Chapter 5 " What is it ? " Nathaniel's voice cut like ice . The dean and Vanessa both drew in sharp breaths . " Surveillance footage , " I said . Nathaniel nearly laughed in disbelief . " Get on with it , " he ordered coldly . " Mr. Graves ! " I cried . He turned on me . " All the footage was wiped clean . My IT team can't recover it - don't pretend this is some act . " I felt my skin go cold . Vanessa let out a tiny , relieved exhale ; the corner of her mouth betrayed a look of " told you so . " The dean actually managed a nerv chuckle as he glanced at me. Of course - any seasoned player would know to clear cameras in time ; it left Nathaniel the perfect exci to take the hospital apart . But I smiled . " They were erased , yes . But I have backups . " " What ?! " Vanessa and the dean said it in the exact same breath . Since waking in this new life I had been quietly gathering proof of Vanessa's recklessness . I knew a few colleagues ' eyewitness accou weren't enough - people flip their stories . Only footage never lies . In the screening room the dean's face turned to pleading . " Mr. Graves , that footage has to be fake . Dr. Quinn would never gamble wit life like that . " Vanessa's face had already gone ash - white ; she couldn't form a word . Adrian grabbed my left hand hard , voice urgent and low . " Lillian , I know you're scared of what Mr. Grayes might do , but you can't dr everyone down with you . If you insist on this, you're not just saving yourself you're putting Mr. Graves in a position where he looks compromised . " A glass smashed on the floor . Nathaniel's eyes were almost fierce enough to bleed . " Do you think I'm an idiot ? " he demanded . The IT lead had already confirmed the footage's authenticity . The dean's knees buckled . He actually fell to them . " Mr. Graves ! Vanessa was set up ! " Adrian shouted , rushing forward . Tears streamed down Vanessa's face as she stared at Nathaniel . Nathaniel's gaze flicked to my right arm ; his eyes reddened . " Bring Eric Dalton back to the States now , " he barked . " If he can't fix Dr. Hayes's hand , he's off the Graves payroll . ' 33 I had no idea what Nathaniel had already done behind the scenes . He insisted on providing for me -he made sure I had the best care , because he knew only I could save his sister . He visited the hospital every day to check on my recovery . And he'd flown in Eric Dalton - one of the most respected orthopedic the world . The same wybriding Nathaniel who had once seemed untouchable now bowed his head in front of me , stripped of all pride . Juliette is barely bulding on , but she won't open her eyes unless you bring her back , " he said , voice breaking . " She is my world . If you wave her don't care what you want . Take my life , take my company - whatever it takes . " ↑ Asapásky mammpound buy finos kizeering himselt all the way to the ground . * Doctora save lives tasause of the path , " I said . " If there's something Evanto , I will do it . D Dreame - Read Romance Stories 44 * FREE Installed Cypen When my right hand was finally mended enough , I picked up a scalpel again . Under my hands Juliette's vitals slowly returned to normal . When the surgery was declared a success and the anesthesia wore off , Juliette's eyes opened , pale and fluttering at first - and then focusing . " Juliette ! " Nathaniel wept with joy . The news rippled through the Graves corporation like wildfire . I had become the man's savior . Offers came with the speed of a storm : thirty - percent stakes , endless gifts , luxury after luxury arriving in convoys . I refused them all . " You paid to have my hand repaired , " I told him , " and I saved your sister . We're even . Nathaniel's stare was hard and red - rimmed . " I won't let Adrian and his kind get away with this . ' " " I nodded . " Do as you wish . It's not my concern . " When I left the Graves estate , Nathaniel personally escorted me . Rumors spread among business partners that I was some kind of titan in the making . The hospital changed leadership ; my workplace became easier . For a little while , things were peaceful . That reprieve lasted until the evening I left the hospital garage . I'd just reached for my car when a sharp pain lanced through my chest . I looked down . A bloodied blade had been thrust from behind , the tip jutting out from between my ribs . Blood ticked down my chest in steady beads . " Mr ... Mr. Graves ... " I pressed my hand to my wound and leaned against the car , staring at the man behind me - hi's eyes rimmed in red , expression unreadable . I couldn't believe it . " What ... what is happening ? " The last thing I heard before the world slipped away was his cool , clipped voice : " Dr. Hayes , you truly played a very big game . "