Chapter 995 Operation Begins

• Cedric, Secretary-General of the International Traditional Medicine Alliance, hurried through the throng like half a host, half a frantic usher, clipboard flapping against his chest as he tried to keep the spectacle orderly.
• In truth, there was little left for him to arrange; the stage had already set itself.
• Dominic had refused to let the hospital staff wheel Hugo into the theater ahead of time and had not cleared the gallery of onlookers. He spurned resident surgeons and nurses alike, selecting only one quiet delegate from the Clusian team to pass him instruments.