The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1720

Chapter 1720 A Doctor's Job

Nigel understood the implication. They would pin everything on him if he didn't leave, framing it as a medical malpractice case.

Taking a deep breath, he replied, "Alright, I'll go home and rest."

Lennon finally looked satisfied and walked out of the room.

However, he didn't leave right away. Instead, he went to the decontamination chamber, thoroughly disinfected himself from head to toe, and passed through two more sterilization stations before stepping out. Even the clothes he had worn earlier were discarded.

"Burn them," Lennon instructed, narrowing his eyes as he wiped his hands with a wet wipe. "What a stubborn fool. I had to waste so much time talking to him. What if he infected me?"

A fellow doctor standing beside him reassured him, "Don't worry, Mr. Haroth. Your protective suit is the highest grade available. You'll be fine."

Lennon smiled with satisfaction. "We're all colleagues. If Nigel had half your sense, he'd have been promoted ages ago. But no, he's a blockhead. How could he expect any higher-up to agree to large-scale containment for an issue that hasn't yet made a real impact?

city-do you know how much economic loss that would cause? If this blows up, none of the officials in charge will escape accountability. Nigel just can't see the

in a dramatic response to a situation that hadn't escalated yet. Their priority was suppressing the issue

fallout then. But

the other hospital colleagues heard about this, some of them tried to

rashly. Let's keep investigating the infection's source. Maybe we're

in, "Yeah, Dr. Alistair! You're so skilled-I'm sure we can save

she finished

in bed 32! Check the patient in bed 32! They can't breathe!"

young nurse immediately turned and rushed into the patient's room. Nigel moved

patient's heartbeat and pulse were gone within

lifeless body on the bed. His expression carried not just shock but a

witnessed so much life and death, may have grown accustomed to it. But no one ever realized that it was only a rational acceptance. More

the medical field for practical reasons-job security and steady income. But others, like Nigel,

back tears and the other junior staff