The two men went to the stairwell.

Jackson brought out a pack of cigarettes from his white coat pocket and offered one to Shane.

Shane took a cigarette and held it between his fingers. “Find another doctor for me. Stanley won’t do!”

“Why?” Jackson paused as he was trying to light his cigarette. “I’ve already contacted him. He will be reporting at the hospital soon. It’s too late to get a replacement.”

“He’s not as simple as he seems. I cannot entrust Jacqueline to him!” Shane caught the lighter Jackson threw to him but had no intention of lighting his cigarette.

“If we do not use Stanley, Jacqueline will not get well. It’s not that there are no brain surgeons who are better than Stanley, but these other surgeons are ageing and not suited to perform surgery. Are you certain you want to replace him?” Jackson dragged on his cigarette.

Shane knitted his brows but remained silent.

Puffing out a ring of smoke, Jackson looked at him and asked, “Shane, tell me honestly why you are unwilling to use Stanley. Is it really about Jacqueline’s well-being?”

“What do you mean?” The corners of Shane’s lips turned downwards.

 

your fiancée

 

squeezed the lighter and lit his own cigarette. “Stanley is not

“What are you saying? Natalie’s husband is not Stanley? But that was what she just

smokescreen,” Shane

fingers through his

shifted his gaze onto the sparks at the tip

or not; this won’t affect me when I work with him in the future. However, I heard Silas

think it’s possible?” Shane eyed him

stay away from her. She has a family while you have a fiancée. You shouldn’t have any more to

remind me about such

are aware. Oh, and with respect to Stanley, you should decide as soon as possible whether or not you want him to perform the surgery. If you

saying that, Jackson patted Shane’s shoulder, turned around, and

was left alone in

had just said and he realized that it was true. Recently, he had indeed done many things for

If these were to continue, he really did not know how

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