A Replacement Bride

Chapter 34

"Let me see." Katherine saw the look in Joaquin's eyes as well as the teenager lying on the ground.

Suddenly, she remembered the teenager who fell in front of her back in Fontan.

The teenager was of similar age. At that time, she was lacking in her ability and medical skills to save him. As such, she could only watch as he died in front of her from excessive blood loss.

That was also when she realized the significance of becoming a doctor.

At the very least, one would not feel helpless if their loved ones were dying.

With a deep breath, she knelt down next to Joaquin and reached out to apply pressure to the teenager's wound.

"What are you doing?"

Before Katherine could touch the teenager, she was aggressively pushed away.

It was the same 190cm tall man who doubted her when she first came in.

Caught off guard, Katherine stumbled and fell to the ground, feeling a burning pain on her shoulder.

These were the people who worked out and had a shocking amount of strength. Hence, they would not hesitate to strike regardless of the opponent's gender.

With a shove as aggressive as that, Katherine knew her shoulder must have been bruised.

"Are you trying to kill the patient?" She looked up and stared at the tall man coldly.

The man was about to open his mouth to speak when Joaquin's cold voice interrupted him, "Ian! That's enough!"

As bitter as Ian was, he could only endure it since Joaquin had spoken. However, he was still concerned that Katherine would endanger the patient, so he stated, "The patient's injuries are really serious; even the team doctor said that they have run out of solutions, let alone…"

He did not have to finish his words for them to understand what he was conveying.

The team doctor was made up of top students from a prestigious medical school, so their abilities spoke for themselves. If a group as elite as them deemed no solution for this patient, how could Katherine, a young and inexperienced woman, save her?

Moreover, Joaquin was the one who brought Katherine here. Nobody could understand how someone as rational as him could be so careless as to bring his woman to the base.

"Let her try." Joaquin's face completely darkened, seemingly determined to protect Katherine.

At once, Ian glared at Katherine, not expecting Joaquin to be so irrational for a woman.

She ignored them and stood up before proceeding to grab the teenager's wrist to take his pulse while breathing heavily.

She then looked at the wound and noticed it was a stab wound. The dagger had directly penetrated the heart and pierced through the left ventricle. When the dagger was pulled out, it appeared to have a barbed tip due to secondary damage. This was indeed a serious injury; not only would it result in excessive blood loss, the heart would also require immediate stitches. Otherwise, there would be unthinkable consequences.

"He needs to be operated on immediately, but I can't do it in this condition. Do you have operating rooms with the necessary equipment here?" She quickly took out the silver needles from her medical bag, sealed the acupuncture points near the wound to control the bleeding, and turned her head to ask Joaquin.

At that moment, his heart calmed as he noticed her composed expression, and he could not help but believe in her. He did so purely out of a whim of faith that she would be able to save the patient.

"You—" Ian wanted to say that if Katherine could not do it, she should not waste anyone's time, let alone endanger someone's life.

Before he could finish his words, Joaquin had already instructed, "Send the patient to the operating room."

Of course, the base had operating rooms equipped with the necessary tools. The operating room, which was located on the floor above, had the best equipment in the country—even better than those found in the top three hospitals.

Hearing that, Ian could not rebuke Joaquin despite his disagreement. He could only comply and arrange for the patient lying on the ground to be transferred to the operating room upstairs.

"How confident are you?" Joaquin asked softly upon pursing his lips as he walked alongside Katherine, who seemed composed from her side profile.

"It's not a big problem, but there's too much blood loss and we might need a blood transfusion. You might need to get someone ready for blood at any time. Also, I need assistance. You should have a doctor here, right? Arrange two for me."

Katherine's footsteps were quick and her expression seemed very relaxed. It was as if she was on her way to a simple suture surgery.

However, it was true that it would not be a difficult surgery for Katherine. After all, she was the notorious surgical master nicknamed the Ghost Knife.

"Alright." Joaquin trusted Katherine without any further questions.

As the two quickly approached the operating room on the first floor, Joaquin arranged for Greg to assist before adding another two more staff members.

At this point, Katherine had already changed into a sterile surgical gown and was currently washing her hands before putting on a pair of disposable medical gloves.

As the staff members arrived, she barely glanced at them and instructed, "In a moment, one of you will assist me with tools and another one will be on standby. As soon as I say there's a need for a blood transfusion, head outside and request that someone come to the patient's side to transfuse the type O blood."

The two staff members exchanged glances with each other. Since Joaquin believed in Katherine, they also chose to believe her and followed her instructions.

The moment Katherine put on the sterile surgical gown, her aura changed completely. Greg thought that he saw Boss, especially when she held the scalpel.

Meanwhile, the entire procedure ran smoothly without any mistakes. The operation ended two hours later and Katherine emerged from the operating room with a tired expression.

Watching her exit the room, Joaquin instinctively straightened his back and looked at her with bright eyes.

She looked pallid—almost as transparent as a glass—and was still dressed in her previous white T- shirt. She let out a heavy sigh and noticed Joaquin staring at her. She then raised her head to meet his

gaze, licked her slightly dried lips, and casually stated, "The patient is fine. She'll be awake in half an hour."

"Are you joking?" Ian expressed his disbelief.

How can the patient be fine?

Greg obviously said that there was no chance he could survive…

Katherine ignored him and only looked at Joaquin. "Are we going home?" NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

"Hm." He nodded and took a step forward to support her after seeing her exhaustion.

Katherine's body stiffened slightly upon him touching her, but she could only lean on him for support, seeing that she did not have any more strength as they entered the elevator.

"Oh, my God! What did I just witness? Was that the Captain's woman?"

"No, it can't be. The Captain's girlfriend is Miss Muller. What is going on?"

"Ian, do you know what's going on? Who was that woman?"

A group of people gathered and only dared to chat around to ask after Joaquin had left.

Annoyed, Ian did not bother to satisfy their need for gossip. However, seeing Joaquin and Katherine together, he felt bad for Beatrice.

He contemplated before pulling out his phone to text her, 'Miss Muller, the Captain came to work today and a rather young woman was with him.'

After sending the text message, he felt relieved and left with the team to visit the patient.

Ring! Ring!

Joaquin's phone rang just as he was exiting the elevator with Katherine.

He squinted and glanced at the caller ID on the screen before turning to Katherine next to him and disregarded the call.