Chapter 342
Melody had thought that Sienna had made a mistake.
As the chief surgeon, Melody was not even in the operating theater. How could the surgery have begun?
However, when Melody confirmed it again, she received the same answer.
“The surgery has indeed begun, Miss Fox.” Sienna smiled politely and said, “But just to be safe, Miss Fox, please enter the operating theater to take a look later.”
This seemed to suggest that she was not wanted as chief surgeon for this surgery.
However, did Rodney dare to operate without her around?
Something was very wrong. Melody did not want to waste any more time on Sienna. She said, “I’ll go over and take a look.” Then, she ran towards the operating theater.
Sienna followed closely behind, not forgetting to remind her, “Miss Fox, walk slowly, don’t be in such a hurry…”
Melody did not care about what Sienna said at all. In less than two minutes, she arrived at the door of the operating theater, leaving Sienna far behind.
At this moment, Ander and Zoe were pacing back and forth anxiously at the entrance of the operating theater.
When they saw Melody coming over, guilt and embarrassment appeared on their faces.
“Miss Fox…” Ander covered his nose and coughed dryly. In the end, he was too embarrassed to say what he was thinking.
He used his eyes to signal Zoe to speak.
Zoe glared at Ander.
Melody saw the exchange of glances between the husband and wife. She already had a vague guess of what happened. Before Zoe could speak, Melody asked, “Who’s the chief surgeon inside?”
Zoe was stunned and looked even more guilty.
She replied, “The chief surgeon inside is an internationally renowned brain specialist, Cason Baxter.”
After saying that, Zoe lowered her eyes and apologized. “I’m sorry, Melody…We called Dr. Baxter here to be safe. He just arrived today. I wanted to introduce him to you and let the two of you discuss the surgery plan.
However, Lucas’s condition suddenly deteriorated, so Dr. Liu decided to operate immediately.”
As Zoe spoke, she secretly looked up at Melody’s expression.
She thought that Melody would be angry, but Melody was calm and did not look angry at all.
She could not help but look at Ander in confusion.
Melody said, “I’ve heard of Dr. Baxter. He’s indeed a very skilled brain doctor. You were right to ask him to be the chief surgeon.”
Zoe and Ander heaved a sigh of relief.
Zoe could not help but hold Melody’s hand. “Thank you, Melody. I was worried that you would be angry…”
Melody smiled helplessly. “As a doctor, the patient comes first. Why would I be angry about such a thing?”
Ander sighed. “Melody, you’re so young, but you’re more sensible than many older people.”
At this moment, Sienna also came over.
Hearing their conversation, she smiled and said, “Brother, Sister-in-law, I told you that it’s definitely not wrong to invite Dr. Baxter. Didn’t Miss Fox think so too?”
Zoe could not answer her and could only laugh dryly
For some reason, she was more willing to believe Melody than Dr. Baxter.
At the thought of this, Zoe said to Melody, “Melody, can you also enter the operating theater and operate with Dr. Baxter? We can only be completely at ease if both of you are inside.”
Melody agreed immediately.
“I’m about to enter the operating theater. Wait a moment, I’ll go change into my scrubs.”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Ander quickly contacted the hospital and prepared a room for Melody to change into surgical gowns.
While Melody was changing into her surgical gown, Sienna couldn’t help but say, “Brother, sister-in-law. Dr. Baxter is a very famous doctor, so his temper is naturally a little bad. I’m afraid he doesn’t want irrelevant people to go in with him…Just now, the two of you also wanted to go into the operating theater to watch, but didn’t he refuse? Why don’t…you think of a way to let Miss Fox leave first?”
Zoe frowned and retorted, “Melody isn’t some random person. On the contrary, she saved Lucas twice. If it weren’t for her, Lucas wouldn’t have been able to wait for Dr. Baxter to arrive.”
Sienna did not have a bad relationship with Zoe, but it was not good either.
Conflicts between sisters-in-laws were also common.
When Sienna heard Zoe’s rebuttal, she looked a little dissatisfied.
“Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that? Would I harm Lucas? Isn’t it just so that Lucas can receive better treatment?”
“But Melody, she…”
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Ander frowned and said, “Enough! Why are you still arguing at a time like this?”
The two of them looked at Ander at the same time, wanting him to make the final decision.
Ander was silent for two seconds before saying, “Let Melody wait with us first. If the surgery goes smoothly, it doesn’t matter if she goes in or not. But if she goes in to help when something happens, I don’t think Dr. Baxter will say anything.”
This was because he did not intend to let Melody enter the operating theater.
In the end, although Ander trusted Melody, Cason had the age and qualifications. Not to mention, he was also an internationally renowned brain specialist. Ander would choose Dr. Baxter if he had to pick between Melody and Cason.
On the other side, Melody had changed into her surgical gown and was about to enter through the
doctor’s private passageway when she was stopped by a nurse.
“Miss Fox, it’s not a good idea…You don’t have to go in for the time being.”
“What do you mean?”
The nurse hesitated and said, “Dr. Baxter doesn’t like others interfering when he’s the chief surgeon. Mr. Morgan specially instructed me to let you wait at the entrance of the operating theater with them first. When you’re needed, then you can go in…”
The nurse’s voice trailed off. She felt bad about it too.
Because of Rodney, the entire hospital knew that Melody was a young and promising miracle doctor.
But now, the divine doctor had rejected her help. She felt uncomfortable all over.
“I’m really sorry, Miss Fox. I’m also following…”
“You don’t have to apologize. It’s not your fault. Many doctors don’t like people pointing fingers at them when they’re the chief surgeon. I’ll just wait at the door.”
The nurse could not thank Melody enough.
“Thank you for your understanding, Miss Fox.”
If it were any other doctor, they would have turned around and left long ago.
However, Miss Fox’s temper was so good that it made her feel even more embarrassed.
“How about this, Miss Fox, I’ll buy you a cup of coffee. In case you need to enter the operating theater, it’ll be a good idea to refresh your mind.”
“Thank you, then.”
Melody knew that the other party felt very guilty and wanted to use this opportunity to relieve her guilt, so she agreed to the other party’s suggestion to treat her.
She turned around and returned to the door of the operating theater, but she could feel that Sienna and Zoe seemed to have gotten into a conflict.
She took a few steps forward and broke the silence first.
“Aunt Zoe, I’m back.”
When Zoe saw her, she felt so uncomfortable that she did not know where to put her hands. She could only apologize profusely. “I’m sorry, Melody. I’m really sorry.”
Melody smiled gently and said, “Why are you all apologizing to me? The best scenario would be if I didn’t have to enter the operating theater. If I don’t enter the operating theater, it means that Lucas’s surgery is going smoothly. That’s a good thing.”
“Thank you for being so reasonable, Melody.” When Zoe looked at Melody again, the fondness in her eyes increased.
How could such a sensible girl not be her daughter?
On the other side, Sienna listened to their conversation and couldn’t help but pout unhappily.
Were they saying that she was unreasonable?
Wasn’t she doing a lot for Lucas’s safety?
She had spent a lot of effort to invite Cason to come down!
Thinking of this, Sienna couldn’t help but say, “Sister-in-law, Miss Fox, don’t worry. There is not one person in the world of neurosurgery who doesn’t know Dr. Baxter. If not, how could he be hired by the number one hospital in the world?”
But at this moment…