Chapter 272

The anesthesiologist glanced guiltily at Melody and said, “This young lady wasn’t even the assistant Regina claimed she was, and on the contrary, the entire surgery depended on her! Regina was playing games on her cell phone the entire time, except for handing her tools at the beginning. And it was obvious to me that Regina didn’t know how to perform surgery at all. She doesn’t even know the most basic surgical procedures, and she actually let an attending surgeon hold the surgical tools by herself.”

“Is everything you’re saying true?” Ander’s eyes held a mixture of surprise and anger.

“Everything I said is true. If even half a word is false, may I be damned in heaven!” the anesthesiologist spoke word for word, with utmost sincerity, making Ander believe that what he was saying might be the truth.

Regina tried to explain, but her mouth was covered by the bodyguard, so she could only make some agitated noises.

Next to her, Rodney’s eyes widened in surprise.

He couldn’t believe that Regina, whom he called a great doctor, was actually a liar who didn’t know anything!

It made him feel his self-respect being trampled under Regina’s feet.

Zoe, however, didn’t believe the anesthesiologist right away. After all, she loved Regina deeply and had always thought of her as a daughter. Zoe pulled Ander back, looked at the anesthesiologist seriously, and asked, “If it’s really as you say, why didn’t you speak up earlier? It’s not like you’ve been bribed by this woman, is it?”

The anesthesiologist smiled bitterly to himself and said, “You’re half wrong. Someone did bribe me, but it wasn’t this lady. It was Regina. She told me that as long as I didn’t say anything, she’d give me 200 thousand dollars when the job was done. I couldn’t resist the temptation, so I agreed to do it. But just now, seeing this young lady being misunderstood by you and even facing violence, my conscience couldn’t take it.”

“This…” Zoe hesitated. She signaled the bodyguard to release Regina’s mouth, wrinkled her eyebrows, and inquired, “Regina, tell the truth. Was it you who performed the surgery for Lucas or not? Don’t worry, if it wasn’t you, I won’t blame you if you tell the truth now. I’ll just take it as you being young and momentarily blinded by profit.”

Regina froze, her heart frantically torn. But after thinking about how furious her mother would be if she admitted it, she gritted her teeth and said, “Mrs. Morgan, I really didn’t lie to you. I don’t know why this anesthesiologist is wronging me so much. I clearly took the surgery seriously for three hours.” Zoe couldn’t help but start to feel sorry for Regina. “Regina, as long as you’re telling the truth, no one can wrong you.”

Regina nodded, tears in her eyes. “Thank you for believing me. I just can’t win against two people with only my words. I’ve worked so hard, but all I’ve received is endless slander. I really can’t understand it… Is this world just like this, where good people can’t get any recognition? If that’s the case, I’d rather not be a good person anymore.” Zoe’s heart ached. She patted Regina’s shoulder and said, “Regina, don’t say that. I do believe in you. How can we trust two outsiders instead of you?”

The anesthesiologist was shocked and quickly said, “Mrs. Morgan, I swear to God that I really didn’t lie! The one who lied was Regina!”

“Shut up. The Morgan family isn’t stupid. We’ll find out soon enough if you’re lying or not,” Zoe said, giving Ander a look that signaled him to take the anesthesiologist out for private questioning.

The Morgan family was in the business of scientific research, and with a few drops of potion to torture and torment the anesthesiologist, she didn’t believe he would still be able to hold on to his lies.

But just then…

Rodney suddenly spoke up. “There’s no need for all this trouble. To find out who’s lying, we just need to check the surveillance footage. Anyway, after our resuscitation, Lucas won’t be in any danger for the time being, so it’s the perfect time to see if someone caused his condition.”

“Surveillance footage?” Zoe asked in surprise. “Is there surveillance in the operating room?”

“Yes, all operating rooms are equipped with surveillance to ensure that if anything goes wrong during surgery, the source of the problem can be identified to minimize medical disputes. The surveillance exists to protect us, doctors. If Miss Sterling is telling the truth, then the footage can protect her from being wrongly accused. I was too anxious earlier and didn’t think of this.”

Melody had been observing the scene for quite a while. When she heard this, her gaze turned towards Regina.

Regina’s face showed no sign of panic. She could not help but feel puzzled. ‘It shouldn’t be like this… she thought. Regina should have been scared when knowing there was surveillance, right?

A bad premonition rose in her heart.

Soon, her premonition was confirmed. The nurse who was sent to check the surveillance footage ran back and reported, “Dr. Stanton, something is wrong. The people in the surveillance room said our surveillance system has been hacked, and now we can’t view the footage at all.”

“Hacked? At a time like this?” Rodney’s face darkened.

Regina heard the nurse’s words, and a flash of smugness crossed her eyes. Fortunately, she was well-prepared and had considered all possibilities. Before Melody arrived, she had paid a hacker to break into the hospital’s surveillance system.

She quickly concealed her satisfaction, looked coldly at Melody, and spoke maliciously, “It seems you made thorough preparations. You knew your evil deeds would be exposed, so you took action in advance. What a clever calculation. I’m so ashamed of you! Losing to you, I have nothing to say!” Regina’s preemptive words made Zoe instantly believe that Melody was the one who had hired a hacker in advance.

Even Ander began to waver, feeling he might have misunderstood Regina. “Regina…” he spoke apologetically, “I’m so sorry that I misunderstood you.” Regina shook her head with a resigned expression. “It’s okay, Mr. Morgan. It’s normal for you to misunderstand me when Lucas’ safety is at stake. You were just too anxious, but I hope you’ll trust me more in the future and not gullibly believe the words of outsiders.”

Ander nodded repeatedly, unable to hide his embarrassment. “I will trust you in the future.”

However, at that moment, Melody suddenly spoke. “The surveillance system has been hacked?”

Ander instantly frowned. “The evidence is overwhelming. What else do you want to say?”

Melody smiled coldly and replied, “Don’t tell me that the evidence you said is just Regina’s words? We need to look at the surveillance and let it convict me, right?”

Ander said impatiently, “Haven’t you heard the surveillance has been hacked and can’t be viewed? You’re deliberately bringing up things that can’t be checked because you’re guilty, right? I’m telling you, it’s useless to act tough. I’ll find a way to make you talk. You’d better be sensible and tell me the truth yourself. What exactly have you done to my son?”

“Who says we can’t look at the surveillance if it’s hacked? The hacker’s usual technique is to garble the surveillance footage. As long as the garbling is corrected, the surveillance can still be viewed,” Melody said calmly. “As it happens, I can fix the garbled code,” Melody said.