Chapter 263
Chapter 263
Aria and Giana turned their heads simultaneously.
A man in his fifties rushed over, shouting, “Giana!”
When Giana saw her father, her eyes instantly welled up with tears. Her voice choked with emotion as she called out, “Dad… Falmost lost my baby”
Ramon Harmon had learned the full story on his way there. “Take good care of yourself. I promise I won’t let Hannah get away with this!”
Giana pleaded, “Dad, please, whatever you do, don’t let Shawn find out I’m pregnant.”
Shawn Thornton was Giana’s ex–boyfriend.
Giana had carefully crafted a public persona of coming from an ordinary family. She thought she’d hidden it well, but little did she know Shawn had known all along. He deliberately approached her, hypocritically claiming he didn’t mind her infertility.
She was deeply touched, only to discover later that Shawn had a girlfriend he’d been dating for years.
His scheming plan was simple: let his girlfriend give birth,
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then place the child in the Harmon family under the guise of adoption.
Giana had no idea what was going on. It wasn’t until Shawn’s girlfriend sought her out that she finally realized, in shock, that she had unknowingly been the other woman.
Now that Giana was pregnant, if Shawn found out–Kg his vindictive nature–he’d never let her off the hook.
Ramon tenderly stroked Giana’s head and soothed her
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“Dad, this is Aria. If it weren’t for her, I would have lost
à gentle voice, “Don’t worry, sweetheart. Dad will never let anyone hurt you.”
Tears welling in her eyes, Giana introduced Aria to her father.
my baby.
She’s.
, an incredibly skilled doctor.”
Hearing this, Ramon turned his gaze to Aria and bowed deeply. “Ms. Saxon, thank you so much for saving my daughter.”
“Just doing my job,” Aria replied.
Straightening up, Ramon turned to Culver and said respectfully, “Dr. Webster, would you please examine my daughter?”
It was clear he had no intention of letting Aria continue treatment.
Realizing the situation, Aria rose to yield her seat.
Seeing that, Giana quickly grabbed Aria’s hand and said to her father, “Dad, Aria is my attending doctor now. Please don’t trouble Dr. Webster.”
Ramon glanced at Aria and explained, “It’s not that I doubt Ms. Saxon’s abilities. I’d just feel more reassured with an additional medical opinion.”
Being a nurse, Giana knew full well the potential pitfalls of switching doctors midway.
Culver, a portly man in his sixties, wore a stern expression that barely concealed his haughty demeanor.
Culver fixed Aria with a scrutinizing gaze. “Why did you insist on not letting her use any modern medicine just now?”
Aria had disliked this old man at first sight but replied coolly, “Giana has taken traditional herbal medicine. Using modern medicine improperly could cause adverse reactions. There’s no need for redundant treatment.”
“Ridiculous!” Culver snapped as he sat down to take Giana’s pulse, casting a disdainful sidelong glance at Aria.
He began, “Traditional medicine and modern medicine should complement each other’s strengths. It’s exactly because of people like you–blindly
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idolizing traditional medicine and rejecting modern medicine–that people think traditional medicine is all hype and exaggeration
“You’re the one tarnishing traditional medicine’s reputation!”
What a ridiculous accusation!
Aria arched an eyebrow indifferently. “You’re out of your mind.”
Culver flushed with anger, abandoning the pulse–taking as he sprang to his feet. “How dare you insult me?”
Ramon stared at Aria, dumbfounded, his face a picture of shock.
‘Does she really not know who Culver is?‘ he wonder
in disbelief.
“Ms. Saxon, this is Dr. Webster, the president of the Provincial Traditional Medicine Association–a veteran practitioner with decades of experience who has treated countless intractable cases,” Ramon quickly interjected.
After all, Aria had saved his daughter’s life. Ramon genuinely wanted to avoid any confrontation between them.
Unfortunately, Aria remained unmoved. With a cool “Oh,” she replied, “I wasn’t insulting anyone.”
Culver sputtered with rage, his face flushed. “You!”
