Chapter 1328 The Surgery
Susanne was at the Nightshire Group.
She had switched off her phone. Ever since news of Arielle’s mishap broke, her phone had been ringing off the hook with questions about the validity of the news. She was exhausted from fielding calls and had no time to check on Arielle’s situation herself.
Her annoyance eventually peaked, and she switched off her phone in defiance. She used the phone on her office desk to contact Rayson and summon him to the office.
When he arrived, a concerned Susanne instructed, “Rayson, could you call Sannie or Vinson’s phones? See if you can get in touch with either of them. We need to find out what’s going on!” Videos of the incident which had been circulating on the web had disappeared before Susanne had a chance to look at them.
“I’ve been calling them since news of the incident broke, but I can’t reach either of them,” Rayson responded with a frown.
Susanne furrowed her brows in thought before suggesting, “Contact the people in Lightspring. See if they have any information for us. Inform me of any developments immediately.” Her concern for Arielle and Vinson’s safety was palpable.
How are they unlucky enough to get caught in the crossfire of a gun battle?
Likewise, Sam had seen the trending searches on the web regarding Arielle and Vinson’s mishap. He had no idea why Arielle had taken leave to Lightspring, and he similarly failed to contact her.
Jason, who had also seen the news, asked Sam concernedly, “Has Arielle truly gone to Lightspring, Mr. Sleight?”
While Jason had decided to let go of his pursuit of Arielle, his heart had yet to catch up with his mind. Naturally, he was deathly worried over the news of Arielle’s trouble in Lightspring.
Sam stared at his anxious companion. Then, as though he suddenly remembered something, he explained, “I don’t know if she traveled to Lightspring, but she did take time off. We were supposed to shoot her scenes in the film after she returned from her leave.”
“Can you reach her?” Jason was almost a hundred percent certain that Arielle had gone to Lightspring.
Shaking his head, Sam answered, “I haven’t been able to get in touch with her.”
Jason expressed his wish of taking time off and traveling to Lightspring himself. Sam firmly refused his request and reprimanded, “Arielle’s gone. How will we make this film if you’re taking time off too? You’re the male lead, for God’s sake!”
Frankly, Jason knew that a trip to Lightspring was a long shot at locating Arielle. After all, he had no connections in the city who could help him with his search.
The employees of Sann Group and Maureen’s Kitchen were equally distraught over Arielle’s reported mishap. Everyone tried to call Arielle but to no avail. Unbeknownst to them, Arielle had already switched her phone to silent mode before entering the surgical theater.
Arielle was presently marking out an incision spot over Vinson’s heart with a surgical skin marker. She took a few steps back to retrieve a scalpel. To her surprise, someone placed it in her outstretched hand before she could grab the instrument. Arielle looked up, realizing that the scalpel came from the doctor who had attempted to stop her from entering the surgical theater earlier.
Their gazes met, and the doctor gave her an encouraging hand gesture to wish her luck.
Arielle did not gratify his encouragement with a change in her expression. Instead, she turned to face Vinson, who lay on the surgical table. She encouraged herself silently.
You can do this, Arielle Moore! Just hang on and wait for me, Vinson!
She took a deep breath and cleared her mind. Then, she lowered her head and began operating on Vinson. The surgical theater fell into silence as the medical staff bustled about their separate duties.
“Forceps!” The same doctor who had wished her luck before the surgery handed the instrument to her before she had barely finished her words.
The leading medical experts in the surgical theater were stunned to see the hospital’s lead physician assisting Arielle in the surgery. Their eyes widened comically in surprise. Arielle was hardly bothered by their opinions. Her entire focus was on completing the surgery.
