A Replacement Bride

Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

"Let me see." Katherine saw the look in Joaquin's eyes as well as the teenager lying on the

ground.

Suddenly, she remembered the teenager who fell in front of her back in Fontan.

The teenager was of similar age. At that time, she was lacking in her ability and medical

skills to save him. As such, she could only watch as he died in front of her from excessive

blood loss.

That was also when she realized the significance of becoming a doctor.

At the very least, one would not feel helpless if their loved ones were dying.

With a deep breath, she knelt down next to Joaquin and reached out to apply pressure to

the teenager's wound.

"What are you doing?"

Before Katherine could touch the teenager, she was aggressively pushed away.

It was the same 190cm tall man who doubted her when she first came in.

Caught off guard, Katherine stumbled and fell to the ground, feeling a burning pain on her

shoulder.

These were the people who worked out and had a shocking amount of strength. Hence,

they would not hesitate to strike regardless of the opponent's gender.

With a shove as aggressive as that, Katherine knew her shoulder must have been bruised.

"Are you trying to kill the patient?" She looked up and stared at the tall man coldly.

The man was about to open his mouth to speak when Joaquin's cold voice interrupted him,

"Ian! That's enough!"

As bitter as Ian was, he could only endure it since Joaquin had spoken. However, he was

still concerned that Katherine would endanger the patient, so he stated, "The patient's

injuries are really serious; even the team doctor said that they have run out of solutions,

let alone…"

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He did not have to finish his words for them to understand what he was conveying.

The team doctor was made up of top students from a prestigious medical school, so their

abilities spoke for themselves. If a group as elite as them deemed no solution for this

patient, how could Katherine, a young and inexperienced woman, save her?

Moreover, Joaquin was the one who brought Katherine here. Nobody could understand

how someone as rational as him could be so careless as to bring his woman to the base.

"Let her try." Joaquin's face completely darkened, seemingly determined to protect

Katherine.

At once, Ian glared at Katherine, not expecting Joaquin to be so irrational for a woman.

She ignored them and stood up before proceeding to grab the teenager's wrist to take his

pulse while breathing heavily.

She then looked at the wound and noticed it was a stab wound. The dagger had directly

penetrated the heart and pierced through the left ventricle. When the dagger was pulled

out, it appeared to have a barbed tip due to secondary damage. This was indeed a serious

injury; not only would it result in excessive blood loss, the heart would also require

immediate stitches. Otherwise, there would be unthinkable consequences.

"He needs to be operated on immediately, but I can't do it in this condition. Do you have

operating rooms with the necessary equipment here?" She quickly took out the silver

needles from her medical bag, sealed the acupuncture points near the wound to control

the bleeding, and turned her head to ask Joaquin.

At that moment, his heart calmed as he noticed her composed expression, and he could

not help but believe in her. He did so purely out of a whim of faith that she would be able

to save the patient.

"You—" Ian wanted to say that if Katherine could not do it, she should not waste anyone's

time, let alone endanger someone's life.

Before he could finish his words, Joaquin had already instructed, "Send the patient to the

operating room."

Of course, the base had operating rooms equipped with the necessary tools. The

operating room, which was located on the floor above, had the best equipment in the

country—even better than those found in the top three hospitals.

Hearing that, Ian could not rebuke Joaquin despite his disagreement. He could only comply

and arrange for the patient lying on the ground to be transferred to the operating room

upstairs.

"How confident are you?" Joaquin asked softly upon pursing his lips as he walked

alongside Katherine, who seemed composed from her side profile.

"It's not a big problem, but there's too much blood loss and we might need a blood

transfusion. You might need to get someone ready for blood at any time. Also, I need

assistance. You should have a doctor here, right? Arrange two for me."

Katherine's footsteps were quick and her expression seemed very relaxed. It was as if she

was on her way to a simple suture surgery.

However, it was true that it would not be a difficult surgery for Katherine. After all, she was

the notorious surgical master nicknamed the Ghost Knife.

"Alright." Joaquin trusted Katherine without any further questions.

As the two quickly approached the operating room on the first floor, Joaquin arranged for

Greg to assist before adding another two more staff members.

At this point, Katherine had already changed into a sterile surgical gown and was currently

washing her hands before putting on a pair of disposable medical gloves.

As the staff members arrived, she barely glanced at them and instructed, "In a moment,

one of you will assist me with tools and another one will be on standby. As soon as I say

there's a need for a blood transfusion, head outside and request that someone come to

the patient's side to transfuse the type O blood."

The two staff members exchanged glances with each other. Since Joaquin believed in

Katherine, they also chose to believe her and followed her instructions.

The moment Katherine put on the sterile surgical gown, her aura changed completely.

Greg thought that he saw Boss, especially when she held the scalpel.

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Meanwhile, the entire procedure ran smoothly without any mistakes. The operation ended

two hours later and Katherine emerged from the operating room with a tired expression.

Watching her exit the room, Joaquin instinctively straightened his back and looked at her

with bright eyes.

She looked pallid—almost as transparent as a glass—and was still dressed in her previous

white T-shirt. She let out a heavy sigh and noticed Joaquin staring at her. She then raised

her head to meet his gaze, licked her slightly dried lips, and casually stated, "The patient

is fine. She'll be awake in half an hour."

"Are you joking?" Ian expressed his disbelief.

How can the patient be fine?

Greg obviously said that there was no chance he could survive…

Katherine ignored him and only looked at Joaquin. "Are we going home?"

"Hm." He nodded and took a step forward to support her after seeing her exhaustion.

Katherine's body stiffened slightly upon him touching her, but she could only lean on him

for support, seeing that she did not have any more strength as they entered the elevator.

"Oh, my God! What did I just witness? Was that the Captain's woman?"

"No, it can't be. The Captain's girlfriend is Miss Muller. What is going on?"

"Ian, do you know what's going on? Who was that woman?"

A group of people gathered and only dared to chat around to ask after Joaquin had left.

Annoyed, Ian did not bother to satisfy their need for gossip. However, seeing Joaquin and

Katherine together, he felt bad for Beatrice.

He contemplated before pulling out his phone to text her, 'Miss Muller, the Captain came

to work today and a rather young woman was with him.'

After sending the text message, he felt relieved and left with the team to visit the patient.

Ring! Ring!

Joaquin's phone rang just as he was exiting the elevator with Katherine.

He squinted and glanced at the caller ID on the screen before turning to Katherine next to

him and disregarded the call.

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