Chapter 441
Cache’s eyes widened in shock as she caught sight of the name tag pinned to Celine’s coat. She gasped, staring at Celine in disbelief. “Di… Celine, you’re Dr. C?”
Sonia, Tracy, and Dey had also seen the name tag. Their jaws dropped as if they had just seen a ghost. “Celuse, who are you really?” Tracy stammered.
Celine raised an eyebrow. “Haven’t you all been looking for Dr. C? Well, congratulations—you found her.”
Carly, Tracy, Sonia, and Lucy were utterly stunned. For a moment, none of them could speak. They had never imagined that Celine could be Dr. C.
Carly was the first to recover, shaking her head. “No way! This has to be a mistake. Celine, you’re lying, aren’t you?”
Tracy chimed in. “Dr. C’s reputation—a renowned genius. For the past few years, you’ve been nothing but a housewife after marrying Mr. Alvarez. How could you possibly be Dr. C?”
Lucy scoffed. “If you were really Dr. C, you wouldn’t have kept such a low profile. There’s no way it’s you.”
On the other hand, Sonia was completely speechless. She simply couldn’t process it. How could Celine, the granddaughter she had always dismissed and underestimated, turn out to be a nationally renowned genius? If Celine was Dr. C, then what did that make Carly and Tracy—the two she had always taken pride in? Compared to Celine, they weren’t just inferior—they were utterly eclipsed. Had she thrown away a pearl, only to clutch at worthless sand?
Sonia refused to accept it.
Just then, the hospital director, standing behind Celine, spoke up. “Enough! Dr. C is standing right in front of you! Carly, your heart condition can only be treated by her. Haven’t you been desperate to have Dr. C treat you? Well, your savior is right here.”
Carly staggered back a step, struggling to process the revelation. She had never imagined that Celine would be Dr. C—the very person who could cure her heart condition. The expressions on Carly, Tracy, Sonia, and Lucy’s faces were priceless.
Celine’s piercing gaze swept over each of them before she smiled softly. “Carly, weren’t you always hoping I’d come? Now that I’m here, you don’t seem very happy. That’s fine! If you don’t want me to treat you, you can find someone else.”
“I…” Carly stammered, but Celine didn’t give her a chance to finish. Instead, Celine turned and walked gracefully toward Adam. “Mr. Alvarez.”
Adam stood in the corridor, dressed in a custom-tailored black suit, exuding an air of elegance and authority. On the other hand, Celine wore a clean white lab coat, her dark hair tied into a low ponytail that framed her delicate face and elegant neck as she approached him.
Adam stared at Celine, momentarily speechless. The shock wasn’t limited to the Tate family—Adam was equally stunned. Never in his wildest dreams had Adam imagined that Dr. C—the elusive medical genius he had been searching for—was none other than Celine. She had been right by his side all along.
Le broke the silence. “Ms. Celine, you’re actually Dr. C?” he asked in astonishment.
Celine smirked. “Yes, I am.” Then, she turned her gaze to Adam and extended her hand toward him. “Mr. Alvarez, nice to meet you.”
Adam slowly regained his composure and reached out to shake her hand. Her touch was soft and delicate. Before he could fully grasp it, she withdrew, leaving him momentarily dazed.
Celine continued, “Mr. Alvarez, we had a prior agreement. You hired me at a high price to treat Ms. Carly. Now that I’m here, Ms. Carly doesn’t seem to welcome me and has even questioned my identity. Therefore, our collaboration will have to be called off.”