Chapter 416

After the surgery wrapped up, even the young nurse who’d been frowning the whole time couldn’t hide her surprise as she looked over at Samuel Jenkins. Honestly, the guy was born for this. Some people are just gifted like that. His hands were super steady, even when Grace Hill’s blood pressure dropped mid-surgery—he handled it without missing a beat. Once it was done, he carefully fed her some of his specially prepared herbal medicine. Only after that did her condition truly stabilize. Samuel leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. He wasn’t young anymore, and surgeries like that took a toll. He slid down the wall, exhausted, and the lead surgeon quickly offered him a piece of chocolate to help him recharge. Samuel sighed, opened the wrapper, and started eating slowly. Once he felt a bit better, he finally said, “You’re not bad, kid. Sharp enough to notice the situation. But your grip with the scalpel—still not quite at your teacher’s level.” “I noticed earlier, you were using t