hapter 25
Chapter 25
He finally realized that this sister, who had returned home after twenty
years,
, didn’t need any help from them at all.
Caleb was about to say something when he noticed Aria’s vacant gaze fixed
ahead.
Following her gaze, he saw two doctors approaching.
“Dr. Robertson, there’s a critical patient in Room 501 with a forehead. abrasion. The family insists there must be no scarring,” the nurse said.
Everett stopped, incredulous. “Just an abrasion, and you call me? Don’t you know I have an important surgery?”
The nurse explained, “Everett, the director said this is our hospital’s investor. You have to go!”
The patient in Room 501 was none other than Silvia.
Everett was a renowned dermatologist, and since the Saxon family had invested in this hospital, the director took it seriously and immediately. called him over.
Everett was a bit annoyed and turned to leave, but his gaze landed ahead, and he suddenly froze, stunned for a full two seconds.
The nurse urged, “Everett, let’s just make a quick appearance at 501. We can still make it to the surgery.”
Everett drew his gaze away. “Delegate such trivial matters to others; do not waste my time.”
With that, he strode off.
The nurse had no choice but to follow behind him, muttering, “Dr. Robertson, you have time to stare at a beauty but no time to go through the motions? It’s just a few steps away.”
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Everett glared at her. “Don’t spout nonsense; that girl looks like a child I once treated; I just got startled for a moment.”
“No excuses. I’ve been here at our hospital for ten years, yet I’ve never seen a kid that looks like that little beauty.”
“That was fifteen years ago; back then, I was just a doctor in a small town.”
“Dr. Robertson, you remembered a kid for fifteen years? I’m telling Mrs. Robertson; there’s something wrong with you.”
Everett humphed coldly. “My wife knows too; that little girl narrowly escaped being burned alive by her parents for insurance fraud; if she grew up safely, she’d be twenty–two now.”
“My god, there’s such a thing..
As the conversation trailed off with them disappearing at the end of the corridor, Caleb pulled his gaze away. “Aria, do you know that doctor?”
Aria dodged the question, asking instead, “I thought you’d stop him and ask him to check on Silvia.”
Caleb chuckled wryly. “Am I really that kind of person in your eyes?”
“Yeah.”
“Guess I need to work on my image then.”
“Good luck with that.”
It was a rather emotionless, somewhat perfunctory exchange. But Caleb felt it was already great that his sister was talking to him nicely.
“Let me drive you home,” he offered.
“Okay.”
On the way, Caleb bought her the latest model phone.
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Upon reaching their destination, Aria turned her head and said, “Thanks. Later.”
She closed the car door and left without looking back.
Expecting her to invite him up for a cup of coffee, Caleb fell silent. It seemed he still had a long way to go to get closer to his sister.
He turned around to leave. Meanwhile, he dialed his assistant’s number, ordering, “Find out exactly what happened at the sales center today. Also, send Jeffrey to Jamelan to look into Aria’s past.”
Jamelan was the small village where Aria used to live.
The assistant was puzzled. “Boss, didn’t we already investigate Ms. Saxon’s background?”
“Those records might be fake. Dig deeper into the Colton couple, especially about how they treated Aria.”
Aria wasn’t the type to give strangers a second glance, but her look at Everett today was a bit off. And Everett hesitated when he saw Aria, too.
‘Almost burned alive for insurance fraud… With this thought, Caleb’s heart clenched.
He dared not think further. His hands gripping the steering wheel
trembled. And he tried to comfort himself, ‘Maybe it was not what I feared it to be.’
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