That night, Jessica came back and happened to see Chris sitting in the living room reviewing documents.

Jessica recalled that Shannon had reported on the recent situation at the Summit Infirmary. Basically, Francesca and Shannon communicated regularly, with Shannon passing on the important details to her. This time, it was about a very serious case of spinal curvature, seemingly congenital, who had been to several hospitals before going to the Summit Infirmary. The board had argued for a long time over whether to accept this patient.

Several senior executives believed that since the Summit Infirmary was preparing to be listed, the priority should be maintaining the hospital’s surgical success rate, especially for such severe operations, which shouldn’t be taken on before the IPO.

However, Chris and several attending doctors felt that a hospital was still a hospital, and even if it was going to be listed, it couldn’t become completely commercialized; the patients must always come first.

“The patient’s condition must always be put first.” That was Chris’s final statement.

Recently, Chris had lost his temper several times at board meetings and even began to question whether taking the Summit Infirmary public was a good idea at all. But no matter how much he argued at the hospital, at home he was always gentle with Jessica, keeping all his frustrations inside.

“You’re back.” Chris heard the movement at the door, looked back, put down the documents, and took off his glasses. “Have you eaten?” asked Chris.

Jessica nodded and walked over to him. “I know you’re upset with the board members‘ mentality, but that’s how business is. If you don’t like dealing with it, just leave everything to Francesca. I hired her as your secretary to handle all the things you don’t want to deal with, so don’t feel burdened.”

Chris didn’t feel burdened, but… he was curious. What were people without any medical ethics doing in a hospital? In recent years, the senior executives on the board had stopped doing surgeries altogether, almost forgetting the principle that the patient comes first.

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“Looks like you’ve heard what happened.” Chris sighed and handed a cup of warm water to Jessica. “I just don’t understand. A hospital is a sacred place, and as doctors, we should have compassion, but why… don’t these people?”

“Not everyone can be as good as you. Most people live mediocre lives. They can’t accept failure, nor can they accept the upcoming success being affected by a small failure.”

Jessica hadn’t told the board that the IPO was already arranged, and even if it failed, it wouldn’t change the outcome. These people were always anxious and fearful. Chris never thought about those things; he only wanted to handle what was in front of him.

“I still have to go to the study to check a valuation report. Aren’t you going to sleep?” Jessica glanced at the date and noticed tomorrow was the weekend. She said with a hint of regret, “Nina told me there’s a good movie recently. I had planned to take you, but now there’s no time.”

After their honeymoon, they had both been busy and hadn’t had time to be together. Just like the past five years, they rarely saw each other. But fortunately, even if they weren’t together, and even if they could only see each other once a day, they still cared about each other, and Chris no longer felt insecure. Moreover, with the current situation worsening and Michael possibly returning to the country at any time, the impact they faced would be even greater. They couldn’t afford to waste time on trivial matters.

“It’s okay. Then how about this: you go to your meeting tomorrow, and I’ll invite a few people over to discuss the surgery plan. Would you mind?”

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