CHAPTER 627: CHAPTER 627

"You’re overthinking. We were never that close, and so many things have happened between us that things can’t go back to the way they were," Joanna said softly as she gazed into the distance. In the past, she might have had feelings for him, but after all these events, they had started to fade.

The only thing she wanted now was for her family to be safe and healthy-that was all that mattered.

After a while, they heard footsteps, and saw Robert walking towards them dressed in casual clothes and carrying a surgery kit.

"Doctor Cromwell, aren’t you going to treat my brother today? Why do you..."

Joanna looked at Robert’s attire in confusion. He didn’t look like someone who was about to perform surgery.

"Miss Pierce, Mr. Baldwin... I’m so sorry, I can’t treat him. The dean has arranged for someone else to take over, so you both can talk to the new attending doctor... I have something to do at home, so I’ll leave now."

"What?" Joanna’s eyes grew wide in shock. "Didn’t you do a good job with the surgery? You saved him, so why are you giving up now?"

Haze frowned and said slowly, "Doctor Cromwell, tell me what’s wrong. I can increase your salary if you want."

Robert smiled awkwardly and sighed. "Mr. Baldwin, I’m Old Master Baldwin’s private doctor, so I’ll work for the Baldwin family. Money’s not the reason I’m going... It’s just that there are powerful people involved, so I have no say in the matter."

"Powerful people?" Joanna took a step forward, looking concerned. "Who are they? Did someone threaten you?"

"You’ll know the truth eventually, but I assure you that they’re only trying to help cure your brother. Their intentions are good, so you don’t have to worry. I’ll take my leave now." After that, Robert left the ward.

"Haze, what should we do now? Why did Robert leave like that? The medical team will be ruined if he leaves! Quinton is still in the ICU ward... Will he be stuck in a coma forever?" Joanna asked Haze anxiously, her gaze desperate and panicked.

Haze sighed. ’TH ask the dean about it."

They both made their way to the dean’s office, where he was busy making calls and gathering the most exceptional doctors he knew to form a professional medical team.

When he saw Haze and Joanna, he smiled broadly at them." Mr. Baldwin, Miss Pierce, you’re here. I want to discuss something with you."

"Mr. Wilfred, what happened? Why did you remove Doctor Cromwell from the medical team? He’s my brother’s attending doctor and he saved his life! He should be in charge of the case," Joanna exclaimed in outrage.

If Quinton wasn’t hospitalized there, she would have lost it completely.

"Umm... We don’t want to delay Mr. Pierce’s treatment, so we’re going to get a better doctor to take over his case. We’re trying to help him wake up as soon as possible." Ezra Wilfred didn’t dare to speak frankly since they had yet to succeed, and he couldn’t reveal that it had been Ace’s order.

"Doctor Cromwell is very good, and he’s someone we trust too. I don’t think there’s anyone else more suitable than him. Can you put him back in charge?" Joanna was firm. She had always suspected that Quinton’s accident was the result of someone’s scheme, and she trusted Haze’s doctor since he had saved Quinton’s life.

"Miss Pierce, please believe me when I say that there’s always someone better out there. Yes, Doctor Cromwell is good at performing surgery, but there’s someone more knowledgeable than him in neuroscience. Your brother couldn’t take the anesthesia, and the nerves in his brain have been damaged as a result. The neurosurgeon I’m looking for now is an expert in this field, and can definitely cure your brother," Ezra patiently explained, trying to alleviate Joanna’s worry.

"Don’t worry. I’ll be responsible for it as the dean here."

"But..." Joanna was still slightly hesitant.

Haze had been quiet for a while, but finally said, "Can you tell me the name of this expert and where he’s from?"

"He’s Owen Wagner, a famous expert in neuroscience." Ezra continued proudly, "Doctor Wagner is a promising talent in neuroscience. He even gave a speech at this hospital once! Two years ago, he went on a journey to travel the world, so he rarely treats others now. He won’t agree to any job regardless of whether the client is rich or noble. He stands firm even if they offer him a lot of money or threaten him."

"Oh, you mean Owen!" Haze took a deep breath. "Yes, he’s a talent... but he’s also a weirdo. His medical skills are undeniably more exceptional than Doctor Cromwell’s. My grandpa once wanted to hire him as his private doctor. He even sent out a dozen bulletproof cars around Owen’s house to hire him, but he failed to. If Owen is really going to help, Quinton will surely wake up."

"Really?" Joanna’s eyes lit up when she heard that. "What did Doctor Wagner say? Is he willing to save my brother?"

"Alas, the trouble lies here. I did manage to call Doctor Wagner, but he didn’t sound like he wanted to do this. I think I’ll try to persuade him again. If not, I wouldn’t be able to face you and the others." Ezra wiped the sweat off his forehead helplessly.

"Others?" Joanna asked suspiciously.

"Umm..." Ezra averted his gaze nervously. ’Damn it! Ace ordered me not to expose it before it was done. How could I have made such a silly mistake?’

"No, I’m... talking about the hospital. We have targets to hit. This hospital has a record of ninety-nine percent recovery, so we can’t fail this for the sake of the hospital’s reputation," Ezra lied quickly.

Convinced, Joanna left it. Her main priority was to ask for Owen’s help to save Quinton.

"Ezra, do you know where Doctor Wagner is? I’ll go ask him personally if you guys can’t persuade him." Joanna was used to doing things herself and didn’t want to owe others, so she preferred if she could go talk to Owen herself.