't be stuck making copies of

for

seriously?" Kayla

old classmate, Jack, from abroad, is related to Mr. Vaire's assistant.

surprise you on your birthday, but seeing how down you've been lately, I figured you could use some good news

excitement. "Do you think we could meet Mr. Vaire in person?

of meeting her idol practically every night. In her mind, he had to be the perfect gentleman -sophisticated,

get back to you on that,"

a meeting with Nion's assistant. She'd already tried reaching out through Jack, mentioning she wanted to buy a painting, but got shut down immediately. Though buying

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