As soon as those words fell.
The faces of the Montgomerys, the Harrisons, and Alaric Sinclair turned paper-white.
Arthur Harrison, who was being stared down directly by Dr. Dawson, looked exceptionally pale.
But right now, the eyes of everyone in the room were focused squarely on them.
There was nowhere left to hide.
Arthur forced a stiff smile. "Dr. Dawson, you misunderstand. We had no intention of questioning Miss Lancaster. We... we merely..."
"Misunderstand?" Dr. Dawson cut him off sharply. "Didn't you just say that the Harrison family was researching therapies that combined Eastern and Western medicine?"
He let out a dry laugh. "Medicine requires rigorous discipline."
"Being rigorous doesn't mean standing here and using pretty words to imply her achievements are fabricated before you even know the facts."
Arthur's expression drastically changed. "Dr. Dawson, that wasn't what I meant at all..."
"Then what did you mean?" Master Langford demanded icily.
The other international titans had all worn earpieces with real-time translation.
Naturally, they understood every word of the exchange.
Just a moment ago, they had been full of reverence and warmth when facing Serena. But the second they turned to look at Arthur Harrison...
Their expressions turned freezing cold.
Duke Leopold of Caldoria, a leading figure in international neurology who had been present at the Severia rescue, spoke up coldly in fluent English. "Who is questioning Teacher Serena? Are you implying that Teacher Serena's role in the Severia rescue was faked?"
"Let me tell you right now. At the rescue site in Severia, Teacher Serena took exactly three minutes to overturn a resuscitation plan jointly developed by seventeen of us experts."
"And facts proved she was right."
"If it hadn't been for her, we would have likely sent the first batch of victimized experts straight to their graves with our own hands."
"Save your explanations," Dr. Dawson interrupted mercilessly, his voice hard. "All you need to know is that the entire Severia rescue was heavily documented with medical records."
"During the Severia rescue, the Elyndorian medical team was indeed fully involved."
"But every single core resuscitation protocol was personally devised by Miss Serena."
"And as for the rest of us, we only did one thing: we executed her orders."
"Execution and absolute cooperation!"
"Miss Serena's contributions to the Severia rescue can be verified by the Elyndorian medical team, the international remote consultation group, and every accompanying expert from around the world."
"Without the initial stabilization plan she developed, those experts wouldn't have survived long enough for the international medical teams to arrive."
"Without her needlework and neurological data corrections, at least seven experts would have died that very night."
"So, what gives any of you the right to question her?"

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