Chapter 361 Want To Spend Time With You
“Okay, then. Have you decided how to spend the rest of your time?” Even under such circumstances, Kathleen appeared aloof.
Her words paused Samuel in his tracks.
How do I want to spend the rest of my time? I want to spend it with you. Would you agree, though?
Noticing his expression, Kathleen was taken aback. “Why are you looking at me like that? Don’t tell me…”
“I won’t make things difficult for you,” Samuel assured. His handsome face was void of any emotions.
Kathleen froze.
He won’t make things difficult for me? That means he’s thinking about it.
“You decide on your own. It’s your issue, after all.” There was no warmth in Kathleen’s voice.
It made Samuel feel incredibly miserable.
Standing by the side, Richard could no longer watch on. “Ms. Johnson, you seem to have forgotten that you’re a doctor. Have you forgotten your duty?”
“No, I haven’t. However, Mr. Macari didn’t ask for my help,” Kathleen retorted with an indifferent gaze.
Immediately, Richard looked at Samuel.
“Do you know how to save me?” Samuel asked.
“I can’t promise you, but I’ll try my best,” Kathleen said carefully.
Giving her a meaningful look, Samuel uttered, “All right. I’ll entrust my life to you.”
“Let me warn you this. I’m not certain that I can cure you. If I run out of options, I’ll tell you honestly. Don’t you blame me when that happens,” Kathleen cautioned.
“Don’t worry. He won’t blame you,” Richard chimed in.
His words earned him a glare from Samuel.
Hey, I’m just helping you!
Samuel withdrew his gaze and turned to Kathleen. “Just do what you can.”
Kathleen nodded. “Okay. Go and change now. I’ll contact the experts on this matter so they can give their opinions on your condition.”
Despite what she said, Samuel continued to look at her without moving an inch.
“Are you not busy with work?” Kathleen queried.
“I am.”
“Then why aren’t you leaving?” Kathleen was baffled.
“I’m dying soon. Can’t I choose how I want to live?” Samuel returned the question calmly.
A frosty glint flashed through Kathleen’s bright eyes as she paused momentarily. Then, she said, “I’m sorry. That was rude of me. You’re free to do whatever you want, Mr. Macari. I’ll take my leave now, as I have things to attend to.”
With that, she turned and exited the room.
A dark look descended upon Samuel’s face.
“Stop looking. She doesn’t care about you,” Richard remarked.
Samuel remained silent.
“Why don’t you take this opportunity to request something outrageous? Maybe you can ask her to marry you again since you’re dying soon,” Richard proposed.
“She’ll hate me even more if I do that. I’m content enough with how things are right now.”
“I don’t think so.” Taking in Samuel’s glum look, Richard teased, “Look at how miserable you are. You don’t even look like yourself anymore! If Kathleen hadn’t lost her memory, she’d be comforting you at this moment. Now, she’s urging you to go to work because she doesn’t even want to see you. Gosh, karma indeed bites back.”
Samuel shot him a sharp look. “Whose friend are you? Mine or hers?”
“Yours, of course. But my girlfriend, Gemma, is Kathleen’s best friend. Gemma thinks you deserve this.”
Not wanting to talk to him anymore, Samuel stood up and left to change his clothes.
As Richard watched Samuel’s tall yet lonely figure, he was at a loss for words.
In no time, Kathleen gathered the College of Medicine’s experts in the conference room and showed them the scanned image of Samuel’s heart.
Most of them spoke straightforwardly after examining it.
“The only way for him to survive is to get a heart transplant.”
“Yes. There’s no other way to cure him.”
“The patient has a very frail body, so it will be very dangerous for him to undergo an operation. There’s a big chance he would die during the process,” Kathleen pointed out.
“If we use conservative treatment, there won’t be much improvement.”
“Considering his condition, he would be lucky to live for another six months. I think we’d better take our chance.”
Just then, Richard cleared his throat and spoke up. “We have here an assessment report of the patient’s health. It clearly states here that he is not suited to undergo major operations. If he does, he would need to recuperate for three years. However, his heart won’t be able to hang on for that long.”
Silence ensued in the conference room.
The experts exchanged glances without a word.
Seeing that, Kathleen stood up slowly. “The patient has to undergo surgery. However, his health has to be improved for us to do that.”
Everyone turned their attention to her.
Tapping her slender finger on the laptop, Kathleen turned the screen toward them and announced, “So, I would like to ask everyone to help me with this plan.”
Immediately, the experts turned their gazes on the laptop.
After reading its content, Richard was surprised. “Didn’t X-9 appear on the black market two years ago?”
“That was X-7. It wasn’t good enough.”
Richard frowned. “How do you know that?”
“Because I’m the one who developed it,” Kathleen claimed. “I know the pros and cons of each version, so I’ve been researching and developing X-9 recently.”
“Wait, what are you two talking about?” The other people were lost.
“Yeah, what is this X-9 you’re saying?”
Glancing at Kathleen, Richard said, “Let Dr. Johnson explain to you guys.”
Kathleen’s eyes twinkled, but she still spoke impassively. “X-9 is the newest version of a drug that can strengthen human cells’ ability to regenerate. If the patient takes this medicine, his cell regeneration ability will be restored. That way, his body will recover in the shortest amount of time, and we’ll be able to operate on him as soon as possible.”
Everyone blinked at her in bewilderment.
“There’s such a medicine?”
“Of course. There were a number of scientists who came up with this kind of medicine, but the effectiveness was quite terrible.”
Suddenly, Xienna shot up from her seat. “I object! We can’t let Mr. Macari take this medicine. It has never gone through clinical trials, so we can’t use it on humans! Who will take the responsibility if something happens to Mr. Macari?”
Kathleen shifted her icy gaze to Xienna.
She remembered the latter.
Back when Kathleen was shot twice by Theodore and brought to the ship by Samuel, it was Xienna who operated on her.
It was true that Xienna was skilled in medicine.
However, Kathleen also noticed back then that Xienna liked Samuel.
“Can you propose a better way?” Kathleen asked flatly.
“Not for now. However, I will not allow you guys to treat Samuel like this!” Xienna fumed.
Richard couldn’t help but raise his brows. “You don’t have a say in this matter. As long as Samuel agrees to our proposal, no one else has the right to object.”
Xienna was rendered speechless.
With a frosty expression, Richard added, “Since you can’t come up with any alternatives right now, are you going to keep Samuel waiting? Until when? Until you watch him die after half a year?”
Pursing her lips, Xienna remained silent.
Kathleen’s voice sounded at that moment. “Dr. Zimmer is right. In the end, it is Samuel who makes the decision. If you guys have any other opinions or solutions, feel free to speak up. You may also go to Samuel directly and tell him about it. As long as he agrees, no one will stop you.”
