Noah said those words in a completely teasing tone, sounding very relaxed.

He succeeded.

Even someone as cold as Brian could not help smiling slightly, let alone Joanne and Freya who were easy to smile and cheerful.

"Alright now." Noah pointed to the ward. "I'll go in and see if there's anything I need to help with."

"Go ahead." Joanne nodded with a smile and said, "You saved Gavin. You are truly amazing!"

Hearing this, Noah raised his eyebrows happily and said, "I like this kind of praise. It makes me feel a sense of accomplishment!"

The implication was that Joanne could say something like that more in the future, and it would be better if she kept saying it.

Joanne played along and said, "Since you like it, I'll say one more thing."

"Please go on..." Noah nodded and pretended to be listening carefully at the same time.

Joanne said unexpectedly, "Dr. Sanchez, we haven't forgotten what we promised you just now. When you have figured out how to bring it up, you can come to me at any time and tell us your request." After a pause, she added, "It's as we said before. If we can help you, we won't refuse."

This was obviously a cheering promise, but Noah didn't feel happy.

When he thought of something in the past that he always chose to overlook, his emotions would always become subtle.

The smile on Noah's face was like a flame encountering a strong wind. It gradually went out, faded, and finally disappeared without a trace.

Joanne could see that it wasn't that he was unhappy.

He was just very disappointed.

Joanne was very curious. What could make Noah suddenly become like this?

Her intuition told her that there was a story behind it.

After all, Noah was a doctor with outstanding psychological qualities. He quickly adjusted his emotions and smiled at Joanne. "No problem!" He paused for half a second and naturally changed the topic. "If there's nothing else, I'll go in first."

Joanne did not keep asking. She nodded and watched Noah enter the ward.

Her eyes stopped at the place where he disappeared. She was lost in thought and did not look away for quite a while.

Brian noticed her gaze and could not help but feel jealous.

Joanne had never been interested in other men.

If it were not necessary, she would not stare at any other man for more than three seconds, and she would not stare in the direction where a man, except for him, disappeared for such a long time.

Now, it seemed that she was quite concerned about Noah.

Thinking of this, the jealousy in Brian's heart surged even more. It directly overflowed and affected his tone. He asked Joanne jealously, "Are you interested in Noah?"

Joanne was really curious about the story behind Noah. She nodded and replied without hesitation, "Yeah!"

What Brian looked forward to was a denial answer. He did not expect Joanne to admit it.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there appeared a sense of danger in them.

Joanne was only thinking about Noah's matter and did not notice anything unusual.

Brian stared at her intensely and asked, "Shall I send someone to investigate him?"

"Well, no need to do that!" It wasn't until Joanne heard his words that she turned around and looked at him seriously as she said, "This is related to his privacy. It would be too immoral for us to investigate him out of curiosity!"

Brian did not speak.

"If it would be immoral to spy on other people's privacy, then what does it mean with ignoring me while I'm her husband?

"Does she realize this matter?"

Only then did Joanne find that Brian's expression was not quite right. "Eh?" She asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Brian's tone was gloomy, and his face was full of a sense of danger. He said, "It's nothing."

Joanne and Brian had been married for so long, although she often couldn't keep up with his thinking, she was already well aware of his routine.

According to her previous experience, the more he said that he was fine, the more serious the matter would be.

Moreover, she was very familiar with his tone like this.

Joanne came to a sudden realization and said without hesitation, "I see! You are jealous of Dr. Sanchez."

Brian did not say anything but snorted in his heart.

"So you know that I'm jealous now!"

Joanne looked at Brian's angry look and could not help but smile. She explained, "I am curious about his story, just like I am curious about how a TV series full of suspense will end. I don't have any special feelings for him. Besides, wouldn't you occasionally be curious?"

Brian's handsome face was still cold, but he just remained silent.

Joanne could only ask, "Aren't you curious about Dr. Sanchez's story?"

Brian snorted as if it was none of his business. "Not curious!"

He succeeded in ending the topic.

Joanne really didn't know what to say to him next, so she turned to Iris. "Mom..."

Iris had long noticed that there was something wrong between Brian and Joanne, but she did not interfere and left decisively.

She believed in the couple. They were both mature adults. A small problem could be solved by a proper discussion.

Furthermore, as an elder, it would be improper for her to involve herself in the matters of the younger generation.

After all, they were born in different eras, and their concept of life and the way they handled things were totally different.

However, since Joanne came to her, she had to intervene.

Iris glanced at her son-in-law and whispered, "Joanne, what's going on between you and Brian? Or I should ask, what happened to Brian?"

"It's nothing." Joanne smiled lightly and motioned for Iris to be at ease. "This will pass in a while."

Joanne was just comforting the old lady.

If it were something else, Brian would be indeed easy to deal with.

However, since he got jealous, Joanne would do everything she could to deal with it.

The key to the problem was that there were too many people around, and she could not use all her tricks. She could only let Brian be for the time being and solve the problem at home later.

At this time, Chris said, "Joanne, I'll take Freya back first. Take good care of Wendy."

After Freya got pregnant, her physical strength became weaker day by day, and it was easier and easier for her to get exhausted.

This morning, she had stayed with them for three thrilling hours, and her physical strength was probably exhausted. Chris took her back not only for safety reasons but also because he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable out of her exhaustion.

"Okay!" Gavin was fine now, and Joanne did not intend to ask Chris and Freya to stay. She nodded and said, "Be careful on the way."

Chris held Freya's hand and walked out. When they were about to leave the room, he turned back and told them, "You should eat something. Don't just wait here with an empty stomach."

Joanne didn't have any particular feelings before he mentioned that. However, as soon as he said it, she immediately felt hungry.

Before going out this morning, she had no appetite because she was worried about Gavin, so she didn't eat much.

Now that she was no longer nervous and worried, her fatigued appetite from the morning filled her stomach.

"It just so happens that I can use this to ease Brian's mood!"

Joanne looked at Brian and did not act coquettishly. She just softened her voice and said, "Honey, I am hungry."

Brian couldn't bear to have Joanne starve the most.

He let go of the matter just now, called his assistant, and quickly booked a restaurant.

Joanne looked in the direction of the ward and said, "Auntie and Wendy probably won't come out for a while. Let's grab a few bites first."

Iris felt that what Joanne said made sense, and she was also indeed quite hungry. She nodded and called Conor over. The four of them took two cars to the restaurant.

Dolly and Wendy in the ward didn't notice that the others had left at all. All their attention was focused on Gavin.

Wendy sat by the bed and held Gavin's hand. She looked at him without looking away for a second as if he was a bubble that would easily disappear.

Because he had just gone through the operation, his face was very pale, and he looked very weak, not at all as romantic and handsome as before.

However, she could still feel his body temperature, his heart was still beating, and his vital signs were extremely strong.

For Wendy, this was enough. She only wanted him to stay alive.

They still had a long run ahead of them. She could wait for Gavin to recover.

Dolly was sitting on the other side of the bed, staring at Gavin.

She was even happier than Wendy.

More than 20 years ago, Gavin's father died of a disease. She lost the person she loved the most and almost everything she cared about. She had been disheartened and desperate.

When Henry told her that Gavin would inherit his father's illness and that her only child might not live past 30 years old, the familiar fear attacked her again.

During this period, she took Gavin's medical records and visited many famous doctors. She couldn't tell anyone about the torture and fear in her heart.

Fortunately, Gavin's operation was successful. She didn't have to experience the misfortune of losing someone she loved again.

With that in mind, Dolly gradually shed tears, which became the only sound in the ward.

Wendy noticed Dolly's tears. She walked over and sat beside Dolly. She comforted her and said, "Mom, it's all right now."

Dolly held Wendy's hand, closed her eyes, and nodded. "I know that."

Wendy wiped away Dolly's tears and said, "Before the operation, Gavin said that he would not let you experience the pain of losing you care about again. He did it."

"Yeah." Dolly's tears slipped down again. "I know that too."

Wendy smiled. After thinking for a while, she decided to tell Dolly something else.

She said, "There's one more thing, and I don't think you've known it."

Dolly asked curiously, "What is it?"

Wendy only said after a while, "I know why Gavin never called you mom."

Dolly was stunned and smiled bitterly. "He is still blaming me."

Wendy shook her head and denied, "No. It's not like that."

In fact, Gavin had forgiven Dolly long ago. There was another reason why he had never called her mom.