---- Chapter 107 Wendy wondered why James would go out of his way to elevate her like this. Wendy couldn't figure it out for now, but she was well aware James might still be hiding some tricks up his sleeve. She didn't dare fully believe everything Gregory had just said. Noticing the shift in her expression , Gregory's brows drew together with concern. "What's wrong? Did something happen ? You didn't know about the continued investment ?

Right, you said you had something to tell me earlier." Snapping out of her thoughts, she shook her head with a smile. "It's nothing. I just wanted to let you know that if join the case symposium, I probably won't have time to handle Frank Group's training sessions." Gregory considered it for a moment. "This is more important. As for the training, someone else can take over. I'll speak with Frank Group about it. You don't have to worry.

I know the whole partnership has put you in a tough spot." Hearing that, a wave of guilt swept over Wendy. She hadn't been of much help, and because of her conflict with James, she'd refused and ignored more than one opportunity to push the investment forward. "Let me talk to them, Dr. Hendrix. It was my responsibility in the first place." ---- "Alright." He nodded. "If you say so, I won't argue.

But if you run into any trouble, you must come to me." Wendy felt a warmth in her chest and responded softly, " Okay. Thank you, Dr. Hendrix." "There's no need for thanks. The project is important, but you're even more so." Gregory smiled and patted her back kindly. His words caught her off guard and left her touched.

Now that the project's funding had taken a positive turn, Wendy was even more certain she needed to handle the rest herself -cleanly, without adding to the hospital or Gregory's burdens. It would also give her a chance to ask James what reason he gave for the investment reversal. At 2:40 pm, the rare disease symposium officially began. Compared to the six attendees in Gregory's office that morning, the large conference room was now nearly full.

Apart from the specialists at City General Hospital, there were doctors from other hospitals, along with professors and researchers from various institutes. It was clear this rare case had shaken up Jazonia's medical field-and that the patient was likely someone significant. Wendy followed Gregory and took a back row seat, essentially in anassistant's position. ---- The opening portion of the symposium didn't go too deep into technicalities.

After brief introductions from around 20 attendees, the discussion shifted to the general direction of research and treatment goals. "Next, we'll go over the patient's symptoms, the stages of her treatment in Ochor, and how those results will inform our upcoming treatment plan..." Wendy listened intently. Only then, through Gregory's explanation, did she realize why Steven had recommended she join the symposium.

Back in Ochor, she had taken elective courses that included case studies on each of these two individual conditions. She'd been deeply interested and had studied them in depth. Both were notoriously hard to treat. Together, they became even more complex and resistant. There were still no clinically effective medications to treat either of these rare conditions. Even multiple surgeries could only temporarily slow the progression.

If medication was prescribed without caution, the interaction between treatments might conflict. At best, that would stall recovery. At worst, it would cause further complications that the patient's body wouldn't be able to handle.