Queen of the Scalpel - Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Point Of Inflection 

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Thump. Her heart beat faster thinking if it could be. ‘Could it be? Me?’ 

She shook her head. ‘No. He only saw me in the hospital. There’s no way.’ 

But he was strange. He came to see her without a particular reason, and brought her dessert… ‘N-No…?’ 

His face was cold as ever, oblivious to her mind. He didn’t seem to care about what he said. 

“Why? Am I not supposed to watch it with you?” 

“No!”
 

She shook her head. There wasn’t any reason not to. Right? No? She didn’t know what was right and what was wrong anymore. 

“Do you not want to watch the performance with me?” 

She shook her head in surprise. 

“N-No! That’s not it!” 

“Then I guess nothing can be done.” 

“Then that’s done.” 

He nodded his head and bought tickets. The most expensive VIP ones. 

“Let’s go in.” 

He held out his hand at the entrance like he was a knight escorting a lady. Elise felt butterflies at this familiar emotion for some reason. 

***
 

The play finished, and the Crown Prince leaned against the carriage after taking Elise home. He was feeling tired from using his supernatural powers so often. 

“Did you have a good time, Your Highness?” 

The servant asked with a smile. Linden thought about the question. 

“Well.” 

It wasn’t bad. No, to be exact, it was nice. Seeing her bright face, her surprised eyes, walking with her, and listening to her voice. Everything was fun. He was surprised at himself for feeling these emotions. 

“Uh…but Your Highness.” 

“Yes?” 

“Aren’t you using your Changing Face too often? I’m worried that your body might be damaged from this.” 

The Crown Prince didn’t deny it. It was true that he was doing too much. Since the Changing Face skill wasn’t easy. ‘I did go overboard with its use these days.’ If there was a problem with the artifact, there was a chance he might not be able to use his ability for a while. ‘Then I won’t be able to go find her.’ Thinking about that, he felt worse. ‘I have to be careful.’ 

*** 

A few days passed after the medical license test. Elise waited for the results anxiously. ‘What should I do if I don’t pass? No, it’ll be okay. Let’s wait a bit.’ 

It wasn’t just Elise who was waiting for the test results. Her father, Marquis El, was nervously waiting for it. ‘Sigh, I suppose it’ll be too hard for our Elise to make it, right?’ He thought it was unlikely for her to pass. He knew that she had done amazing things in the hospital, and that she was called a genius of the century in the hospital. 

However, it had only been a few months since she set foot in the medical field. It was weirder to think that she would pass. ‘And there were talks about the test being harder than normal.’ People said that the test was the hardest it had ever been. That they would probably have to retest again. Would Elise be able to do such a test. ‘It’s not that I don’t want Elise to be a doctor.; 

Marquis El sighed. He was proud of Elise working at the hospital, but he also didn’t want her to be tired of the work. He just wanted to live with her forever. But since his daughter wanted it so much, there was nothing he could do. Since she wanted to be a doctor that bad, she hoped it would go her way as well. ‘If Elise…really wins the bet with the Emperor, then I’ll do anything to try to stop her marriage with the Crown Prince. On the Clarence family’s honor.’ 

He knew the Emperor wanted her to be the Crown Princess. But it didn’t matter. He had pledged his allegiance to the Emperor, but he couldn’t let this one go. That was how important his daughter was to fim. 

Meanwhile, there was someone who was waiting for the test results with a relaxed mind. It was Emperor Minchester. 

“So, the test results are being announced soon, right?” 

“Yes, Your Majesty.” 

“I’m curious what that child received on the test.” 

She was a wise child, so he thought she wouldn’t have scored low. She probably would’ve gotten a high score, but passing was probably too much. ‘With this, the bet’s over.’ He felt a bit guilty that he had interfered in an official test of the empire, but he didn’t worry too much.