Everyone present was so checked by Jeff’s words that their jaws almost dropped
Especially Albert on the bed, whose eyes widened to the size of eggs.
Arya, that sneaky little troublemaker, is Lexie? You’ve got to be kidding me? he wondered
Russell also showed an expression of disbelief when he heard Jeff call Arya Lexie.
For his grandfather’s treatment, he had searched for Lexie all over the country for five whole years, only to find out that Lexie was in Flodes City affaling And she was Arya, the wife that his friend Finn had taken from his nephew.
Moreover, Russell had just managed to contact Lexie’s assistant through various connections yesterday, and the assistant had just replied that Levie would not accept external consultations.
Now he knew that Lexie was right in front of him. ‘This had to be some kind of funniest joke, right?‘ he wondered.
Everyone looked at Arya, stunned, but she just stood there, calm and collected, as if none of this had anything to do with her.
In response to Jeff’s excessive enthusiasm, Arya simply greeted him indifferently. “Hello, Professor Ashton.”
Jeff quickly smiled and said, “Please, no need for formalities, Lexie. In my heart, you are the true professor of the medical world, a miracle in medical history. Do you have time today? How about we exchange some medical insights together?”
Five years ago, he had witnessed with his own eyes how Arya had used traditional medicine to save a patient on the brink of death.
At that time, not only he but also the famous Western medicine professors were at a loss.
Yet, a 16–year–old girl had managed to do it.
What was even more incredible to him was that Lexie had already won multiple medical awards at that time. She was truly a genius–level divine doctor in his eyes.
He had briefly met Lexie at a medical exchange conference, but unfortunately, she had disappeared afterward.
Now that he finally had the chance to meet Lexie again, he was not about to let this opportunity slip away.
Arya lazily looked at Jeff, her crimson lips curving into a faint smile. “If you don’t mind waiting, I do have some time in the afternoon.”
“Not at all,” Jeff said, his face beaming with delight like a child who had just received a candy reward.
At that moment, Evelyn, who had been stunned for a long time, finally came to her senses.
She gracefully approached Professor Ashton, but her questioning gaze fell on Arya. “Professor Ashton, are you sure you haven’t mistaken her? Arya is an intern in the neurology department of Flodes Hospital. She’s only been interning here for two months. How could she possibly be the Lexie you’re talking about? Maybe it’s just a resemblance?”
Evelyn had heard of Lexie’s name during her years of studying traditional medicine.
It was rumored that Lexie was a woman, but few knew what she looked like. However, she absolutely could not believe that Arya was Lexie.
“Exactly, Professor Ashton,” Winnie chimed in, standing beside Evelyn. “She’s my classmate, Arya.
“We graduated together. She doesn’t even have her medical license yet, so you must have mistaken her for someone else.”
She thought to herself, ‘if Arya were Lexie/I would cut off my head and kick it to her.
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09:29 Mon, 16 Jún HAC
Chapter 58
Finally, Russell asked, “Professor Ashton, is she really Lexie?”
Jeff, although not as prestigious as Lexie, was a well known physician in the field of rheumatology and immunology. Russell had spent a consider bis amount of money to bring him over from abroad to treat his grandfather.
Russell did not think Ashton was the type to lie.
Faced with the doubts of everyone, Jeff seemed somewhat displeased, and his face darkened. “I’m not blind, nor do I have dementia, Lexie has such a high reputation; how could I possibly mistake her for someone else?”
Then, he turned to Arya with a flattering expression. “Lexie, they don’t recognize you. Please don’t be angry.”
“It’s alright,” Arya remained indifferent and distant, as if the discussion that had just taken place had nothing
She completely maintained an attitude of being detached from the matter.
to do with her.
Winnie finally couldn’t help but mock, “Arya, Professor Ashton mistook you for Lexie, and you’re actually pretending to be her. If you were Lexie, why would you even attend medical school? Why would you intern at Flodes Hospital? Why don’t you just become a professor directly?”
“Exactly, Arya,” Evelyn chimed in, seemingly with good intentions. “You should quickly tell Professor Ashton that you’re not Lexie. if this matter gets blown out of proportion, it’s going to be a big joke.”
Faced with the doubts of the two women, Arya was not angry at all. Instead, she teasingly curled the corners of her lips.
‘Why did I stay in medical school? It’s just to find something to do, just to reassure my parents,‘ she wondered.
But she didn’t want to explain, nor did she feel the need to explain herself to these insignificant people. It would be a waste of time.
Seeing that Arya was silent, Evelyn assumed it was a sign of agreement and quickly approached Russell, putting on an elegant demeanor. “Russell, Professor Ashton must have mistaken someone for Lexie. Don’t take it to heart.”
Winnie, who had been attracted by Russell’s handsome face earlier, also hurried over, trying to get close. “Yes, Mr. Briggs, Arya and I are college classmates. She doesn’t even have clinical experience. She’s not Lexie at all. Don’t let her deceive you.”
Russell immediately saw through the two women’s attempts to target Arya and said impatiently, “Whether she is Lexie or not has nothing to do with you two, does it? Do you really need to gossip here like busybodies?”
Even if Arya wasn’t Lexie, she was his good friend’s wife, and he naturally wouldn’t let these two women bully her.
To be honest, if it weren’t for his grandfather, he would have thrown these annoying women out long ago.
“Russell, I-” Evelyn was taken aback that Russell had called her a busybody. Her seemingly pitiful face immediately showed a hurt expression. “I was just worried that Arya uses Lexie’s identity to deceive Mr. Briggs and gives him improper treatment. It will be terrible.”
Winnie also looked upset. She couldn’t bear that Russell called her a busybody.
Just as Winnie was about to continue slandering Arya, Albert, on the bed suddenly, shouted in anger, “Enough.”
AD
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