Chapter 73 The New Anesthesiologist

Talia was, truth to be told, feeling a little guilty. She'd gotten the medication from Lisa without registering through proper channels—meaning there was no record in the hospital database for her abortion. If someone really wanted to dig into this, it would be Lisa who took the fall—she had clearly violated procedure for Talia's sake. Talia frowned slightly. "If Dr. Preston questions you about it later, just pin everything on me. Say I made you do it and that you couldn't say no because I was basically half your mentor." Lisa looked troubled. "Dr. Ainsworth, I…" Talia gave her a reassuring glance. "Just say it. Don't be afraid." Ten minutes later, someone knocked on the office door. Lisa went to open it and shrank back a little. "Dr. Preston." Samuel glanced at her. "What? Am I that scary?" "No, Dr. Preston. You're the director—I'm just showing respect." That made Samuel laugh. "And here I thought all the Gen Zs were bold and self-centered. You're a rare one." Lisa forc