The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 265

When the surgery officially began, Citrine entered the operating room alongside Dr. Parrish and the other doctors.

Inside, Citrine took on the role of overseeing and guiding the procedure, while Dr. Parrish handled the main surgical work. The rest of the medical team followed their lead with full cooperation.

Under Citrine's calm direction, the operation skillfully avoided every potential risk. Five hours later, the surgery concluded with complete success.

Once the anesthesia wore off, Manley regained full consciousness.

As soon as the nurses saw he was awake, they called for Dr. Parrish, the lead surgeon.

Dr. Parrish entered the recovery room with Patten at his side.

"Dean Reed, Dr. Parrish." Manley greeted them politely as they came in.

Dr. Parrish smiled warmly. "Mr. Carmichael, congratulations. The surgery went exceptionally well. Once your incision heals, and after three months of physical therapy, you'll be able to stand on your own again."

Hearing these words, a bright light flickered in Manley's eyes. A wave of joy washed over him, almost overwhelming in its intensity.

thoughts turned to his niece. Manley looked at the two men, his voice serious.

had been under partial anesthesia-he hadn't been completely unconscious. He vividly remembered the image of Citrine calmly giving instructions to the surgical team, her voice steady and precise. Alongside his surprise, pride welled up

thing for anyone, yet Manley had placed his faith in her without

mention of Citrine, Patten smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry.

did Manley finally

his expression

was genuine admiration in his

lips. "Having Citrine as my niece really is

oversee the procedure in person that everything went so smoothly. Otherwise, there might

how much Manley knew about Citrine's true background, so he left it

Patten, he'd suspected

Citrine, there was a respect in both his words and his eyes that went far

help but wonder if Citrine's

Whatever secrets she had were

Havencrest had grown colder, and everyone had begun bundling up in thick

start of the month, an