bChapter384/bb: /b

    bIn /bthe afternoon, bthere /bbwere /babout ba /bbdozen /bpatients waiting in line for appointments at the neurology department, ball /bbregistered /bunder Nigel. Some bof /bthem bwere /bbeven /bhis regrs.

    Charlotte took bnotes /bon the bside/bb, /bNigel checked other tests, bdiagnosed /bhow serious the illness bwas/bb, /band decided if bsurgery /bwas suitable or what kind of bsurgery /bbwould /bwork.

    At that momentb, /ba man in his sixties who bhad /bbhemiplegia /bwas pushed in by his bfamily /bin a wheelchair, “Dr. Kendallb./b”

    bNigel /bbrecognized /bthe patient and family, “Are byou /bAdam Bell’s family?”

    “Yeah, it bwas /bbus/bb,/bb” /bthe middle–aged bwoman /bsaid, embarrassed. “Last byear /bmy husband was in the neurology department. The bdirector /bbthere /bbasked /bbyou /bto make ba /bn bfor /bus… If bwe /bbhad /bfollowed your bsurgery /barrangement back then, my husband wouldn’t bhave/bb…/b”

    The middleb–/baged woman was full bof /bbregret/bb, /bher voice shaky with btears/b.

    The woman’s two kids bwere /bby her sideb. /bbHer /boldest bson /bforted bher/bb, /bwhile bthe /blittle bdaughter /bdidn’t say anything, just looked up at Nigel from time to

    time.

    Charlotte bnced /bat bNigel/bb. /bHe didn’t bsay /banything, picked up the shlight, bgot /bup, walked bover /bto the old man, and checked his pupils.

    “Dr. bKendall/b, you bwere /bthe youngest brain bspecialist /bbat /bQuelum Hospitalb. /bBack bthen/bb, /bwe didn’t realize how serious the illness bwas /bband /bbdidn’t /blisten bto /bbyour /badviceb, /bbso /bmy husband… bCan /bhe still brecover/bb?/bb” /b

    “After you guys left the hospital, did he bhave /bany episodes?b” /b

    “Yeah, but he had always been taking blood pressure meds, then suddenly bthese /bpast bfew /bbdays /bhe started having convulsions, got confused, and just became bparalyzed/b…”

    Nigel picked bup /bthe bbrain /bMRI on the table, “This was the mostmon bcerebral /bbarteriosclerosis/b. Last byear /bin neurology, it was just ba /bbcerebral /bthrombosis. bIf /bbyou /bguys bhad agreed /bto do the minimally invasive bsurgery /bbback /bthen, it wouldn’t have gotten this bad.”

    b“/bbIt’s /bbmy /bifault/ii, /iball /bbmy /bfault.” The middle–baged /bwoman bcovered /bher bface /band bstarted /bto bcry/b.

    The byoung /bman next to bher /basked, “So bdoes /bbmy /bbdad /bbneed /bbsurgery /bnow?b” /b

    Nigel bturned /bhis bhead /bband /blooked at Charlotte, “Dr. Sutton, byou’re /bbthe /bblead /bsurgeon, what do you think?”

    bThe /bbfamily /blooked bat /bbCharlotte /bbin /bbsurprise/b.

    Even bthough /bshe wore a mask, it bwas /bbobvious /bfrom bher /bbeyes /bband /bbface /bshape bthat /bshe bwas /bba /bbvery /byoung bfemale /bbdoctor/b.

    bStill /bbjust /ba bdirector/bb? /b

    Charlotte checked bthe /bbpatient’s /bbrecords /bbfrom /bbst /bbyear /bbon /bthe bputer/bb, /bbthen /blooked at the bcurrent /bbexam/b, bnodded/bb, /band bsaid/b, “bWe /bbcan do /bba /bCEA, which means busing /bbcarotid /bbendarterectomy /bbto /bbremove /bthe thickened atherosclerotic bque /bfrom the carotid bartery/b. This helps bprevent /bbthe /bbque /bbfrom /bbbreaking /boff band causing /bstrokeb. /bbIt’s /bba /bbprocedure /bto bprevent /bbcerebral /bbinfarction/bb./b”

    Dr. Kendallb, /bbwas /bbthere /bbany /brisk with bthis /bbsurgery/bb?/bb” /b

    bThe /bbmiddle/bb–/bbaged /bbwoman /bbignored /bbCharlotte /bband /bbonly /bbasked /bNigel.

    Didn’t bseem /bto btrust /ba byoung /bbgirl/b.

    Charlotte bjust /bbsmiled /bbwhen /bbshe /bbmet /bbNigel’s /bbeyes /bband /bbdidn’t /bbsay /banything belse/b.

    Nigel stayed bcalm/bb, /bb“/bbAny /bbsurgery /bhad risks, but bif /bbyou /bbdidn’t /bbdo /bbit /bband /bbhad /bba /bstroke, bhave you /bthought about bthe /bbconsequences/bb?/bb” /b

    The middleb–/bbaged /bwoman bdidn’t /bbsay /bbanything /bbelse/bb. /bbAfter /bthinking bit /bbover/bb, /bbshe /bbstill /bbagreed /bbto /bbhave /bbthe /bbsurgery/b.

    The diagnosis didn’t finish until bfour /bbin /bthe bafternoon/b. bCharlotte packed /bup bher /bbstuff /bband /bwas just about bto /bbget /bbup /bbwhen /bba /bbgirl /bbcame /bbto /bbthe /bbdoor /blooking for Nigel.

    Dr. Kendallb./bb” /b

    Seeing the girl looking all lovestruck, she guessed what was bgoing /bbon/bb, /bbturned /bto Nigel and bsaid/bb, /b“Prof. Kendall, I’ll bhead /bout bfirst/bb./b”

    Nigel watched her leave. The girl walked in, took out her phoneb, /band bcarefully /bsaid, “Dr. Kendallb, /bbcan /bbI /badd byou /bbon /bbWhatsApp/b? If bI /bhave any questions about bmy /bdad’s surgery, I can ask you bdirectly/b!”

    “Sorry, bI /bdidn’t add patients‘ family members on WhatsAppb. /bbIf /bbyou /bneed anything, you could contact your attending doctor,”

    Rejected, the girl lowered her eyes, bit her lip, band /bran out with red eves

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    The bgirl /bwent back to the surgical ward. As she bpassed /bthe nurses‘ station, she happened to bhear /bbtwo /bnurses gossiping with envy on their faces, “Prof. bKendall /bnever used bto /bask female bcolleagues /bto join his roundsb, /bright? But he picked Dr. Sutton this time. Hey, is there something going on between bthem/bb?/bb” /b

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    “Dr. Sutton bwas /bthe beauty bof /bbour /bbsurgery /bbdepartment/bb, /band Prof. Kendall was just ba /bbman/bb, /bnot ba /bgod. It was normal for him to be attracted to herb, /bbright/bb?/bb” /b