Chapter 14
Charlotte changed into sterile scrubs and followed the doctor into the operating room.
Inside the operating room were several other doctors and nurses, all intently monitoring Edward's condition.
The two doctors who brought Charlotte in spoke up: "Everyone step aside and let this young lady take a look at the situation."
At these words, everyone turned to look at Charlotte in unison, their faces showing disbelief.
Edward's heart condition was extremely complex, one of the most difficult cases in the world.
Even these top cardiac surgery experts couldn't handle it and needed to call Samuel, let alone a girl who looked barely twenty years old.
Was this some kind of joke?
Charlotte calmly faced all the questioning looks, walked to the operating table, and began her examination with skilled movements.
Her actions and posture were as precise and professional as an expert's.
Everyone was stunned.
Charlotte reached back: "Scalpel."
The nurse instinctively picked up the scalpel but didn't dare hand it over, quickly looking at the two doctors who brought Charlotte in, asking with her eyes.
The doctor nodded: "Mr. Alexander Harris approved her entry. Everyone cooperate fully."
Only then did the nurse hurriedly pass over the scalpel.
One elderly doctor frowned deeply. Seeing that Charlotte was about to operate directly, he stepped forward, somewhat agitated.
His tone was dismissive, as if lecturing a clueless young girl.
"The patient's condition is critical and can't tolerate the slightest mistake! Are you sure you want to operate without assessing the success rate?"
Charlotte looked up at his words, as if hearing a joke.
She said confidently: "No need to assess. As long as I operate, it's guaranteed to be 100% successful."
"You..." The old doctor was shocked by her confidence.
He couldn't understand why Alexander would dare let a young girl lead the surgery.
This was a matter of life and death!
"If something happens to the patient, you'll take full responsibility. None of us will cover for you!"
Charlotte held the scalpel, gesturing at Edward's heart area.
Then she narrowed her eyes and made a swift, precise cut.
Charlotte said unhurriedly: "Instead of wasting time pressuring me here, why don't you step aside? You're standing next to me and blocking the surgical light."
The old doctor was instantly furious. Just as he was about to step forward, one of the doctors pulled his arm.
That doctor lowered his voice to persuade: "Mr. Alexander Harris said to let her do it. Whether the surgery succeeds or not has nothing to do with us. Don't get worked up, Director."
Only then did the old doctor reluctantly suppress his displeasure and snort coldly.
"Fine, then I'd like to see how she treats this!"
The sound of the blade entering flesh was clear. Everyone held their breath, watching Charlotte's swift surgical movements, eyes wide with amazement.
Under everyone's gaze, Charlotte opened Edward's abnormal heart valve, quickly removed the excess tissue, put down the scalpel and reached out again.
"Suture needle."
The room fell silent.
Everyone stared blankly at Edward's heart.
The seemingly impossible problem that they couldn't figure out how to approach without endangering his life while ensuring successful removal of the abnormality had actually been solved by this young girl?
Even if Samuel came, he'd need to think for a while about where to make the incision!
The several authoritative experts who initially didn't believe in Charlotte, including that elderly doctor, all looked at Charlotte with an unprecedented dazed expression.
Someone even better than professional doctors turned out to be an unknown girl with no reputation or background...
All their years of medical knowledge seemed wasted.
Could this be Galen reincarnated?
Charlotte seemed oblivious to everyone's reactions. After the nurse came to her senses and handed over the suture needle, she skillfully sutured the incision.
A bright red heart had been successfully saved.
Charlotte put away the suture needle. "Have someone stay to observe overnight. Don't move him yet. Once all vital signs are confirmed normal, then transfer him to the ICU."
With that, she turned and left calmly under everyone's astonished gazes.
One expert who had studied under Samuel suddenly exclaimed: "Her surgical method is from the same school as Samuel's! Could she be from the same training as Samuel?"
Hearing this, the others crowded around.
"Really? From the same school as Samuel? Are you sure you didn't see wrong!"
"I think she's even better than Samuel. Isn't it said that Samuel's shortest time for the world's most difficult heart valve abnormality surgery is five minutes?"
"This girl... her abilities are truly unfathomable and impossible to figure out."
Charlotte left all the discussion behind, took off her sterile scrubs, removed her mask, and walked out of the operating room.
Outside, everyone was still waiting.
As soon as they saw her come out, Chloe gloated: "Why did you come out by yourself? How's Edward's condition? I know you're worried, but professional matters should be left to professionals. You shouldn't meddle."
Benjamin, holding a grudge against Charlotte, frowned and scolded: "What did you do to my grandfather! This is a matter of life and death, not for you to mess around with! If anything happens to him, the Harris family won't let you off!"
Charlotte calmly wiped her sweat before looking up: "Are you that eager for something to happen to Edward?"
Benjamin snorted: "Then tell us, what help did you provide after going in? You can't even recognize surgical instruments..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Benjamin turned around to meet Alexander's warning gaze.
He froze.
At that moment, the old doctor who had questioned Charlotte rushed out of the operating room, his face somewhat flushed. He strode up to Charlotte.
"Miss." The old doctor hesitated.
Chloe's eyes immediately lit up. Was he about to give Charlotte trouble?
She stepped forward with feigned concern: "What's wrong? Did my sister cause you trouble? But she was genuinely worried about Edward..."
"You are absolutely amazing! I've never seen anyone make an incision so quickly and remove an abnormal valve so smoothly—you're a medical genius! No, you're simply a prodigy!"
The old doctor excitedly interrupted Chloe, stepped back, and bowed deeply to Charlotte.
"If you don't mind my age, please take me as your student! I want to learn medicine from you!"
The hallway instantly fell silent.
Chloe's eyes widened in disbelief. Had her ears gone bad, or had this old man gone crazy?
"What do you mean? Is Edward's surgery already done?"
The old doctor beamed, his eyes full of admiration for Charlotte.
"More than just done! The patient is out of danger and will never have to suffer from heart disease again!"