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?

cause? If this blows up, none

they weren't entirely wrong. The higher-ups weren't interested in a dramatic response to

they'd deal with the fallout then. But admitting failure now would mean risking

this, some of them tried

act rashly. Let's keep investigating the

who looked like a newly appointed intern, chimed in, "Yeah, Dr. Alistair! You're so skilled-I'm sure we

she finished speaking, a

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

rushed into the patient's room. Nigel moved even faster, his skills honed

he did, the patient's heartbeat

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

doctors, having 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 than anyone else, they hoped to save the lives of

the medical field for practical reasons-job security and steady income. But

fighting back tears and the