Chapter 695

“Mr. Quant, don’t listen to this woman’s nonsense! I graduated from a reputable medical school and trained under some of the best. How could a young girl like her perform a surgery that I couldn’t?”

Adrian’s desperation was clear.

Ken, usually quiet, finally spoke up. “Adrian, are you done?”

Adrian instinctively looked at Ken and was met with a cold, unblinking stare. The moment their eyes met, Adrian felt a chill run down his spine as if he was facing the devil himself. He was stunned into silence, cold sweat soaking through his shirt in seconds.

Just then, a bodyguard in a sterile suit entered the operating room with a doctor.

“Sir, Dr. Mueller is here.”

Melody immediately recognized the name. Jacob Mueller was a renowned general surgeon in Halcyon and an expert in complex brain surgeries. His skillful hands had earned him the nickname “Miracle Hand” among his patients.

Melody had met him once in her past life. Jacob was known for both his medical ethics and expertise, someone even her teacher had praised. However, Jacob was deeply rooted in modern medicine and had a strong bias against traditional practices.

But since her teacher thought highly of him, Melody greeted him politely, “Dr. Mueller, it’s an honor.”

Jacob didn’t recognize her. He nodded slightly and approached Sebastian.

“Mr. Quant, I hope I’m not too late?”

“No, not at all,” Sebastian replied courteously. He gestured to Sid, who had just undergone surgery. “The surgery is supposedly complete, but there’s a disagreement here. One doctor says Sid needed bypass surgery, while the other says it wasn’t necessary. We’d like your opinion.”

Jacob nodded, maintaining a neutral expression, and moved toward the operating table.

The entire surgery had been recorded, so Jacob asked the assistant doctor to pull up the footage. The video of the first surgery had been deleted by Adrian, but the latest one was intact.

As the footage played, showing Melody using a traditional method and modern medical equipment to stop Sid’s bleeding, Jacob frowned.

“Ridiculous! Who uses traditional medicine in an operating room?”

Adrian started to speak, but Ken’s cold presence silenced him. All Adrian could do was hope he’d been right and that Sid really did need bypass surgery.

Melody didn’t pay Adrian any mind. She noted Jacob’s disdain, just like her teacher said, and calmly responded, “Dr. Mueller, please continue watching.”

Jacob glanced at her, clearly displeased, but held his tongue and returned to the video. As Sid’s bleeding was brought under control and eventually stopped, his expression shifted to one of confusion.

Melody waited patiently as Jacob finished watching the video, which had been sped up for time.

Sebastian was quick to ask, “Dr. Mueller, what’s the situation? Is Sid really cured? And what about the bypass surgery?”

Jacob replied, “There’s no need for bypass surgery. Performing it would only increase the risk.”

As he spoke, he gave Melody a look of mixed emotions. Meanwhile, Adrian’s face turned ashen.

‘I was wrong! How can my medical skills be inferior to this young girl’s? It’s not possible. I’ve studied medicine for years. Losing to her is unthinkable!’ Adrian thought.

But with Jacob’s confirmation, Sebastian knew the truth. All the problems pointed at Adrian, the man he had chosen to trust.

“Damn it!” Sebastian shouted, grabbing Adrian and raining punches and kicks down on him. Adrian howled in pain, helpless under the onslaught.

Jacob didn’t spare Adrian a glance. He could already guess what was going on and had no sympathy for quacks like Adrian.

Jacob’s focus was on Melody. After watching the surgery, he realized her skills were on par with his own, maybe even superior in a year or two. Yet she was so young, nearly half his age.

“Who taught you your medical skills?” Jacob asked directly.

Melody had anticipated this question. She calmly replied, “I’m self-taught. I earned my medical license through self-study.”

“Impossible! You’re not telling the truth,” Jacob insisted, certain of his disbelief.

Melody, unwilling to reveal her teacher’s identity, simply shrugged. “Believe what you will, but that’s the truth.”

“You.”

Before Jacob could press further, the assistant doctor stepped forward. “The surgery is complete, and the patient is being transferred back to the ICU. Is there anything else we need to do?”

“No,” Jacob said, waving him off. “I’ll monitor his recovery.

“Understood.”

The assistant doctor, familiar with Jacob’s reputation, quickly complied, transferring Sid back to the ICU through a special passage.

As the operating room door opened, Adrian took his chance. He broke free from Sebastian’s grip and bolted for the exit, but what he saw outside stopped him in his tracks.

A large group of bodyguards from both the Quant and Chapman families stood guard, along with several police officers in uniform.

The moment Adrian saw the police, guilt washed over him, and he lowered his head.

The lead officer immediately sensed something was off and approached him. “Are you Adrian Russo? Show us your ID. We need you to cooperate in a murder investigation.”

Adrian’s face drained of color. He frantically waved his hands. “No, no, I’m not Adrian Russo! I don’t know him.”

At that moment, Sebastian stormed out, grabbing Adrian by the collar.

“Adrian Russo, where do you think you’re going?”

The police officer narrowed his eyes. “So you are Adrian Russo. Why lie?”

“N-no, I.”

Adrian stammered, too terrified to form a coherent sentence.

A foul smell filled the air, and everyone looked down to see that Adrian had wet himself in fear.