General Darwin needed to be transferred to the ICU, and the medical team strictly barred any visitors. A single provocation could send the frail man right back to death's door.
Once the transfer was complete, the doctors retreated to the lounge for a debriefing.
Dr. Quentin Quincy singled Claire out for exceptional praise, openly offering her a future internship at their prestigious center.
"I'm only a freshman," Claire replied with a polite smile. "An internship is still a long way off for me."
While she would jump at the chance to work at the renowned hospital, she was far from graduation.
But right now, graduation was years away.
An internship could theoretically start in her sophomore year, but even that felt too
soon.
It suddenly hit the room that this brilliant girl was merely in her first year.
Dr. Quincy shook his head in awe, marveling at how the new generation was outshining the old.
"You have impeccable skills, Claire," he praised. "You'd shine anywhere you went."
"I didn't fully grasp why Dr. Solomon Sterling recommended you so highly before."
"But it's obvious now. You're practically his protégé."
Dr. Quincy clearly held her in the highest regard.
Claire quickly waved off the compliment. "That's impossible."
"I could never take Dr. Sterling's place."
The Sterling family had their own brilliant heirs, after all.
If such wild claims reached the ears of Dr. Sterling's actual students, they would definitely take issue with her.
It would paint her as an arrogant upsta
Dr. Sterling's legacy was certainly not for an outsider to inherit.
And Claire had absolutely no intention of riding on the legendary doctor's coattails.
Staying entirely under the radar was her preferred strategy.
Dr. Quincy belatedly realized his words could easily be misconstrued.
"Right, right, Dr. Sterling has plenty of successors," he chuckled. "But since you're
studying Western clinical medicine now, how about working under me?"
This wasn't idle politeness; he genuinely saw her immense potential.
She was young and highly malleable.
"Surely you're not lacking in brilliant students, Dr. Quincy?" Claire teased.
He only felt that this girl perfectly matched his temperament.
"I'm just missing one perfect apprentice," Dr. Quincy said, practically begging.
"Then you're a little late," she replied with a bright grin. "I already have a master and a mentor."
"Ah, you're breaking my heart, Claire."
For a man of his stature, Dr. Quincy had a surprisingly fantastic sense of humor.
The group chatted amiably as the minutes quickly ticked by.
When the team invited her to join them for lunch at the cafeteria, she gladly accepted.
However, on her way to the restroom, her path was abruptly blocked by the Darwin family.
Specifically, Silas Darwin.
"Mr. Darwin, what do you want?" Claire asked coldly.
"You're on the medical team?" Silas sneered. "What use could a young thing like you possibly be?"
He pulled out a cigarette, prompting an immediate glare from Claire. "There's no smoking here."
His lip twitched in annoyance as he shoved it back. "Listen here, sweetheart. Do you have any idea who I am?"
"I do. You're a patient's family member."
As far as Claire was concerned, being General Darwin's son was his only relevant title.
"Wrong. I'm not just a relative, I'm General Darwin's son. Knowing my father's status, you should realize..."
"...exactly who you're talking to."
"You're far too stunning to be wasting your life as a doctor."
Silas reached out, attempting to stroke her chin.
Claire didn't hesitate; her leg snapped up, delivering a brutal kick directly to his groin.
An agonizing shriek tore through the hallway.
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