Chapter 20
Anger flashed across the man’s face. “I didn’t know you’re a doctor. Why have you never told me about that?”
Ashlyn looked at him like he had gone crazy. “Excuse me. I’m busy.”
The nurses and doctors exited the operating theater right then. “Dr. Berry, I have a question regarding this procedure.”
“Dr. Berry, remember the arteries? You avoided them so deftly. I nearly gasped in shock when I saw you make that cut right next to the arteries.”
“Dr. Berry, was there really a lesion? I didn’t see anything wrong back then.”
Lucas watched as the woman answered the questions from her surgical team in a low voice. She looked dazzling and charming in her element and was no longer gentle and coy.
Instead, she treated him like a stranger indifferently. It was as if they were miles apart from each other despite being so physically close.
Just what kind of person she was?
In the ward, Cindy Wynn lay on her bed and whined, “Terry, what’s going on? Why isn’t Mr. Nolan here yet? Did you tell him I got seriously wounded?”
here soon,” Terry Peters, her manager,
get hurt, but I twisted an
lucky enough you needn’t get operated on,” Terry replied and glanced at the door. He made sure no one was near the room before he declared, “I lied to Lucas and told him you’re in surgery. I even informed the paparazzi to wait at the entrance for him. When he arrives, I guarantee he make
“I’ve waited
then, a knock
Cindy and Terry brightened up at once. Cindy put on a weak
you
couldn’t help but demand shrilly,
you.” Spencer immediately understood Cindy’s intention. Lucas was indeed, irresistible to most women. “How are you feeling? Please let
time being.” Cindy was dismayed. Why did Lucas send his assistant instead of
We’ll help you reschedule your filming schedule with the production team,” Spencer announced and
of things smashing to the ground
he thought, You want to be Mrs. Nolan? With that attitude of yours? Dream
table with one large sweep of her