Crashing into an Old Flame
Chapter 228: You can’t!

Chapter 228: You can’t!

But knowing that the next person to be punched could possibly be Maxim, Diana did not find the situation funny anymore.

’’They grabbed him by his collar and threatened him to save the patient and they sealed off the whole area around the operation theatre. No one is allowed to leave,’’ Since Veronica had stayed back to contact Maxim, she was able to escape from that place without being noticed.

’’I went to find the head nurse to have her contact the Director...’’

’’What happened? Did Mary contact Grandpa Qin?" Diana cut her off, not noticing anything amiss with her words.

But Veronica was taken aback when she heard it. Grandpa Qin? Why would Diana address the Director in that manner?

No matter how curious she was, she could not bother to think about it at that moment. "His number could not be reached so Mary called the mansion and his butler received the call. The Director had to leave for Beijing this morning suddenly. There have been some mishaps in the Artemis Headquarters.’’ Their hospital was just a branch hospital. The headquarters of Artemis Hospital was in fact, situated in Beijing.

Diana fell silent. Without Old Master Qin, this situation was more of a mess.

Veronica could not help but grumble, ’’If not for Dr. Rick, all of this would not have happened and to think that, he was lucky enough to escape...’’

’’Dr. Rick..’’ Diana felt that this name was somewhat familiar. She had heard nurses speak about his exceptional achievements in the hospital. He had never once failed to treat a patient.

Diana glanced towards the garden and she suddenly remembered talking to Louis who mentioned his talented doctor.

Diana’s fingers that were gripping Maxim’s hand trembled and loosened gradually, ’’The patient... What’s his name?" she asked in a soft voice.

’’Louis,’’ Veronica said before shaking her head, ’’No surname. Nothing. We know nothing about him,’’ No one paid attention to him before because he looked like an ordinary patient but after the recent occurrences, it seemed like his identity was far from being ordinary.

Louis.

The name reverberated in Diana’s mind and she took a step back instinctively, finding it rather difficult to breathe.

The name was not unfamiliar to her.

She might have met the man a few times in the hospital. But every time they met, he expressed his strong desire to live longer to be able to find his son and apologize to him.

It was true that she did not like his attitude in the garden where he told her that regardless of what he did, his son was compelled to forgive him just because he fathered him. Those words reminded her of the things she had left behind in her family. She did not like it one bit.

But at the same time, she pitied the man who was so paranoid about his health and so greedy to live longer. He was so anxious that he refused to be treated by Maxim just because he heard some rumors about her. Yet, despite his wariness, his strong will to live, despite his meticulousness in investigating his doctor, he still ended up being abandoned pitifully in the operation theatre.

If he was awake, would he have regretted his choices?

As Diana was in a daze, she felt the warmth in her grasp disappearing as Maxim started walking away.

She snapped out of her shock and almost on instinct, she grabbed Maxim’s hand again.

He turned to look at her, his gaze questioning.

’’You can’t!" As soon as she came out of her shock, she hurriedly shook her head.

Maxim’s brows locked together.

’’You can’t just rush inside like that. That patient... I know him. I have seen him a few times. He could have been your patient but he refused to be treated by you after he heard rumors...’’

Maxim looked at her like he was asking what was her point.

Perhaps because of what happened earlier, his gaze was indifferent.

But since he did not pull his hand out of her grip, Diana did not feel discouraged.

Even if he was not willing to listen to her, she would have still spoken out her mind. After she calmed herself down, she steeled her heart and spoke up, ’’His identity doesn’t seem to be simple. I don’t want you to rush in there without any preparations. Moreover, Alex is there so the situation is not that bad. You can’t operate on him...’’

’We can’t operate on him’

Diana’s words seemed to be intermingling with a voice from the past in Maxim’s head. That was the only time he had allowed himself to sink into the feeling of helplessness when he saw that there was nothing he could do.

’’Let us see what we can do about the situation. You...’’ Diana trailed off when Maxim pulled his hand out of her grip.

’Let us see what to do about it.’

Those aloof words reverberated in Maxim’s mind. He tilted his head to look at Diana, "Apologies. I can’t be picky about my patient.’’

Diana’s lips parted, ’’I am not asking you to be picky about your patient but you can’t just rush in when it’s so dangerous there. Even Alex is held hostage... Without Grandpa Qin, you would fall into the same situation. Would you be able to operate on him under such pressure? You need to calculate the pros and cons before you make a decision like this or you will be making losses,’’ she said after a moment.

’’The patient who has been opened up and unconscious doesn’t have the privilege to choose his doctor even though I have the privilege to not choose him,’’ Maxim said coldly, ’’I am a doctor, not a businessman who needs to calculate losses before I treat my patient.’’

When she met his gaze, she felt like she was looking at a stranger. He had been indifferent to her earlier but at this moment, he seemed so cold that she wanted to step forward and wrap her arms around him. Even though he seemed to be looking at her, his gaze did not linger on her. It was as if he was looking at someone else, something else.

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