Chapter 36 - Self-control (1/2)

Yera was inside the operating room with her team. They were performing a colon cancer surgery.

Everyone knuckled down. Except for one.

”Cut,” Yera instructed. She looked at her assistant surgeon, Dr. Wang, and repeated, ”Cut!” Still no movement. The nurse gently elbowed Dr. Wang, who was startled and looked at Yera as if he was waiting for her to repeat what she said.

Yera frowned, and in a stern and clear voice, she said, ”Get out, Dr. Wang!”

She looked at an intern who was standing in the corner of the room and instructed, ”You, come here!” Then she gestured for the intern to get the operating tools Dr. Wang was holding.

”Cut!” Yera authoritatively instructed, and the intern quickly obeyed.

”What is your name?” Yera asked the intern, who answered her question while staying focused on the ongoing operation. Dr. Deyna Song's clear and confident voice helped the intern feel assured about what she was doing.

”I only want people who could rise to the occasion in my team when I'm in charge of an operation. I expect no less. You have to be in good condition. If you are not feeling well, nor are you confident that you can perform well, then give up your spot and make sure you swap with a capable one. Lives are always at stake here, so I refuse to work with people who are easily distracted. We can't afford to make any mistakes because these are lives we can never bring back if we make even just one simple slip,” Yera explained as she continued to do wonders with her hands and tools.

”Cut!” She said, and the intern followed. During surgery, she would narrate each and every action, so everyone would know what she was doing.

”You found a gem, Dr. Gong,” commented one of the doctors who happened to drop by and watched Yera from the adjacent room.

Dr. Gong nodded. He was also amazed by Dr. Deyna Song's operating skills.

Dr. Wang, who got kicked out, entered the adjacent room to watch the ongoing operation. He apologized to Dr. Gong, who sighed and frowned at him. He would scold Dr. wang later when the other Doctors were no longer present.

”She really reminds me of the late Dr. Yera Han. That one was an Iron Lady,” commented one of the doctors who had had the chance to meet Dr. Han at a conference a few years ago, when she was still alive.

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”Sir, I heard Madam kicked a doctor out of the operating room,” reported Assistant Ron. It was today's most trending news among the hospital's employees.

Xander was not surprised. He could bet Yera would throw out even more incompetent staff in the following days because that was how she was. She was very strict and meticulous when it came to surgeries, and she couldn't care less whether the one she ousted was her senior colleague or not.

Xander let out a mischievous smile at the thought of Yera being tired after the surgery, and she would fall into a deep sleep later in their room.

He was thinking of ideas on how to sneak onto the bed and sleep with her.

He waited for her to finish her duty… He would often wait in the car first with Assistant Ron, and as soon as Yera appeared in the basement parking lot, and upon the confirmation from security that there was no one around, the car would stop in front of her.

True enough, Yera was exhausted. She dozed off as soon as she stepped inside the car.

Assistant Ron shook his head when he saw his boss's wide smile as he held his wife in his arms.

Yera did not even notice that Xander had carried her from the car toward their room. He gently put her on their bed. She was deep asleep.

Xander removed her shoes and tucked her in. He showered and changed to his sleepwear before he went back toward the bed.