---- Chapter 253 Wendy's cheeks flushed instantly, and any trace of sleep vanished as she quickly sat up from his lap. "T'm sorry, I guess I knocked out harder than I meant to," she said. Things between them had felt a little... different since that night. She didn't even want to think about how she'd ended up falling asleep with her head in Liam's lap. Liam didn't seem bothered in the slightest.

"You looked uncomfortable sleeping against my shoulder, so I let you rest on my leg instead." That explanation only made her more embarrassed. Thankfully, her phone was still vibrating, cutting through the awkward tension in the room. She answered the call and heard Gregory's voice on the other end, "Wendy, have you and Liam gone over the surgery details ? The symposium is starting in a few minutes. When are you two getting here?" She blinked, then glanced at the clock on the wall.

The hour hand was pointing straight at two. It was already 2:00 pm. "T'm so sorry, Dr. Hendrix-" she started, assuming the delay ---- was her fault. But before she could finish, Liam took the phone from her hand. "We're all set, Dr. Hendrix. We're heading over now." Wendy stared at him, confused. Once he hung up, she asked, "What did he mean by getting the details ready? I didn't go over anything." "Don't worry. It's all taken care of.

Let's go." Liam stood up, grabbed a stack of printed documents from the table, and walked out of the office. Wendy followed him ina daze. As she watched his calm, steady back, it finally clicked -he must've been the one who had the meeting pushed back. She had planned to give a verbal update and not go into a full breakdown with Liam, but he had gone ahead, typed up the entire report, and printed it out. Awave of gratitude swept over her, and she quickened her pace to catch up.

"You did all that on your own. Did you even get any rest?" she asked. Liam didn't deny it. "It was my job. Iwas assisting you, remember? Plus, no one really sleeps well on those couches. How'd you sleep?" His easy tone swept away the last bits of awkwardness lingering in her mind. ---- Wendy pressed her lips together and admitted, "I didn't get a good sleep. I'll go home and crash after the meeting." Liam nodded. "Alright." By then, they had reached the conference room.

Wendy stepped in first and was immediately met with thunderous applause. Although there had been no meetings all morning, no one had wasted time. Many had reviewed the surgical footage or checked in outside the ICU to monitor Margaret's condition. Wendy still didn't know that Margaret had already regained consciousness and was doing relatively well. "Dr. Sanders, you were incredible. We've all seen the surgery footage.

To pull off something this complex in just 90 minutes -and do it flawlessly ? That's something almost no one else in the country could've done." "Exactly. You've really set a new bar for medical excellence here." Wendy's lips curved into a modest smile. She nodded her head respectfully before speaking. "If it weren't for the feedback and suggestions I got during the previous symposium , I wouldn't have been able to do this. I did my best, but so did every single person on the team.

That's the only reason the operation was such a success." It wasn't until now that she finally said the surgery was ---- successful. As soon as she finished, the room erupted into applause again.