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CHAPTER 28
The light in the cramped on-call room casted a jaundiced glare over the metal desk where Theo sat in absolute silence.Spread out before him were the contents of the manila envelope Director Qian had discarded like a toxic asset: glossy 8x10 photographs, printed hotel folios, and detailed logs designed to shatter his professional standing. For the first few minutes, the weight of the humiliation had pressed down on his chest like a lead weight.But as a surgeon trained to dissect microscopic anomalies in complex tissue, Theo's mind instinctively shifted gears. He stopped reading the dossier as a personal scandal and began analyzing it as a forensic puzzle, like he was some detective in a crime series.Taking his time and making sure to do everything with clean accuracy, he pulled his hospital digital access logs and laid them side by side with the timestamped photographs.His eyes narrowed suddenly. The first photograph, stamped with a precise digital overlay, purported to show him sl
CHAPTER 27
That afternoon, Department Director Qian of the Intensive Care Unit came to find Theo personally. After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, he cut straight to the core of the matter, sliding a formal administrative document across the desk concerning Theo's official promotion to Associate Chief Physician and his concurrent appointment as Deputy Director of the Intensive Care Unit.Theo had no objections to the hospital's decision. However, before taking up the pen to sign the appointment papers, he looked up at Director Qian with a measured, inquisitive gaze."Director Qian, there are many veteran physicians in our department who possess far greater seniority than I do, or whose clinical achievements are far more impressive," Theo noted calmly. "Why was this critical leadership opportunity given to me?"Director Qian leaned back in his leather chair with an appreciative smile. "Director Martin Zahn explicitly stated that you've served at Oakridge General with exemplary dedication for
CHAPTER 26
Since they had nothing more to say to each other, Theo turned on his heel and left the Teague estate immediately, the heavy front doors closing behind him with a dull, final thud.Throughout the lonely journey back to his quarters, he remained in a foul, dark mood. The night sky was beginning to pale into a sickly grayish-blue, matching the exhaustion settled deep within his bones. Yet, in a strange way, Glen Teague’s vitriolic tirade in the study had also forced him to see reality with crystal clarity.I'm just an insignificant doctor, he thought, his hands gripping the steering wheel as the streetlights blurred past.Theo gave a bitter, self-mocking smile and calmly accepted his own mediocrity. He was no corporate titan, no billionaire scion, and no master of ruthless legal warfare. He was simply a man who held a scalpel and cared for the dying. Surprisingly, surrendering the foolish urge to prove his worth to a family that had spent sixteen years exploiting him made a sudden, overw
CHAPTER 25
"Hope, go get some sleep first," Glen said, his voice dropping into an authoritative, razor-thin register that brooked no room for argument. "Theo, come with me to the study. I have something to ask you."Glen could see through his granddaughter's transparent excuses at a single glance. His face was so gloomy, so heavy with simmering rage.Once they stepped into the dimly lit, wood-paneled study, Theo yawned, rubbing his burning eyes. A ,bone-deep exhaustion settled into his muscles, mixed with a chilling, detachment that hardened his posture."It's almost dawn, and I haven't slept a wink," Theo said flatly, leaning back against the mahogany doorframe. "If you have something to say, Dr. Teague, just get straight to the point. Hope followed Tracey to the Red House Lounge, got caught sneaking around by security, and was hauled off to the central precinct. She didn't bother calling you or her mother. She left my contact info instead, which is the only reason the police woke me up at thre
CHAPTER 24
Theo stared at his phone screen in disbelief. He had tried dialing Tracey’s number first, but her phone was completely switched off. Frustrated, he attempted to reach her personal assistant, Su Fei, only for the call to go straight to voicemail. With no other options, Theo grabbed his coat and headed out into the bitter night, driving toward the Central Precinct Police Department."Dr. Hanks, so it's really you! If I'd known Hope was your daughter, I would have sent her straight to your home."The striking female police officer on duty recognized Theo from his recent high-profile resuscitation in the ICU and welcomed him warmly. However, Theo felt a knot of deep embarrassment twisting in his gut. After exchanging a few polite, necessary pleasantries, he sat down at the booking desk to complete the formal release paperwork.As his eyes scanned the official registration form, his gaze stopped at a single line. In neat, careless handwriting, Hope had listed her relationship to him as ste
CHAPTER 23
Theo Hanks immediately reached out and flipped the main power switches on the electrocardiogram monitor and surrounding life-support towers. The digital screens flickered to life, casting a harsh green glow across the room, but the primary trace line on the ECG remained stubbornly, terrifyingly flat. A piercing, continuous tone echoed off the sterile tile walls.Undeterred by the machine's bleak pronouncement, Theo leaned over the stiff body, using his thumb to gently roll back the patient’s right eyelid. The pupil was sluggishly reactive to light—a minute detail that a less meticulous physician might have missed, but to Theo's highly trained eye, it was a blinding beacon of hope. There was still cerebral perfusion. The brain was clinging to life.Without losing another second, Theo locked his fingers together, positioned the heel of his hands squarely against the center of the man's chest, and began chest compressions.One, two, three, four...He poured his entire physical weight and
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