Chapter 343

The door of the operating theater, which was originally tightly shut, suddenly opened. The three of them looked at the door at the same time.

Rodney walked out with an anxious expression.

Zoe’s heart skipped a beat. She hurried forward and asked, “Dr. Stanton, why did you come out? Did something… happen to Lucas?”

Rodney gritted his teeth and said with a hint of frustration, “It’s not that something happened to Mr. Morgan, but Dr. Baxter…”

“Dr. Baxter?” Sienna couldn’t help but ask, “What could have happened to Dr. Baxter?”

Rodney stomped his feet and said, “Dr. Baxter has already performed a craniotomy on Mr. Morgan, but the surgery has just begun. He suddenly said that he didn’t want to perform the surgery anymore and asked the doctors in our hospital to do it themselves.”

Sienna looked surprised. “How is this possible?”

She had spent an extremely high price to invite Cason over. He had already accepted the money. How could he not treat Lucas just like that?

Ander asked with a dark expression, “What exactly happened?”

Before Rodney could elaborate, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked out.

Melody recognized at a glance that this was the internationally renowned specialist, Cason.

Cason was almost 50 years old, but he looked younger. He looked like he was only 40 years old.

He glanced at Sienna and the others and said, “I’m sorry. I can’t do Mr. Morgan’s surgery anymore. I’ll return the money to you now!” As Cason spoke, he picked up his phone and was about to transfer the money.

Melody took a few steps forward unhappily and said, “Dr. Baxter, what exactly happened? Why are you suddenly unwilling to undergo surgery?”

This was also what Ander and the others wanted to know.

Cason’s eyes darkened. “You only told me that he was in a car accident and that his brain was injured and needed surgery, but you didn’t tell me that he already had cancer in his brain.”

As soon as he said this, Zoe’s vision darkened. If not for Melody’s quick reflexes, she would have fallen to the ground.

Ander’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, but he was calmer than Zoe. He asked, “What do you mean by cancer in the brain? We didn’t know about this…”

“I only found out after the craniotomy. What kind of lousy hospital is this? Aren’t you going to do a detailed checkup before the surgery?” Cason’s tone was full of complaints.

He was quite accomplished in the neurology field, and he had once had a record of zero failure rate in surgery. If he broke his own record for Lucas, it would not be worth it. As a doctor, his reputation was much more important than millions of dollars.

Therefore, when Cason realized that something was wrong, he immediately decided not to operate on Lucas.

Rodney could not help but say, “Dr. Baxter, that’s not right. Before the surgery, I also reminded you that the results of Mr. Morgan’s brain biopsy will only be out in the afternoon. You were the one who said that there was no need for a biopsy and immediately decided to perform the surgery. How can you say that it’s a problem with our hospital?”

Cason raised his eyebrows and reprimanded, “It’s not your hospital’s fault. Could it be my fault? Lucas’s condition at that time meant that he had to start the operation immediately!”

However, Rodney knew that Cason was not telling the truth. Lucas’s situation was indeed dangerous, but it was not to the extent he had described. It was not a problem to delay until the results of the biopsy came out in the afternoon.

However, when Cason said this, his face remained calm, without a hint of embarrassment for lying.

Rodney was so angry that he pointed at Cason’s nose and scolded, “You’re indeed an expert, and your status in the medical world is higher than mine, but you’re much more unqualified to be a doctor than me! I’ve never heard of anyone suddenly not operating halfway through the surgery.”

Cason said shamelessly, “Don’t spout nonsense. The surgery has just begun, and it’s not half done. If you have the time to slander me, you might as well enter the operating theater and continue to operate on him.”

In the end, Cason added, “But let me remind you. When the brain injury and his brain cancer are

combined, the probability of surgery failure and death is very high.”

“You-“

Rodney was about to scold Cason for not having the basic ethics of a doctor when Melody suddenly pulled his arm.

He subconsciously looked at Melody and heard Melody ask Cason, “You’re determined not to do this surgery, right?”

“Of course,” Cason replied. He thought, ‘How can I sacrifice my bright future for Sienna’s millions of dollars?’

Without Sienna’s millions, there would certainly be other wealthy patients willing to pay that amount. With his well-known reputation, he had no shortage of wealthy clients seeking his expertise.

When Sienna heard Cason’s resolute answer, she was both angry and anxious.

“Cason, how can you do this? When I first approached you, you promised you would help.” Sienna was so angry that tears were about to flow out of her eyes.

Zoe no longer cared about Cason. She pulled Melody’s arm and asked, “Melody, can you save Lucas? Can you continue the surgery?”

Melody nodded without hesitation. “Sure. I’ll disinfect it again and go straight to the operating theater.” With that, she went straight to the disinfection room without hesitation.

Seeing this, Cason frowned suspiciously and asked;

Sienna, “Who is she? Don’t tell me that she’s also a brain doctor.”

At that time, Sienna still didn’t trust Melody. But seeing Cason’s true nature, she decided to praise Melody right in front of him, her expression sour. “Of course, Melody is a doctor and an amazing one at that!”

Cason laughed mockingly. “Miracle doctor? Every field might have prodigies, except ours. It’s not enough to be talented and smart; you need extensive clinical experience and endless learning. She’s so young. What kind of miracle doctor could she be? I think you’ve been fooled! I advise you to quickly find a reliable neurosurgeon while there’s still hope for Lucas.”

Ander said with a dark expression, “Cason, if you’re not willing to do the surgery, then stop getting in our way. Get out now, or I’ll make sure to report you!”

Cason smiled insincerely and said, “I’m not a doctor in this hospital to begin with. I’ve long been working in a foreign hospital. May I ask where you can report me? If you want to report me, go ahead.”

Cason’s nonchalant attitude made Sienna jump up in anger. “Cason, if I had known that you were such a person, I wouldn’t have invited you here at all! Get lost immediately!” She thought she must be crazy to invite Cason here to operate on Lucas.

Although Cason was thick-skinned, he was also unhappy that others were scolding him like this. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, “I won’t leave! I tried to warn you, but you didn’t listen. Let’s see how this plays out. If you let her perform the surgery, you’ll be hearing about Lucas’s death for sure!”