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    He found Belinda at her desk, engrossed in a stack of papers with absolute focus.


    He asked with a smile, “What’s got you so locked in?”


    “Just reviewing a patient’s file,” Belinda replied, ncing up at him.


    “You’ve finished dinner?”


    “Yeah.”


    Lucas nodded, but as he was about to say something, his gazended on the name written on the medical file. He frowned. “Barbara Dury?”


    Belinda blinked at Lucas’ words. “You know her?”


    “I do,” Lucas said. “Her mother is from the Wright family in Soling. She and my father have always had a good rtionship.”


    He paused briefly, then asked, “Barbara is ill?”


    “She has Marfan syndrome,” Belinda replied.


    The mention of it darkened Lucas’ expression. “I remember… Her father passed from the same condition.”


    Belinda gave a slow nod. “Mr. Rodgers mentioned it to me before. It’s gic, hard to avoid since they are rted.”


    Lucas looked at her. “Is Barbara at Grand ins General Hospital now? Are you her attending physician?”


    “Not yet,” Belinda said with a shake of her head. “Nni didn’t follow the usual admission procedures, so things are a bit up in the air. She hasn’t chosen a physician for her daughter yet. The director rmended Turner, and Mr. Rodgers rmended me. Right now, Nni hasn’t made a decision between us.”


    After a pause, she continued, “But she did visit me today. Her primary intention was to wait for her daughter’stest test results before having Turner and me analyze her daughter’s condition and propose solutions. Then she’ll decide.”


    Lucas frowned, clearly displeased. “What’s there to debate? She should obviously pick you.”


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    He spoke with such certainty that Belinda couldn’t help but let out a softugh.


    She gave a shrug. “Come on, from the outside looking in—between a fifty-three-year-old chief physician and a twenty-six-year-old attending physician—who do you think most people would choose? I am not exactly the ideal choice.”


    “They’re blind if they can’t see talent when it’s right in front of them,” Lucas said without missing a beat.


    That made Belinda pause, eyebrows rising faintly. She turned to him with a smile. “You trust me that much? You haven’t even seen me in the OR before. How do you know whether I am really skilled or not?”


    Lucas’ lips curled with conviction. “I don’t need to see it. I believe in youpletely. Besides, apart from you, there isn’t a single doctor under thirty at Grand ins General Hospital. Doesn’t that prove your capability?”


    “Yes, you are right.” Belinda nodded proudly. “Still, I get why Nni’s cautious. Her daughter’s her entire world right now. Choosing the right physician for her daughter is everything to her.”


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