Stefan smacked away Xavier''s hand coldly and red at Xavier and Owen fiercely. “Is this all an act so


    Shirley doesn''t have to give up her eyes?"


    "Are you kidding me?" Xavier huffed exasperatedly. He had always admired Stefan, but now he found


    him shameless and insensible, attacking everyone without reason. "I know I can be a jerk sometimes,


    but even I won''t go that far. Why would I ask Shirley toe here to take the test then? You''re not


    thinking straight!"


    Owen quickly chimed in, "And I''m just a doctor. I don''t want to meddle in anyone''s rtionship. If it''s a


    match, I would have told you. There''s no need for me to pretend."


    Stefan closed his eyes and covered his face, looking troubled. He felt like he had lost the courage to


    face the world... and Renee. "What should I do? What about... Ren?" Stefan asked hoarsely. When


    things were dire, he was optimistic because he felt things would definitely get better. However, having


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    his hope snatched away was too painful. He had thought that everything would go smoothly after he


    found Shirley. He''d even nned how they''d celebrate the return of Renee''s eyesight. He''d wanted the


    family of four to go to Sun Ind, and imagined them leading a carefree and happy life there away from


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    Unexpectedly, his fantasy had been torn apart in a matter of hours.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll think of something. Plus... the most urgent thing now probably isn''t Ms. Everheart''s


    eyes." Owen did some mental calctions and realized it had been a few days since he discovered


    that Renee was suffering from heavy metal poisoning. If he still could not confirm the elements in the


    poison, Renee might...


    "What do you mean?" Stefan looked up sharply, sensing something was wrong. He immediately asked,


    "If that’s not urgent, what is?"


    "Ugh..." Owen hesitated, caught in a dilemma. He had promised Renee to keep her poisoning a secret,


    but the situation was dire. He needed to find theponents of Renee''s poison as soon as possible. If


    the treatment was dyed and something happened to Renee, he wouldn''t be able to handle that guilt.


    "Spit it out! Is there something else you''re hiding from me, like her surgery today?" Stefan snarled, and


    grabbed Owen by the cor of his shirt. His voice was icy as he threatened, "I keep nothing from you


    because I consider you a close friend, and I hope you''ll do the same for me. After all, my wife is a


    patient. She has a lot of things going on right now, and it''s tough for her to make decisions. I''m the one


    who has to bear responsibility for everything."


    "You''re right. You''re the only one who can be responsible for all consequences at this point." Owen


    heaved a long sigh and decided to break his promise to Renee. He fished out all of Renee''s medical


    reports, including the report that showed the baby had developed into a fetus, then dropped the reports


    on the floor. "Hmm, that''s weird. Where''s the report? I must have left it at home."


    After that, he left the study quietly.