But the young man urgently said, "Maria, you have to attend, too.

Mrs. Jenkins specifically requested your presence."

Mr. Barnes had specifically requested Maria's presence. He hadn't known Maria was the female medical expert in the video Jaxon had shot.

Mr. Barnes wanted to see Maria because the latter was the one he performed Ancient Martial Arts Organ Transplant Methods on twenty years ago. He found it hard to believe she was still alive. She was supposed to have met her demise decades ago.

He vividly remembered Barbara, born with a heart condition that should've taken her life early. With Barbara's heart in Maria's chest after the surgery, how could Maria grow up healthily to now?