Chapter 729: Chapter 729: Can We Throw Her Down? She’s in the Way Chapter 729: Chapter 729: Can We Throw Her Down? She’s in the Way Compared to performing surgeries at a car accident site, on a fully equipped ambulance, this difficulty level was less than a C-grade for Abigail Green.

Joshua Piers glanced at Dorothy Piers on the stretcher, then looked up at Abigail Green with a scrutinizing gaze. All his understanding of this woman came from various sources, but he had never interacted with her personally.

Therefore, he couldn’t say he truly understood her.

The last time he got involved in the kidnapping incident, it was just a convenient move. Later, he heard that Brandon Piers abandoned her because of Eva Bell and chose the Swift family’s young lady instead, which made him pay even less attention.

In his eyes, this was just one of Brandon’s countless decisions after weighing the pros and cons. There was nothing special about it.

As for the so-called deep affection previously, Joshua believed Brandon only pursued Abigail for the 5% of Piers’ shares.

No one knew Brandon’s cold-blooded nature better than him.

Indeed, after Brandon obtained the shares, Eva Bell’s tantrum made Brandon dissolve the engagement smoothly.

This woman was not simple either. Shortly after parting ways with Brandon, she got involved with Benjamin Jones.

In Joshua’s opinion, they were all the same. At their core, it was all about interest–himself, Brandon, and this woman alike.

But now, this woman was willing to risk responsibility to operate on Dora. If it wasn’t because she was extremely confident in her medical skills, then there must be some other plot.

Or… she was too foolish.

But was this woman foolish? Joshua didn’t believe so.

And a plot? Joshua considered himself smart, but so far, he hadn’t detected what her plot might be. Instead, the clarity and confidence in her black, shiny eyes made him somewhat uncomfortable.

People like him who crawled in the dark were most afraid of the light.

Joshua still remembered the few moments of amazement when he confronted this woman at the last party. Today, she shed her luxurious attire, but he still recognized her at the aquarium entrance–still slender and radiant among the crowd, making others look like mere foils.

And the decisiveness just now…

Abigail sensed the man’s scrutiny next to her. Her gaze did not evade, but the longer he scrutinized her, the more worried she became, knowing that the chances of Joshua agreeing to her were slim.

After all, in his eyes, she was not only a sophomore medical student but also Brandon Piers’ ex-fiancee.

The two were currently fiercely and openly competing, so how could he trust an important person to his enemy’s ex-fiancee?

But thinking about the beautiful little girl on the stretcher possibly losing her life because of their hesitation made Abigail feel deeply troubled.

The nearby female doctor noticed Joshua’s silence and looked at Abigail disdainfully, thinking this woman must have gone mad for Mr. Joshua’s attention. What kind of surgery does she think she can perform in an ambulance?

Her inner emotions quickly turned into a cold snort, which seemed especially abrupt in the somewhat narrow ambulance.

Abigail acted like she didn’t hear it and spoke again, “Mr. Joshua, every second of your hesitation is lowering Dora’s surgery success rate.”

“Aren’t you being too arrogant? This girl has congenital heart disease. Even in an operating room with cardiothoracic experts, a 100% success rate can’t be guaranteed. How dare you say such things? Even if you’re trying to get Mr. Joshua’s attention, you don’t have to go this far.” The female doctor stepped forward before Joshua could respond and pointedly called out Abigail’s motive.

Abigail ignored the female doctor’s words, still staring at Joshua.

Joshua looked at Abigail. Just when the female doctor was about to continue mocking her, he suddenly spoke, “How confident are you?”

“If you asked three minutes ago: 100%. Now: 90%,” Abigail answered firmly.

“Three minutes ago, 100%, now 90%?” The female doctor seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. She doubted whether the woman before her understood medicine at all; otherwise, how could she boast such nonsense?

“Yes.”

“Alright.” Abigail acted as if she didn’t catch the sarcasm in the female doctor’s words and confirmed with a “yes,” while Joshua simultaneously said one word, “Alright.”

The ambulance fell silent for a moment. The female doctor wanted to stop Joshua, “Mr. Joshua, don’t listen to her. This is congenital heart disease with heart failure already. How could the surgery success rate be 90%? She’s just…”

“If she can’t be saved, I’ll take your son’s life in exchange.” Joshua’s tone shifted to a teasing viciousness.

Abigail couldn’t help but frown but didn’t retort. Instead, she glanced at the female doctor beside her, “Can we throw her out? She’s a bit of a nuisance.”

“You dare!” The female doctor did not expect Abigail to bear her sarcasm quietly earlier without saying a word. But as soon as Mr. Joshua agreed, Abigail instantly retaliated, pointing at her in anger.

Abigail ignored her and began preparing for surgery.

Joshua then looked at the driver, “Stop the car.”

The driver abruptly stopped, looking at Joshua with some unease.

Joshua looked at the female doctor, “Jump off yourself, or shall I have someone help you?”

“Mr. Joshua, do you really believe her? She’s a fraud! How could she perform open-heart surgery in an ambulance? She…” The female doctor was still trying to defend herself, but halfway through, Joshua suddenly lifted his foot, and she fell straight out unguarded.

“Noisy.” Joshua rubbed his ear in disgust, then turned and saw Abigail staring at his leg. He shot her an annoyed look, then lowered the hem of his trousers to cover his exposed calf.

Abigail snapped out of it and continued preparing for surgery, but she couldn’t help asking, “Mr. Joshua, which hospital did you get your leg done? Can you refer me?”

Joshua, “…”

Joshua usually hated people looking at his leg, whether in disdain or pity. Both irked him immensely. But for some reason, Abigail’s apparent admiration or her forthright question didn’t offend him. Instead, he pondered whether to refer his doctor to her.

When Joshua didn’t respond, Abigail didn’t mind and said to herself, “My mom… oh, my godmother had a leg amputated over twenty years ago. I think yours is fantastic. I was considering getting one for her.”

Abigail had seen prosthetics before, actually quite many in the hospital, but none had impressed her like Joshua’s.

The black mesh shaped like a leg seemed made of some black metal. It didn’t reflect light but exuded a sense of understated luxury. Considering Joshua’s recent movements, it was flexible and strong, showing highly advanced technology. As a medical student, Abigail had a strong desire for any advanced medical knowledge.

And she really wanted to get one for Durin. She just didn’t know if Grandpa had managed it yet.

“I can if we don’t have a mortal feud.” Joshua smiled.

Abigail, “…”

Fair enough!

Abigail admitted she felt threatened, but she had 100% confidence in herself regarding congenital heart disease. Agreeing with Joshua wasn’t a gamble with Teddy’s life; she had absolute faith in her abilities.