Chapter 510
Before Celeste could even formulate an answer, Sienna raised her right hand, pointing vaguely toward the screen.
“Look here,” she said calmly. “There’s even purple surgical dye smeared on the inner left wrist. The mark is faint, but it’s unmistakable p>
The crowd followed her instruction and indeed saw that the skin around the inner left wrist of the surgeon was tinted with a faint layer of purple.
It was the residual stain left behind after applying purple surgical dye during pre-op sterilization. Under the high-definition lens, it was impossible to hide.
Yet, when looking back at Celeste’s hands, they were pale, slender, and immaculately clean. There was absolutely no trace of any mark.
“The entire surgery maintained strict sterile protocols. The operating surgeon’s arm clearly bears the residue of purple surgical dye, along with an old scratch p>
Sienna’s cold, indifferent gaze swept over Celeste, who was frozen stiff beside her.
“Obviously, this surgery was completely transparent and seemingly flawless, but the person wielding the scalpel was never you p>
That single sentence was earth-shattering.
The previously noisy banquet hall instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Shock and heavy suspicion were written across everyone’s faces.
The sharp-nosed media reporters instantly went into a frenzy.
Cameras that had merely been rolling for standard coverage aggressively pivoted to focus on Celeste’s deathly pale face, their shutters firing rapidly.
Several major entertainment and industry outlets even initiated live streams directly to the web.
This was a globally recognized, high-stakes international medical exchange summit.
Factor in Celeste’s soaring popularity, her freshly awarded rising star trophy, her ‘genius doctor’ halo, and her highly publicized romantic ties to Jarred Sterling.
Such a sensational fraud scandal was a goldmine for every media outlet present. No one was going to miss out on breaking this headline.
The smile on Celeste’s face completely shattered. The blood drained from her features drop by drop until a sickly pallor spread all the way to her ears.
She looked up at Sienna, her chest heaving violently.
She clearly hadn’t expected Sienna: to hold actual evidence, much less have the sheer audacity to launch this attack in front of a massive globally broadcast audiences
But she knew that the second she confessed, her life and career would be over.
After a brief moment of sheer panic, she forcefully steadied herself, snapping back into her innocent, victimized persona.
“Dr. Sloan, what are you talking about? I practiced this surgery countless times in private, and I completed every second of it myself.
“How can you slander me out of thin air? Especially over a single, blurry video frame p>
She looked at the crowd with red, tear-filled eyes.
“Please, everyone, don’t be misled by a blurry lens. That’s not a wound.or a stain at all, it’s just an illusign created by the lighting, shadows, and low image resolution.
“The full recording is perfectly clear. I was the one holding the scalpel from beginning to end. I have never used a ghost surgeon p>
She spoke incredibly fast, lacing her voice with a victim’s helplessness.
While shaking her head in denial, she subtly glanced toward Helena in the crowd, her eyes brimming with pathetic vulnerability.
“Helena, I stood on that stage for four hours today. My hands are literally shaking from exhaustion.
“It’s one thing for Dr. Sloan not to be considerate, but for her to use a blurry video to attack me… What did I ever do to offend her p>
She understood human psychology perfectly, knowing exactly how to play weak to harvest sympathy.
Especially with Helena, to whom she had always been obedient, sweet, and perfectly well-behaved.
Seeing Celeste crying pitifully while Sienna stood there looking cold and relentlessly aggressive p>
Helena’s fury instantly boiled over, her face turning a livid shade of purple.
“Sienna Sloan! You are absolutely venomous!” Helena barked, her voice echoing violently across the banquet hall.
“I watched Celeste finish that surgery with my own two eyes! Everyone in this room saw it! You’re the only one desperately trying to pick it apart!
“You are narrow-minded and consumed by jealousy, so you resort to publicly framing and slandering others! This is utterly unacceptable! Guards, throw her out p>
The entire room was locked in a tense standoff.