She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Rushed into the Emergency Room

Hope Williams had performed a surgery in the morning and saw several patients at noon. By the time she finished work, those two nuisances hadn’t come to bother her again, which made her mood quite pleasant.

Tonight, Hope was on duty, so she made a call asking Aria Richardson to pick up the children. As she passed by the deputy director’s office, she was unintentionally drawn to the sound of an argument inside.

“Aurora Wood, will you go apologize to Doctor River, Doctor Ward yourself? Bullying a colleague blatantly in the hospital, you…”

“Bullying a colleague? Which eye of yours saw me bullying them? I think you just feel sorry for your goddess, don’t you? Beau Harrison, I’m your wife. Are you scolding me for another woman? What do you mean by that?”

This fierce voice belonged to the stout female doctor from the day before. Hope blinked, seeing Aurora Wood wiping tears from her eyes as she stormed out of the office.

Hope blinked again, not intending to eavesdrop, when Aurora glanced at her in a hurry. Hope was about to ask what was wrong when suddenly,

“Doctor Williams, the patient in room 866 has cardiac angina; you need to check on them immediately,” a nurse called urgently.@@novelbin@@

Upon hearing this, Hope didn’t hesitate for a moment and hurried into the patient room, with Aurora Wood not missing a beat and following right behind her.

“What’s the situation?” Hope pushed past the patient’s relatives to see them clutching at their chest, as pale as a sheet, mouth agape, struggling to breathe, and trembling all over. A sense of dread filled her as she patted the patient’s cheek, “Can you hear me?”

She then examined the patient’s pupils with a flashlight, “The patient is unconscious, pupils not focusing, cardiac arrest, quick, get them to the resuscitation room.”

“And call their primary physician.”

“I am,” Aurora immediately responded.

“Wipe away the tears and get ready for surgery,” Hope looked directly at Aurora, commanding in a serious tone, then helped the nurses wheel the patient into the OR.

Aurora panicked and hurried to keep pace with Hope, “Doctor Williams, but I have just started working here and haven’t performed an official surgery on a patient. I’m not ready.”

Heart surgery was extremely complicated, and in such a critical situation, she lacked the confidence to do it well.

Hope’s smooth forehead creased slightly.

“As a doctor, faced with an emergency, nobody gives you time to prepare. Since you were capable of getting a job at this hospital, it indicates you already possess the professional skills of a qualified doctor. If I weren’t here today, would you balk at the surgery and let the patient die?”

The situation was urgent, and although Hope’s words were harsh, they were all valid.

Aurora trembled at her words, her eyelids drooping, her expression filled with sorrow and sadness.

Hope did not give her a chance to hesitate any longer, stuffing scrubs into her arms with a low and rapid voice, “Get ready for surgery immediately.”

Aurora clutched the scrubs tightly, watching Hope enter the OR, her gaze dazed, her hands trembling slightly.

Fresh from crying, Aurora’s eyes were red-rimmed, and her expression even more dispirited.

Seeing Aurora follow her in, Hope assumed she was ready, “You take the lead, I’ll assist.”

As soon as Hope finished speaking, Aurora suddenly grabbed her hand, and Hope looked down at the hand holding hers.

With a choked and trembling voice and shaking her head, Aurora said, “Doctor Williams, I… can’t do it.”

Hope’s eyes darkened, clearly displeased.

Bringing personal feelings into the operating room was highly unprofessional and irresponsible to the patient.

Whether it was her current state or the emotions she carried, neither was suitable for the surgery.

Hope looked at her deeply, without saying anything more.

In the end, Hope led the surgery with Aurora assisting, and after two hours, they saved a life.

The family thanked Hope repeatedly, and after advising them about postoperative care with a calm gaze, Hope looked around the room but did not see Aurora.

She later had to ask a nurse for Aurora’s whereabouts.

When Hope found Aurora, she was in a dimly lit stairwell, huddled in a corner, embracing herself, accompanied by quiet sobs.

She seemed as if the whole world had abandoned her.

This image of Aurora didn’t match at all with the confident and forthright woman Hope had seen during the day.

Hope’s eyes darkened as she silently approached and leaned slightly against the wall beside her.

Aurora lifted her head at the sound and met a pair of clear, indifferent amber eyes.

“Doctor Williams, it’s you,” her hoarse voice sounded after crying, mixed with sobs.

“Mm,” Hope hummed a brief response.

Aurora hung her head, lacking any confidence, “I’m sorry, I’m useless.”

“Good that you know it,” Hope replied without mercy, her voice cold and emotionless.

As a professional doctor, backing out in the face of action was useless. Aurora was the most suitable to lead the surgery since she was the primary physician and most familiar with the patient’s condition. Yet, she backed out at the most critical moment, indicating her inability.

What if it had been her alone on call tonight and she was unable to manage a patient emergency, letting the patient die?

That’s uselessness, isn’t it? If it were in the y country, she would have already scolded a doctor under her for such behavior until they questioned their life choices.

Hope was already being gentle with Aurora.

Aurora looked up at Hope with tearful eyes, who had just dazzled her on the operating table with her ability—methodical, confident, and determined, each movement precise. Hope’s eyes shone as if she was a deity, radiating the conviction of saving the patient’s life.

Yet the brilliance Hope emanated was something Aurora couldn’t even hope to reach.

Aurora sniffled as she looked at Hope, now back to her usual indifference, her already striking face now full of coldness, her whole being exuded a chilly and proud aura.

Suddenly, she realized why Joy Ward and Valentina River, those two women, loved to cause her trouble. A woman so beautiful, confident, proud, and excellent, how could she not incite jealousy from her peers?