The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 6 Dr. Greg was afraid things would get complicated, so he gently advised, “Miss, this operation is seriously complicated. Even an expert professor with decades of experience like me can't guarantee success. Considering Phillip’s current condition, aside from the late medical genius Dr. Bell, there's no one else in the world who can guarantee he'll make it out of the operating room alive.

It's not that we don’t want to operate. It's just that our skills are limited, and we can't provide help.

“Administering sedatives and comforting the patient is all we can do at the moment until the family arrives to sign off, and we can focus on treating him.” They were always scared of Mr. McMillian’s influence, and they didn’t dare do everything they could for Phillip...

“Did you mention there would be a reward after a successful surgery?” Arabella suddenly asked.

“Uh...” Dr. Greg was a little surprised, but quickly answered, “Of course.” It didn’t matter what kind of person Phillip was, as long as he could be saved, the cost was not an issue.

Arabella had made a lot of money for the Murphy family before, but all that money ended up in their pockets. Plus, with Grace's medical expenses, she had nearly exhausted all her savings. If she could make some money from a minor surgery, that would be great.

Dr. Greg saw confidence in Arabella’s beautiful eyes, and her aura was strong. He couldn't help but ask, “Miss, do you really know medicine?” Arabella smiled and said, “Handling a scalpel is not a problem.” “And how do you plan to save him?" “Of course, by performing a heart valve replacement procedure, but | need Caden as my assistant.” “Heh...” Susana was shocked to hear that, “Who do you think you are? Do you know who Caden is? | can call him over, but would he be your assistant? If so, I'd chop off my head and let you use it as a football.” After saying this, she turned to Dr. Greg and said, “Dr. Greg, stop wasting time on her. We're in a hurry. Let's administer the sedatives and comfort the patient now!” She ordered a nurse, “Go get the medicine, and tell the security room there's a madwoman here.” The nurse bumped into Caden on her way out and quickly explained the situation.

Soon, a familiar voice echoed in the ward.

“Who's looking for me?” Everyone looked up and saw Caden, their faces showing surprise.

How did the nurse manage to bring Caden in? How could a minor nurse have persuaded such an important person to come? “Dr. Caden, you're just in time.” Susana seized the opportunity to embarrass Arabella, “This girl has a lot of guts. She wants you to be her assistant.” Caden glanced at Arabella, who stood there as if none of the attacks around her could hurt her.

He frowned at Susana, clearly unhappy with her behavior, then asked the others, “What's going on?” Susana quickly explained the situation, tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear to reveal her pretty profile, hoping to make a good impression on Caden. “I've never seen a case like this, neither here nor abroad.” “What are we waiting for then?” Caden, for Arabella’s sake, took on this tough task and said emotionlessly, “Get ready for the operation.” “Dr. Caden, how can you be as reckless as her?” Susana was taken aback by his decision, “Operating now, means the success rate is less than 10%... This old man is very influential, if something goes wrong, we won't be able to handle the responsibility!” Caden’s eyes were emotionless, “If something goes wrong, you don’t need to worry about it.” “Dr. Caden...” “I will take responsibility.” All the doctors were stunned. Was he planning to take this risk with Arabella, the young girl? Without saying much to them, Caden glanced at Arabella. “Come with me,” He was taking her to the operating room.

As Arabella passed Susana, she smiled and said, “Didn't you say you would chop off your head and let me use it as a football?” “You...” Susana was speechless. She had indeed said that, but she never thought Caden would agree to be Arabella’s assistant.

Caden was usually so arrogant, why the sudden change of attitude today? Was he smitten by Arabella’s beauty? Arabella smiled and replied, “Don't forget what you said.” “Me? What did | say?” Susana suddenly remembered, “Oh, | did say that if you could save Phillip, | would kneel down and call you my God, but | doubt you have that ability! Don’t hold us accountable if you end up killing the patient!” Arabella laughed, her beautiful eyes sparkling with confidence, “You want to call me God, but | don’t want to accept a believer like you!” “You- “Don't forget to kneel.” Arabella said and left with Caden.

Susana watched her back, feeling like she couldn't swallow, and said loudly, “If you can save Phillip, I'm willing to resign as deputy director!” She patted her badge, “Let's see if you have the ability to win it!” Caden heard their “bet,” and casually asked, “Why did you start arguing with her?” “She’s too arrogant.” Exactly right, she had to know there were always people better than her.

Phillip was pushed into the operating room by two nurses, leaving only a few doctors in the ward.

“They're all crazy!” “This old man’s condition is so severe, he can't be operated on. | think Dr. Caden is too young and doesn't realize the grave consequences of failure! It's not just a matter of reputation and career!” If something went wrong, all their lives could be in danger! “Dr. Greg, are we seriously not gonna stop this? This is a life we're talking about.” “How can we let them take such a risk with Phillip’s high status? Dr. Greg, you gotta say something!” “Yeah, we should stop them right now. We still got time.” The female director seemed more optimistic, “Dr. Caden comes from a lineage of medical geniuses. Even though he might not be on par with top-tier experts, his profound medical skills might just pull off a miracle.” The male director also harbored a glimmer of hope, “Dr. Caden is a widely acknowledged genius doctor. With him around, a miracle might just happen.” “You guys are all mixing it up. He's just the assistant to that girl. She's the one doing the surgery! She's just a kid, how could she possibly know anything about medicine?” Dr. Lauren was all antsy, “Dr. Greg, say something!” “Dr. Lauren, what are you so worried about? Dr. Caden said if anything goes wrong, he'll take full responsibility.” “But the patient is Romeo McMillian’s dear old grandpa. If the surgery fails, Romeo might blame us for not stopping it.” “Then we'll just say that it was Dr. Caden who insisted on doing the surgery, and we couldn't stop him.” Susana decided, after all, it was Dr. Caden who willingly chose to take the risk with the young girl.

The young girl had no clue about Phillip’s real identity. If she knew, she would've probably freaked out and bolted. How would she dare to take on this difficult case?