Chapter 574
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 574<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0574<\/p>\n
The\u00a0night\u00a0ended\u00a0quickly,\u00a0and\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0sun\u00a0rose\u00a0above\u00a0the\u00a0horizon,\u00a0it\u00a0signaled\u00a0the\u00a0arrival\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0day.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0Betrico\u00a0Central\u00a0Mansions,\u00a0Arthur\u00a0usually\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0early\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0involvement\u00a0in\u00a0state\u00a0affairs.\u00a0However,\u00a0today\u00a0he\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0much\u00a0earlier\u00a0than\u00a0usual.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0Arthur\u00a0was\u00a0awake,\u00a0Mateo,\u00a0his\u00a0assistant,\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0sleep\u00a0in\u00a0either\u00a0and\u00a0found\u00a0himself\u00a0yawning\u00a0beside\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0yawning,\u00a0Mateo glanced\u00a0at\u00a0Arthur and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0up\u00a0so\u00a0early\u00a0today?\u00a0The\u00a0meeting\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0start\u00a0for\u00a0another\u00a0three\u00a0hours.\u00a0You\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0slept\u00a0another\u00a0one\u00a0or\u00a0two\u00a0hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0something\u00a0wrong?\u00a0Can\u2019t\u00a0sleep?\u00a0Maybe\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0try\u00a0lying\u00a0down\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arthur\u00a0waved\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0dismissively,\u00a0\u201cNo,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0use.\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0sleep\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0go\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0bed.<\/p>\n
Mateo,\u00a0having\u00a0been\u00a0Arthur\u2019s\u00a0assistant\u00a0for\u00a0many\u00a0years,\u00a0of\u00a0course\u00a0knew\u00a0the\u00a0reason\u00a0behind\u00a0his\u00a0early\u00a0wakefulness.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0something,\u00a0Arthur\u00a0spoke\u00a0up,\u00a0\u201cBring\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0file\u00a0from\u00a0yesterday\u00a0and\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0take\u00a0another\u00a0look.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure!\u201d\u00a0Mateo\u00a0quickly\u00a0responded.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0seconds\u00a0later,\u00a0a\u00a0yellow\u00a0leather\u00a0file\u00a0folder\u00a0appeared\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0Arthur.\u00a0Without\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0cover,\u00a0Arthur\u00a0opened\u00a0it\u00a0and\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0several\u00a0sheets\u00a0of\u00a0paper.\u00a0He\u00a0held\u00a0them\u00a0carefully\u00a0and\u00a0examined\u00a0them\u00a0closely.<\/p>\n
These\u00a0were\u00a0Claire\u2019s\u00a0personal\u00a0details.\u00a0As\u00a0Arthur\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Claire\u2019s\u00a0passport\u00a0photo\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0file,\u00a0the\u00a0name\u00a0\u201cClaire\u201d\u00a0escaped\u00a0his\u00a0lips.<\/p>\n
Fragmented\u00a0memories\u00a0from\u00a0over\u00a0a\u00a0decade\u00a0ago\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia\u00a0flashed\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0furrowed\u00a0his\u00a0brow\u00a0slightly\u00a0and\u00a0asked\u00a0Mateo,\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0I\u00a0remember\u00a0correctly,\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0duty\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia\u00a0fifteen\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0shot\u00a0just\u00a0below\u00a0the\u00a0heart,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mateo\u00a0nodded\u00a0vigorously\u00a0in\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0Arthur\u2019s\u00a0question,\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0right.\u00a0Fortunately,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0below\u00a0the\u00a0heart.\u00a0If\u00a0it\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0direct\u00a0hit\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0heart,\u00a0the\u00a0person\u00a0sitting\u00a0here\u00a0now\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0Tristan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arthur\u00a0frowned\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cSo,\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0found\u00a0me?\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0remember.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mateo\u00a0sighed\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0idea.\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0you\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0nearly\u00a0collapsed\u00a0house\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Astamia\u00a0battlefield.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0were\u00a0unconscious,\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0found you,\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0drenched\u00a0in\u00a0sweat\u00a0and\u00a0your\u00a0clothes\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0disarray.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0had\u00a0happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0he\u00a0spoke,\u00a0Mateo\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened\u00a0in\u00a0astonishment\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0gasped,\u00a0\u201cSo,\u00a0sir,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0saying\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0when\u00a0your\u00a0son\u2019s\u00a0mother\u00a0took\u00a0advantage\u00a0of\u00a0you?\u00a0And\u00a0then,\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0your\u00a0son?\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0saying\u00a0this,\u00a0even\u00a0Mateo\u00a0himself\u00a0seemed incredulous.<\/p>\n
\u201cClothes\u00a0in\u00a0disarray?\u00a0Taken\u00a0advantage\u00a0of?\u201d\u00a0Arthur\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0Mateo\u2019s\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0heard\u00a0these\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely!\u201d\u00a0Mateo\u00a0continued,\u00a0looking\u00a0both\u00a0apprehensive\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0gleeful.<\/p>\n
Arthur\u00a0shifted\u00a0his\u00a0gaze\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0passport\u00a0photo\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0file\u00a0and\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cIs\u00a0everything\u00a0set\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Betrico\u00a0Hospital?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mateo\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0replied,\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0everything\u00a0is\u00a0ready.\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Chivers\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0made\u00a0the\u00a0necessary\u00a0arrangements.\u201d\u00a0Only\u00a0after\u00a0hearing\u00a0this\u00a0did\u00a0Arthur\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0relax\u00a0and\u00a0nod\u00a0in\u00a0approval.<\/p>\n
Tristan,\u00a0like\u00a0Arthur,\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0early\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0office.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0assistant\u00a0stood\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0him,\u00a0reporting,\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Walton,\u00a0our\u00a0informant\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0residence\u00a0says\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0boy\u00a0named\u00a0Hank\u00a0has\u00a0moved\u00a0in.\u00a0It\u00a0seems\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0has\u00a0no\u00a0intention\u00a0of\u00a0keeping\u00a0it\u00a0a\u00a0secret.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tristan\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0mocking\u00a0laugh.\u00a0\u201cJust\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0suspected.\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0who\u00a0the\u00a0woman\u00a0behind\u00a0him\u00a0is?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0assistant\u00a0shook\u00a0his\u00a0head.\u00a0\u201cNot\u00a0a\u00a0word.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tristan\u00a0sighed.\u00a0\u201cSeems\u00a0my\u00a0sister\u00a0has\u00a0no\u00a0chance\u00a0then.\u00a0But\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0best.\u00a0If\u00a0he\u00a0were\u00a0to\u00a0become\u00a0family,\u00a0it\u00a0would\u00a0complicate\u00a0matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0assistant\u00a0added,\u00a0\u201cOh,\u00a0and\u00a0sir,\u00a0Stella\u00a0came\u00a0by\u00a0last night.\u00a0She\u00a0said\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0brought\u00a0Lydia\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0entered,\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Claire\u00a0already\u00a0lying\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0operating\u00a0table.\u00a0Her\u00a0expression\u00a0instantly\u00a0turned\u00a0serious,\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0get\u00a0started!\u201d<\/p>\n
Because\u00a0today\u2019s\u00a0surgery\u00a0was\u00a0mainly\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0brain,\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0Claire\u2019s\u00a0hair\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0shaved\u00a0off,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0affect\u00a0her\u00a0beauty.<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0knew\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0Her\u00a0reputation\u00a0had\u00a0long\u00a0been\u00a0spread\u00a0through\u00a0several\u00a0competitions,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0very\u00a0obedient\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0commands.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0operating\u00a0table,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0first\u00a0gave\u00a0Claire\u00a0the\u00a0pill\u00a0sent\u00a0by\u00a0Carson.\u00a0She\u00a0then\u00a0said\u00a0seriously,\u00a0\u201cAnesthesiologist,\u00a0get\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0administer\u00a0anesthesia.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCrow,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Moore,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0chief\u00a0surgeon,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0will\u00a0assist\u00a0me.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNumber\u00a011\u00a0scalpel,\u00a0Number\u00a024,\u00a0Number\u00a07,\u00a0forceps,\u00a0Number\u00a015\u00a0scalpel\u2026\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Gao,\u00a0please\u00a0proceed\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0suturing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDone!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBoss,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0completed.\u00a0Can\u00a0we\u00a0proceed\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0silver\u00a0needles\u00a0now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Due\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0complexity\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0condition,\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0they\u00a0reached\u00a0this\u00a0step,\u00a0three\u00a0hours\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0passed.\u00a0Except\u00a0for\u00a0Cherise,\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0doctors\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0had\u00a0finished\u00a0their\u00a0tasks.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0said that\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0particularly\u00a0amazed\u00a0by\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0entire\u00a0surgical\u00a0process.<\/p>\n
They\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0accomplished\u00a0in\u00a0traditional\u00a0medicine,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0expect\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0handle\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0complicated\u00a0and\u00a0precise\u00a0surgery\u00a0like\u00a0craniotomy\u00a0so\u00a0well\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0clinical\u00a0hospital.<\/p>\n
Assisting\u00a0in\u00a0this surgery\u00a0today\u00a0was\u00a0truly\u00a0a\u00a0valuable\u00a0experience.<\/p>\n
Cherise,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0somewhat\u00a0tense\u00a0nerve,\u00a0checked\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0Claire\u2019s\u00a0current\u00a0conditions and\u00a0nodded,\u00a0\u201cYes,\u00a0proceed\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0silver\u00a0needles.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0another\u00a0fifteen\u00a0minutes,\u00a0when\u00a0Cherise\u00a0had\u00a0finished\u00a0the last\u00a0needle,\u00a0she\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0instrument\u00a0readings\u00a0beside\u00a0the\u00a0operating\u00a0table\u00a0and\u00a0finally let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0sigh\u00a0of\u00a0relief,\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0done.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you,\u00a0everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-597","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}