Chapter 17

As soon as they stepped out, Dr. Lee leaned toward Emilia and said, “Who was that in the room? Found yourself a new sugar daddy? Emilia, I’m warning you—if you don’t come with me tomorrow, I might just do something you won’t like.” Emilia clenched her fists tight, trying hard to keep her cool. “Dr. Lee, you’re a doctor. Don’t go too far.” “Too far?” Dr. Lee chuckled with a smug look. “If you think I'm being unreasonable, feel free to get someone else to operate on your mom. But let's be real—who knows how to handle a surgery this complicated better than me? No one in this hospital, I’d bet.” “I’ll do it,” Emilia finally said, letting go of her fist. In the face of life and death, she gave in. Dr. Lee grinned, clearly pleased, and gave her shoulder a pat. “See? That’s more like it. I’ll text you tomorrow, and we’ll head out together.” He walked away humming, clearly feeling proud of himself. Emilia stared at his back with clenched teeth, seething inside. If only Dominic would agree to t