Fated to Love You Again (Shawn and Norah)

Chapter 267 A Painful Past

Chapter 267 A Painful Past

After a long silence, Susie finally shook her head.

"Norah, you are my student. Be it reason or emotion, I should help you.

"If it were anyone else, I could help. However, Professor Greer is a special case. I'm afraid I can't do

anything about it."

Norah asked with concern, "Is Professor Greer unwell?"

"Professor Greer has always been in poor health, but that's not the main reason. The point is..."

Susie let out a sigh, closed the door, and continued, "You're not an outsider, and since you want to

know, I'll tell you.

"We have an incredibly talented doctor in the gynecology department named Vanessa Greer. She was

one of the best and was the chief physician of the department. We all admired her, and she went to the

same college.

"A few years ago, an expectant mother came to the emergency room with ruptured membranes. After

examining her, Dr. Greer concluded that the baby was experiencing respiratory distress and at risk of

suffocation. She recommended immediate surgery, but the pregnant lady's mother-in-law threatened

her with her life and refused to consent to a cesarean section, insisting on a natural birth.

"Only her mother-in-law was by the pregnant woman's side, and her obstinacy prevented us from

seizing the best opportunity for resuscitation. By the time the husband arrived, the fetus inside had

already stopped breathing. Both twins were gone, which was a great loss. The pregnant woman also

lost her life due to excessive bleeding.

"The husband became agitated and blamed Dr. Greer for negligence. He grabbed a sharp knife and

stabbed it into Dr. Greer's heart. He went crazy and stabbed her several times.

"Dr. Greer was immediately rushed to the emergency room, and that operation was performed by

Professor Greer himself. I remember...

Susie couldn't hold back her tears anymore. The rims of her eyes reddened, and she started sobbing.

"At that time, Professor Greer had just finished three surgeries after an all-nighter. When he learned

about Dr. Greer's condition, he rushed into the operating room. I remember that the surgery lasted for

more than ten hours, during which Dr. Greer's condition deteriorated several times.

"We all thought that Dr. Greer would pull through, but unfortunately, she didn't make it in the end. Her

heart had stopped beating, but Professor Greer, like a man possessed, continued to perform chest

compressions for over two hours. He refused to give up.

"In the end, he collapsed, and we carried him out of the operating room. He was forced to accept the

reality.

"I clearly remember that day was Professor Greer's last day before retirement. He loved medicine his

whole life, saving lives and healing the wounded. He regarded medicine as his faith. Despite not being

scheduled for work on his last day, he insisted on working overtime because he was going to retire

soon. He wanted to save as many patients as possible.

"It should have been the happiest day of his life. He had dedicated his entire life to his career and

finally could retire with honor. But no one could have anticipated that after saving countless lives, he

wouldn't be able to save his daughter. He could only watch as she slept forever on the operating table.

"Since then, Professor Greer completely distanced himself from medicine."

Norah listened, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

When she first worked in the hospital, she had heard her colleagues discussing this incident, but no

one mentioned any names.

She didn't expect it to be Professor Greer's daughter.

Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she asked sadly.

"Dr. Hughes, during emergencies, don't we usually avoid treating our closest ones? Why didn't they

assign someone else to save Dr. Greer?"

Susie sighed and replied, "Indeed, there is such a rule. However, Dr. Greer's condition was critical, and

Professor Greer is the most skilled and experienced doctor in our department. He had the highest

chance of saving Dr. Greer, which is why he took over the surgery himself."

Norah lamented in her heart. At that point, she couldn't find any words to say.

She didn't expect such a painful past behind it all. Now that she had learned about it, she could no

longer stick to her request."

"Thank you for telling me all of this, Dr. Hughes. I can understand it."

"Professor Greer is like a mentor to me, so I should help. Over the years, we have encountered some

difficult cases and have asked Professor Greer for advice, but the results have never been very

satisfactory."

Susie patted Norah's hand and said in a serious tone.

"Norah, if you can get Professor Greer to perform this surgery, we would all be very excited. This will

also help him to come out of his grief, open his heart, and start a new life."

Norah understood what she meant.

Although it was a difficult task, it was worth a try.

During lunch, Norah talked to Dora about Professor Greer.

"Norah, I have also heard things about Professor Greer. It's really hard to get him to agree to do it."

Dora sighed.

"I know."

Consumed by her thoughts, Norah lost her appetite.

And she didn't notice that Shawn was also in the cafeteria.

As soon as he arrived, he spotted Norah and Dora.

But instead of approaching them, he watched from afar.

"Mr. Lawson, I'll go get your food." Anthony realized the situation as soon as he saw Norah.

No wonder Shawn had insisted on going to eat at the cafeteria.

He wanted to see Norah.

"Okay."

Shawn nodded and found a good spot to look at Norah.

After Anthony came back with food, Shawn's gaze was still on Norah.

He didn't pick up the knife and fork or eat anything.

Soon enough, he noticed that Norah had barely eaten anything. She was downcast.

After lunch, Norah and Dora returned to their department together.

Soon after they arrived, Dora was told that someone was looking for her.

When she went out, she saw an unfamiliar face and thought that he might have found the wrong

person.

"Hello, are you Miss Dora Green?"

Dora was surprised that the man knew her name. "Do you know me? But it doesn't seem like I know

you."

"Miss Green, I'm sorry for disturbing you. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Anthony, and

Norah's boyfriend asked me to find you. They had an argument, and Norah seemed to be in a bad

mood today. Can you tell me what happened?"

Seeing how caring Norah's boyfriend was, Dora felt no need to be guarded and told him everything

truthfully.

A few minutes later, Norah received a phone call from Shawn.

She looked at the phone, hesitating for a long time.

In the end, the phone call ended automatically.

But soon, she received a message from Shawn. "I heard you need Professor Greer's help. Maybe I can

help."