A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 476

Chapter 476

Before long, Joseph saw Cora and Belinda arrive at the hospital together. They tried to visit Skylar, only to be turned away immediately. After that, they went to find Yara, who was equally unwilling to let either of them see him.

Joseph didn’t know what the three women had discussed, but when Cora and Belinda finally teft, both women’s expressions were grim. Whatever negotiations had taken place had clearly ended badly.

Like an outsider looking in, Joseph simply watched in silence.

That night, Jenna brought Joseph home at about 10:00 pm. Only when she was sure that Joseph had no intention of sneaking out to cause trouble did she finally relax.

The night passed peacefully.

The next morning, Joseph accompanied Jenna on her ward rounds. When they entered Yara’s room, they found her breakfast all over the floor.

Yara had tried to get out of bed and walk on her own. In the end, she couldn’t even stand properly and fell, knocking over everything on the bedside table in the process.

The fall had only worsened her condition.

“Are you people from the medical sect even good for anything? Why haven’t you fixed my legs yet?” Yara snapped at Jenna and

the medical staff.

Other than offering words of comfort, there was little Jenna could do.

Yara demanded, “Find Joseph and make him treat me.”

Treat her? As if Joseph would do that. He merely remained silent the whole time.

Jenna understood exactly what Joseph was thinking and could only continue trying to calm Yara down. Inwardly, she was already considering asking one of the Zahn medical sect’s elders or a senior member of the Zahn family to intervene and calm

Yara down.

After Yara vented her anger, however, nothing changed. All she could do was continue cursing.

When administering her medication, Jenna quietly added a mild sedative, allowing Yara to finally drift off to sleep.

The rest of the ward rounds passed uneventfully, with Joseph remaining nothing more than an observer.

Skylar’s condition had shown little improvement. He still needed complete bed rest while he recovered.

Meanwhile, Joseph had already begun plotting how to get Skylar out of the hospital and deliver him directly into Cora’s hands.

The day before, Cora had obtained Skylar’s blood sample and sent it for paternity testing. The preliminary results had already come back, confirming a biological relationship. Even so, Joseph was certain she wouldn’t believe it.

She would probably wait for the final report in three days, which was more accurate.

He’d love to see how she explained herself when that happened.

Back in the office, Jenna let out a weary sigh. Exhausted, she asked Joseph to massage her shoulders.

Joseph happily obliged. However, while he massaged her shoulders, his wandering hands began taking liberties elsewhere, forcing Jenna to immediately push him away and swear never to make such a request again.

Then she asked, “What are we supposed to do about Yara’s condition?”

Joseph replied calmly, “I’ve reviewed all of her medical records. Tell her to prepare herself for amputation. If you don’t want to say it, I’ll do it myself.”

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Jenna stared at him in shock. “Amputation? If you actually tell her that, she’ll want to kill you.”

He shrugged. “She doesn know who I am. To her, I’m just an ordinary doctor speaking the truth. If none of you have a better solution, then you should just accept reality. Not every patient can be cured. As a doctor, all you can do is your best.”

Jenna said, “But you have the skill

Joseph cut her off. “Skill and responsibility are two different things. You became one of the youngest leaders at the Traditional Medicine Center, but you never once thought about treating more patients or helping more people. You only concern yourself with important patients or members of the Zahn family.

“As for ordinary people waiting in the outpatient clinic, you haven’t treated a single one of them. I may have the skill to cure her, but that doesn’t mean I’m obligated to.”

Jenna asked softly, “What about your conscience?”

Joseph laughed bitterly. “My conscience? When you’ve loved someone for 20 years, only to discover that the person you loved

was the one who hurt you the deepest, you’ll realize that your conscience is nothing more than a convenient way for people to manipulate you.”

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