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She narrowed her eyes and dodged her body to avoid the oncoming car. Several wretched men exited the car, which now came to a stop on the side of the road, before they looked at her with dangerous intentions.
"Hey little girl, where are you going? Let my brothers send you off."
Janet quickly removed a dagger from her waist and landed it on the man's neck. "Who sent you here?"
Those men did not expect such a reaction from her. A fierce gleam flashed in his eyes, forcing the men to retreat backward and freeing himself from the girl's hold.
"Oh wow, this girl's bravery deserves an applause! My dear, let me show you a good time." As he spoke, the pervert's hand stretched his hand out toward her fair complexion.
Just when he finished his words, a slender leg kicked at the man before the owner turned to grab the man's wrist, pulling it backward, making the man squeal and wail in pain.
Upon seeing that, another man immediately stepped forward, but Janet raised her leg and forcefully landed a kick on his abdomen.
BAM!!
The others were stunned upon seeing that.
F*ck, this woman looks weak, but who knew she would actually be this feisty?
"Bloody woman! Let me go!" The man began to curse.
Janet squinted her pair of cold eyes and warned him, "Speak! Who gave you orders?"
"F*ck—ah!" Janet broke his arm without saying a word while he cursed nonstop.
She had to make them understand that she had no time for nonsense at that moment. The man gritted his teeth but refused to speak.
Receiving no response, Janet smiled heartily. "Huh! You seem to be stronger than I imagined. Let me try another tactic, in that case."
Then, she forcefully kicked the man to the wall, to which the man slid off the wall, and his bones seemed to have been broken.
However, those men were still relentless.
When they crawled toward Janet again, a man even pulled out a gun with a silencer.
Boom!
A gunshot rang in the air, right next to her ear.
She never expected that they would carry weapons with them—they seemed adamant on killing her. As she saw the bullet approaching her, she immediately turned to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, the speed of the bullet was fast enough and it still grazed upon her cheek—there was even a trace of bloodstain at the corner of her eye. She casually wiped the blood with her hand and slowly raised her head. Her eyes turned red as she wondered how someone would want to have her killed in Sandfort City while she was keeping her life as low-key as possible.
The man looked into her eyes and realized the woman was not someone to be trifled with. Thus, he could only command, "Let's go!"
Immediately, those men jumped into the car and sped off. Janet did not chase after them as she needed to head to the hospital. She turned and looked at the shell of the bullet which brushed her cheek; it had a small letter 'M' engraved on it. Things would have been easier to resolve if she had known where the bullet came from, but unfortunately, she had too much to manage at that moment. At Sandfort Private Hospital, Sean was waiting in the ward while waiting for the genius doctor to appear; he was worried that she wouldn't show up. After all, the head of the Lowry Family, Mason Lowry, was also present on that day as he was very curious about that someone the people call a "genius doctor".
The director of the hospital walked over at this moment. "The old madam's preoperative check-up has been alright and preparations for the operation have been made. We can start at any time now."
Mason glanced at the time and turned to ask Sean, "When will the doctor arrive?"
"Around 11 o'clock," Sean responded cautiously.
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There were several doctors crowding at the door—they all wanted to witness the miracle happening. However, the 'genius doctor' was still not seen.
Sean was worried. "Young Master Lowry, the doctor must be on her way. Please wait a while."
Upon hearing this, Mason's face instantly became gloomy. A few minutes later, he pursed his thin lips and asked, "Is the doctor not here yet?"
Sean said guiltily, "Well… It seems like… there is a traffic congestion. We need to wait a little longer…"
Mason pressed his lips harder into a straight line.
Before he could speak, he could hear a few doctors discussing on the other side of the door. "It's 11.30 now. Why isn't the genius doctor here yet?"
"Tell me it's not a prank—how is it that a young girl who barely has any experience is able to conduct a craniotomy? It's really unheard of."
"Are we really being stood up? Who dares to make a fool of the Lowry Family?"
At the same time, a little nurse ran over, asking, "Is the doctor already here? The surgery has been delayed by fifteen minutes."
Upon hearing this, Mason frowned and followed the nurse toward the ward.
He turned to look at Sean, and with a cold voice, he demanded, "Tell me where he is."
Sean couldn't help but tremble while sweat beads formed on his forehead as he took out his mobile phone, preparing to call a "Doctor Sandra".
Before he could make the call, however, a soft voice floated from the hospital corridor. "I'm here."
He hung up on the phone and looked up at Mason. "Young Master Mason, the doctor has arrived."
Finally, she has arrived! Sean breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat on his forehead away.
Mason continued to stare at the entrance of the corridor, only to see a girl in a white coat approaching them with her hair tied up in a bun. At that time, she did not possess the childishness of a student, instead radiating a sense of calmness and composure that could not be ignored. Is it really her?
He stood motionlessly at the door, staring blankly at Janet.
Sean strode toward her. "Doctor Sandra, you're finally here."
With an indifferent expression on her face, Janet walked over to Mason. "Hello, I am Sandra."
Sean glanced at "Doctor Sandra" before turning to Mason—she seemed to know his master.
By the looks of it, they seemed to be quite familiar with each other, so why was he summoned over?
Mason retracted his surprised gaze before his sharp eyes fell on the corner of her cheek—there was a thin scar on it.
His angry heart twitched for some reason, thereupon he frowned and asked, "Do you really know what you're doing?"
She nodded and said, "About 90%." Then, she pushed the door open and said to the nurse, "But, do bring all of the old madam's previous laboratory reports to me."
"Give them to her," he instructed. "From now onward, everyone will follow her instructions."
Upon hearing his words, all the doctors in the ward were even more curious as to how powerful the genius doctor was. She must be so powerful for Young Master Mason to be obedient toward her.
At this time, one of the doctors stood up and asked in worry, "Doctor Sandra, where is your assistant?"
Janet was perusing the laboratory report and had no time to take care of other things.
"Doctor Sandra, this kind of craniotomy is very difficult and risky. Is your assistant the same age as you?"
Upon hearing that, everyone became worried.
The hospital chief frowned and looked at Janet, "Doctor Sandra, I don't doubt your professionalism; it's just that it's difficult for our hospital to guarantee the success of a risky operation like this."
Janet glanced at her phone. "I don't need a hospital assistant since I have my own and they will be here soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, the nurse's voice came from the corridor. "Chief, the doctors from the Medical Research Institute of Markovia are here!"