Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Haze, what should we do now? Why did Robert leave like that? The medical team will be ruined if he leaves! Quinton is still in the ICU ward… Will he be stuck in a coma forever?” Flossie asked Haze anxiously, her gaze desperate and panicked.
Haze sighed. ’TH ask the dean about it.”
They both made their way to the dean’s office, where he was busy making calls and gathering the most exceptional doctors he knew to form a professional medical team.
When he saw Haze and Flossie, he smiled broadly at them.” Mr. Baldwin, Miss Ellsworth, you’re here. I want to discuss something with you.”
“Mr. Wilfred, what happened? Why did you remove Doctor Cromwell from the medical team? He’s my brother’s attending doctor and he saved his life! He should be in charge of the case,” Flossie exclaimed in outrage.
If Quinton wasn’t hospitalized there, she would have lost it completely.
“Umm… We don’t want to delay Mr. Ellsworth’s treatment, so we’re going to get a better doctor to take over his case. We’re trying to help him wake up as soon as possible.” Ezra Wilfred didn’t dare to speak frankly since they had yet to succeed, and he couldn’t reveal that it had been Halston’s order.
“Doctor Cromwell is very good, and he’s someone we trust too. I don’t think there’s anyone else more suitable than him. Can you put him back in charge?” Flossie was firm. She had always suspected that Quinton’s accident was the result of someone’s scheme, and she trusted Haze’s doctor since he had saved Quinton’s life.
“Miss Ellsworth, please believe me when I say that there’s always someone better out there. Yes, Doctor Cromwell is good at performing surgery, but there’s someone more knowledgeable than him in neuroscience. Your brother couldn’t take the anesthesia, and the nerves in his brain have been damaged as a result. The neurosurgeon I’m looking for now is an expert in this field, and can definitely cure your brother,” Ezra patiently explained, trying to alleviate Flossie’s worry.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be responsible for it as the dean here.”
“But…” Flossie was still slightly hesitant.
Haze had been quiet for a while, but finally said, “Can you tell me the name of this expert and where he’s from?”
“He’s Owen Wagner, a famous expert in neuroscience.” Ezra continued proudly, “Doctor Wagner is a promising talent in neuroscience. He even gave a speech at this hospital once! Two years ago, he went on a journey to travel the world, so he rarely treats others now. He won’t agree to any job regardless of whether the client is rich or noble. He stands firm even if they offer him a lot of money or threaten him.”
“Oh, you mean Owen!” Haze took a deep breath. “Yes, he’s a talent… but he’s also a weirdo. His medical skills are undeniably more exceptional than Doctor Cromwell’s. My grandpa once wanted to hire him as his private doctor. He even sent out a dozen bulletproof cars around Owen’s house to hire him, but he failed to. If Owen is really going to help, Quinton will surely wake up.”
“Really?” Flossie’s eyes lit up when she heard that. “What did Doctor Wagner say? Is he willing to save my brother?”
“Alas, the trouble lies here. I did manage to call Doctor Wagner, but he didn’t sound like he wanted to do this. I think I’ll try to persuade him again. If not, I wouldn’t be able to face you and the others.” Ezra wiped the sweat off his forehead helplessly.
“Others?” Flossie asked suspiciously.
“Umm…* Ezra averted his gaze nervously. ‘Damn it! Halston ordered me not to expose it before it was done. How could I have made such a silly mistake?’
“No, I’m… talking about the hospital. We have targets to hit. This hospital has a record of ninety-nine percent recovery, so we can’t fail this for the sake of the hospital’s reputation,” Ezra lied quickly.
Convinced, Flossie left it. Her main priority was to ask for Owen’s help to save Quinton.
“Ezra, do you know where Doctor Wagner is? I’ll go ask him personally if you guys can’t persuade him.” Flossie was used to doing things herself and didn’t want to owe others, so she preferred if she could go talk to Owen herself.
“I learned from Doctor Wagner’s friend that he often goes fishing at sea. In fact, he should be out now. If it goes well and he’s in a good mood, we might be able to persuade him. If not, it might be difficult,” Ezra said honestly. Owen wasn’t attached to a hospital, so whether he took on a job or not depended solely on his mood. He was neither greedy nor afraid of power, so it was very hard to deal with him. Though he was a hospital dean, Ezra couldn’t even contact Owen, so he wasn’t sure if Flossie would have any luck convincing him.
“Fishing at sea? Only the south of Beach City is suitable for that. I’ll head there to meet him now,” Flossie said immediately.
“I’ll go with you,” Haze said firmly.
“No, stay and help me take care of Quinton. He’ll be in danger if we leave and someone tries to attack him,” Flossie insisted.
Haze looked reluctant. “You need to go out to sea to meet Owen, and that’s very dangerous. It’s not safe if you go alone.”
“What’s there to worry about? The only thing out there that can harm me is probably a shark,” Flossie scoffed.
“You…” Haze couldn’t argue, so he held his forehead helplessly. How was he supposed of her if she insisted on doing everything herself?
Winning her heart was no easy task.
Wasting no time, Flossie quickly went to the dock for fishing in the south of the city. People who needed to go out to sea had to book a speed boat or yacht, so she went to the center of the dock and found the person-in-charge. “Excuse me. Did a man called Owen Wagner book your yacht to go out to sea today?”
The person shook his head cautiously. “I’m sorry but we can’t reveal our clients’ information.”
“I can pay you.”
“No, that won’t do,” the man said, but eventually added, “But I can tell you that a yacht went out to sea two hours ago. It’s a private yacht that parks here for us to watch over and maintain. It’s 28 miles southeast now. That person is a rather famous figure. If you’d like to go meet him, maybe you can rent a boat too.”
After that, he sized her up and smirked. “I’m used to seeing women in bikinis, but maybe those rich snobs might find your look intriguing. You don’t have to thank me, just come and rent my boats more often if you make it.”
“Well, thank you. May you be blessed with good health.” Flossie knew that this pervert probably thought she was a woman who tried to hook up with rich men, but she didn’t care since he had given her a lot of useful information.
“Okay, get me a boat then. I want the cheapest one.”
Flossie wanted to meet Owen as soon as possible, so she didn’t mind taking a few risks. After all, Quinton’s condition could worsen the longer they delayed treatment.
“Only one?” The man was filled with disdain as he said coldly, “You have to pay extra for the captain.”
“No, I can navigate it myself,” Flossie said casually.
“You’re going to navigate it? You’re just a woman!” The man scoffed in disbelief.
“Yes, and I have the license for it. In fact, I’m probably better at it than your men.”
“Fine then. This is the first time I’ve met a woman like you, lady. You’re something special.” The man shook his head in wonder and gave Flossie a small old dinghy. When she turned it on, smoke billowed out of it.
Well… she had asked for the cheapest boat.
Flossie started coughing because of the smoke, but she could not complain because she was running out of time. It was fine as long as it could sail.
Vroom! She set off in the direction the man told her. The boat soared on the large waves, making her look like a cool superspy on a mission.
28 miles was not far, but it was considered a long distance at sea. People could reel in a good catch fishing here, but the cost was high, so not many would do so.
Flossie saw a luxurious yacht from afar, and figured that Owen was on it. She immediately steered her boat towards it and approached the deck of that yacht. She then waved at the men and women on it.
“Hello! What a coincidence, are you guys here to fish too?”
That yacht was huge, and had two decks. It was new and grand, and was even equipped with a small swimming pool. In comparison, Flossie’s boat looked like a toy.
A few charming ladies in bikinis lay beside the swimming pool, and they laughed when they saw Flossie.
“Where did this ugly woman come from? Why is she waving? Is this a show arranged by the yacht company?”
“Ha! I’ve never seen a woman steer a boat before. Is she a man in disguise?”
The women were so loud that the bodyguards standing nearby reminded them, “Keep your voices down. Don’t disturb the gentlemen.”
The women quickly fell silent as they looked at the front of the deck gloomily. Two men were sitting there and fishing together. Even though there were beautiful ladies there, the men were only focused on fishing.
The men were undeniably handsome and refined, so the women tried their best to charm them. They were willing to take off their bikinis if that was what it took.
However, the only thing the men stared at was the sea.
“Do you know who they are?” One of the women asked the other.
“Yes, one of them is Owen Wagner, a top doctor. The other, well… his identity might surprise you.” The woman looked at the man who sat with Owen and smiled like a love-struck schoolgirl.