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“All you think about every day is eating, eating, eating.”Fiona shot Heidi a withering look.“Isn’t eating the first order of life? What’s wrong with liking food?”Heidi retorted, stubborn as ever, then dug back in with renewed vigor.It took them about an hour to finish. At last, the three of them were full and pleasantly tipsy.After resting a bit, Joseph parted ways with Heidi and Fiona and headed home.Fiona took Heidi back to the Cooper family estate.Sated and drowsy, Heidi was in excellent spirits. Sitting in the passenger seat, she even started humming a little tune.“Your mood is a little too good,” Fiona said, glancing over while driving.“What, if I’m in a bad mood I’m supposed to cry?”“Mom and Dad got themselves into this. I didn’t push them. They’re not children—there should be some sense of proportion.”“Like Grandpa said, they need to be taught a lesson. If Grandpa and Grandma couldn’t teach them, then the law will.”Heidi spoke as if it were the most natural conclusi
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“Dinner, of course. Filling your stomach isn’t important?” Heidi said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “Only when you’ve eaten can you tackle everything else, right?”“I suppose that’s true,” Joseph replied, checking the time. It was past seven—definitely dinner hour.“Professor Wilson, come on—I’ll host tonight. What do you two want to eat?” Fiona offered immediately.“I want barbecue. How about Usual Place, the spot my brother-in-law and I always go to?” Heidi said without an ounce of restraint.“I’m easy,” Joseph said.“Then let’s go there. I don’t know the way, though,” Fiona admitted.“I’ll sit up front and guide you—or we can have my brother-in-law lead the way,” Heidi suggested.“Works for me. Let’s head out now,” Fiona nodded.“Let’s go! It’s close—ten minutes by car,” Heidi said, already hopping into the vehicle.Joseph got into his own car and followed.A short drive later, the three of them walked into Usual Place Barbecue.“Buddy! Long time no see,” the o
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“Dr. Forrest is a senior to me,” Joseph said after a brief hesitation. “I realize this may be presumptuous, but I’d like him to serve as my first assistant during the operation.”“Ah, Professor Wilson, that’s hardly an issue,” Forrest replied with an easy grin. “Being your assistant isn’t demeaning in the least. If you need me, I’m in.”“If Dr. Forrest himself has no objection, then neither do I,” Director Lorraine added.“Good. I’ll schedule Peggy’s operation for the day after tomorrow at two in the afternoon,” Joseph decided. “It may run long—likely until around six.”Heads nodded around the room, and the mood sobered. Even those not directly involved could feel the weight of what lay ahead. A procedure this difficult pressed on everyone’s nerves.“Professor Wilson, I hope you succeed,” someone said.“If it does succeed, this case will certainly become one of the most instructive in our hospital.”“With a surgery this challenging, even we veterans would have to study it carefully.”
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“No need to explain further, Director Lorraine—I understand,” Joseph said with an easy smile.“Then let’s continue with Peggy’s case,” Lorraine went on.“All right,” Joseph replied with a slight nod.What followed was a round of commentary from the assembled specialists. Most of their assessments overlapped—solid, but conventional.When Joseph finished speaking, however, the room broke into warm applause.It was clear who the applause was for.After hearing Joseph’s analysis, the experts leaned toward one another, murmuring with approving smiles, nodding as if a knot had been untied.Watching from the side, Charles Martin felt a twinge of envy.There was a time he had enjoyed the same star treatment. But since coming to Nova University and meeting Joseph, he’d found himself abruptly ordinary—his light dimmed beside Joseph’s brilliance.Joseph shone too brightly; anyone next to him seemed to fade.“Professor Wilson, you’re so young—how can you have such breadth of experience? You’ve ra
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“I’ve reviewed the patient’s file in broad strokes and have a solid grasp of her condition,” Joseph replied at once.“Then let’s have Peggy’s attending, Dr. Forrest, outline the essentials for everyone—good for a quick recap,” Director Lorraine said, turning to Forrest.Forrest rose.“By this morning, we had broadly reached a consensus on the treatment plan,” he began. “There’s an intra-articular fracture combined with a dislocation, and the fracture line and the dislocation aren’t aligned—which markedly increases the difficulty of surgery.”“We proposed a single theoretically viable approach: preoperative intra-articular reduction.”“But achieving an intra-articular reduction by manipulation alone is extraordinarily difficult, especially with a concurrent fracture—the injured area can’t tolerate force. Practically speaking, manual reduction is almost out of the question.”“In sum, the rational choice is conservative treatment. Forcing a surgical reduction would almost certainly leave
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“Professor Wilson, it seems everyone has great confidence in your skill,” Forrest remarked, moved. “I’ve always felt that the happiest moment for a physician is when patients acknowledge your work. To ease their suffering and earn their trust—that’s the highest praise a doctor can receive.”“I’m only doing what I can,” Joseph replied with humility.Before long, the three of them took the elevator to the seventh floor and headed for the conference room. By then, the consulting specialists had begun to arrive one after another.“Professor Wilson, a pleasure indeed. You’re even younger than you appear on your streams,” said a man in a white coat with graying hair as he approached. He looked to be in his fifties—vital, robust, still in his prime.“This is Dr. Lorraine, our head of Orthopedics at Nova First Hospital—Director Lorraine, a seasoned expert in the field,” Forrest said quickly, making introductions.“An honor, Director Lorraine,” Joseph said, offering his hand.“Never thought I’
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