Not A Small-Town Girl

"It won’t be a problem. Just follow my instructions and start as soon as you’re ready. If you wait any longer, there might not be a chance to save him," Danielle’s voice was calm, yet firm, almost like a teacher inspecting her students’ assignments with a ruler in hand.noveldrama

The doctors from other hospitals had no objections—after all, they had seen Miss Darling’s medical skills firsthand, and her talent was nothing short of miraculous.

Ethan wiped the sweat from his brow, and even Austin seemed worried about whether he was going to miss the mark. Both of them exchanged a determined look. "Ethan, on three. Ready? One... two... three!"

With steely resolve, Ethan and Austin both gripped a slender medical tool in their hands, looking as if they were prepared to face death itself.

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

"Go!"

The medical tools struck their target points. "Miss Darling, Danielle, please check if we did it right!"

No sooner had they spoken than Xavier began to spit up blood—large, copious amounts.

"This is it. I’m done for. I can’t save Xavier. It’s over," Ethan muttered in a panic, his hair thinning faster than he could imagine.

Austin, equally terrified, worried that this blend of Eastern and Western methods might be the end for Xavier. The other doctors began to exchange glances—this didn’t look good.

Then, a voice broke through the chaos.

"Stay calm. What Xavier’s throwing up is just coagulated blood. The bleeding’s stopped. You can continue."

"Okay. Good, that’s a relief," Ethan let out a breath, his heart feeling like it had just dropped from a roller coaster.

The operation was still ongoing.

Outside, the few people left in the hallway were pacing in anxious circles.

Suddenly, a group of black-clad bodyguards appeared, dragging a woman along with them.

"Mr. Johnson, we’ve got her. She tried to run when we caught her."

"Let go of me! I don’t know you!" The nurse shouted, trying to feign innocence. She figured with the mask on, they wouldn’t recognize her—if she stuck to her story, she’d be fine.

But her façade faltered when the men glaring at her nearly exploded with anger. She almost killed Xavier.

Jaden was about to light a cigarette but decided against it when he remembered they were in the middle of surgery. Instead, his gaze sharpened as he took one menacing step forward.

"Don’t know us?" Jaden’s voice was cold, as if he had just stepped out of a nightmare.

He didn’t even wait for the bodyguards to react—he kicked the nurse flying, the bodyguards unable to stop her. One of them almost stumbled from the force.

Xavier’s brothers, watching in stunned silence, didn’t know how to react to this unexpected show of violence.

Jaden walked toward the nurse on the floor, his boots clicking ominously on the tiles. He placed his foot on her chest with a brutal force.

"Who sent you?" His voice was as chilling as the wind in the darkest depths of hell.

The nurse wiped the blood from her lip, feeling the sharp pain in her ribs. She thought she was about to break. Was this man mad?

"No one sent me. Now that you’ve got me, kill me, do whatever you want."

Elliot, watching the scene, furrowed his brow. Before Jaden’s family had cleared their name, they had been under constant scrutiny from the higher-ups. But now, after they had cleaned up their act, they had no more evidence. Still, Jaden’s reputation was more fearsome than ever.

Elliot didn’t want to get involved, but he could feel the tension in the air. His position didn’t allow him to watch Jaden break the law, but when it came to avenging Xavier, it was hard to keep quiet. He closed one eye and pretended he didn’t see anything.

"I want to see just how stubborn you can be. Don’t give in."

With a sudden movement, Jaden grabbed the nurse’s hair, pulling her up from the floor.

The nurse screamed as Jaden yanked her head back, her scalp nearly tearing.

Without warning, he slammed her head against the wall.

Over and over, her head hit the wall with sickening force. The once white surface was now stained with blood.