Chapter 1833 The Doppelganger
The next morning, Arielle woke up in Susanneâs arms. âMom, why did you let me use your arm as a
pillow the entire night?â Arielle had barely spoken when she scrambled to sit up. Subsequently, she
stroked Susanneâs arm and commented sympathetically, âIt must be numb by now.â
With that said, she quickly gave it a few squeezes and a subsequent massage. Susanneâs arm was
indeed numb, but the discomfort was soon eased by Arielleâs efforts.
âThatâs enough. I feel a lot better already.â The smiling Susanne stretched her arm before lamenting,
âIâm just getting old. In my younger days, I wouldnât feel anything even if you slept on it the entire night.â
âMom, youâre not old at all!â Arielle got out of bed and helped Susanne down. Due to the latterâs
upcoming surgery, she still needed to fast. As a result, Arielle and Vinson had breakfast at a nearby
restaurant.
After the meal, the pair returned to the hospital. Since Susanne was due for surgery that day, Vinson
took a day off.
âMom, itâs just a minor surgery, so donât worry. Thereâs no need to feel nervous either.â Worried about
Susanneâs nerves, Arielle mentally prepared the older woman.
âI know. Iâm not worried or nervous at all,â Susanne replied with a smile. She was, after all, confident in
Arielleâs medical skills.
As time passed quickly, Arielle and Susanne got dressed in their respective outfits. Subsequently, they
were escorted by the nurse and Vinson to the operating theater.
Inside, Susanne was first injected with an anesthetic. Once its effects began to kick in, the surgery
swiftly began.
This time, the hospitalâs neurology professor was present, along with the attending physician. Under
normal circumstances, it was rare for someone of his station to be in the operating theatre. However,
this professor was interested in watching Arielle in action.
The duration of the surgery was two and a half hours. Throughout the surgery, Arielle was fully focused
and didnât dare make any mistakes. The professor was naturally in awe of her revolutionary methods.
As he intently observed how she moved her hands, heâcognizant of what she planned to do whenever
her hands stoppedâresponded accordingly to what was needed.
During the previous surgery, Arielle would delegate the stitching to other doctors. However, she made
an exception for this one by completing everything herself.
By the time she emerged from the operating theatre, her clothes, alongside her hair tucked underneath
the scrub cap, were already drenched in sweat.
âThe surgery is a success,â Arielle declared with a smile when she saw the approaching Vinson the
moment she opened the door.
âYou should wash up in the ward. Iâve already instructed Helma to bring you a change of clothes,â
Vinson replied.
Nevertheless, Arielle shook her head as she wanted to ensure Susanne was sent to the ICU for
observation first.
Soon, the nurse pushed Susanne out and moved her to the ICU.
âThe nurses will watch over her, so thereâs nothing for us to do. You had better go back to the office,â
Arielle suggested, aware that Vinson had a backlog piling up at Nightshire Group. On top of that, he still
had to deal with his troublesome half-brother.
Well aware that family members werenât allowed in the ICU, Vinson gave Arielle a nod before heading
back to the office.
âMr. Nightshire, the man who looks like you is here again,â the frowning Rayson reported the moment
Vinson returned to the office.