"It's morning already?!" Lucian gasps hysterically. How can it be morning? He was meant to meet with his dad and he also haven't eaten! No, Bertram must be joking. Hahaha. He must be. Ah!Doctor Bertram looks at Lucian scrupulously and creases his brow as he asks politely? "It clocked 12:01 a.m. not long ago, Mr. Wood. Is there anything you had to do?"'12:01?' Lucian screams in his head, almost screaming it out loud. It's already a new day and he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday! His stomach rumbles as if it is just realizing that. Lucian sighs and waits till it relieves a little before looking up at Doctor Bertram."It's nothing," he wipes every single emotion off his face and smiles up gratefully at him. "Thank you for taking care of Helen. Your kind gesture will not be forgotten. I'll take her with me," he drifts his gaze to the tall burly figure and orders, "Go fetch her.""This way," Doctor Bertram, knowing there's no way the tall burly figure will know the ward Helen is w
Maureen flushes in chagrin and lowers her head. "I'm sorry, Sir," she says barely audibly but loud enough for Lucian to hear."Just tell me what I want to hear and keep your damn apology to yourself!" "They were checked in by a colleague of mine and were attended to by Doctor Bertram. It had nothing to do with the medical director. He wasn't even around at that time. "From what my colleague told me, they were almost rejected as all the doctors were busy, including Doctor Bertram. But he still chose to attend to them, not caring about how busy he was. One of them is in the intensive care unit while the other is in the general ward."Maureen, is after all, smart. It is obvious Lucian has a good impression of Doctor Bertram, so she had told the last story to paint him better than he already is in Lucian's eyes.This she did to please Lucian, hoping it will make him happy and he can decide to let her off the hook. The truth of it all is that the story never happened! The paramedics tha
Doctor Bertram feels this aura deep down his bones and a great sense of fear prickles his skin, threatening to engulf him. He hastily turns to Lucian and all the hairs on his body stand on end as if sculptures as he sees his expression. Mr. Wood must be having a wrong impression! "It's not what you think, Mr. Wood. I promise!" He cries out in utmost terror before Lucian can say anything."I'm not thinking anything. That is why you are still standing there unscathed! Begin talking now before I start thinking something!""Ok, I will. I will," he swallows a lump of spittle and clears his throat."I know it is said that the general ward is basically kept for recovering patients. To be honest, that isn't entirely correct."Sometimes, when a critically ill patient has been constantly attended to and he or she still shows no sign of recovery, we tend to advise the parents or guardians to come take him or her home, but if they insist the patient should remain in the hospital, we have no choic
Doctor Bertram takes a deep breath and dejectedly sinks into the only free bed in the ward. He entwines his hands and looks up at Lucian, but suddenly, his eyes have a distant look in them. He is directly looking at Lucian, but his gaze is not really on him. More like he is seeing way past the young man in front of him. It is a clear hint that they are in for a long ride.Lucian, understanding that and ready for whatever it is, leans into the wall and crosses his arms against his chest.He is so disgruntled that he wants to get to the bottom of this. Like, he just doesn't understand why humans can be so cruel to one another! Why is the world so evil? Gosh!"You see, Mr. Wood, in this world, there are levels in everything. Ranging from churches, mosques, hospitals, companies, hotels, retail shops, everything! There are levels to everything everywhere! "Every man and woman will always have another man and woman who is bigger than him and her no matter their status!"Discrimination exi
If he knew, he surely wouldn't have said that!Naturally, Lucian should tell him who he is and end the conversation, but he isn't quite ready to reveal his true identity yet, so he merely asks, "Let's imagine I had rights in this hospital and could go up against all those big shots, will you work with me?"'It's just an imagination, right? Then there's no harm in responding honestly' Doctor Bertram thinks. He then smiles and nods. "Yes, I would. I've always wanted this hospital to be a better place.Lucian smiles and steps up to him. "Thank you for being such a good man. I can already see how much of a promising medical director you will be. He pats him on the shoulder twice and looks around. "Where is my friend? I need to quickly say hello to her."Doctor Bertram doesn't hear Lucian's last statement as he is carried away by the second.Medical director? Hah! Is he joking with me? Instead of being surprised, he finds what Lucian said hilarious. There are more than ten doctors senior
"Anyone would have come to this hospital, gotten what they came for, and left without paying me a visit, but you did. That is to show how much you value me, your employee. Thank you so much. I'm grateful.""It's nothing," Lucian waves her off and stands. "I'm glad you're all right. However, I must depart now. Forget about the bills and recuperate; the company will take care of everything. Also, do not consider returning to work once you have been discharged. "I'll have Yvonne prepare a leave for you. She will come pick you up once you are discharged and take you home. Your leave will be lasting for two weeks. Rest well and come back to work after that."The lady's tears freely cascade down her cheeks. He is so kind-hearted. She's never had a boss like him. She makes to stand and kneel to thank him but Lucian quickly holds her back. "Please," he shakes his head."Thank you so much, sir! Thank you!" Since she can't show her appreciation through actions, she says with utmost sincerity.
A bolt of lightning flashes and thunder roars. It's about to rain. The temperature plummets by so many degrees, causing everywhere to become chilly, and a great drastic wind begins blowing in all directions.Lucian trembles. He has just walked out of the hospital into the cold empty boulevard.It should not be forgotten that he wore Helen his shirt to cover her nakedness, leaving him with only his singlet.His gait is becoming heavy and his teeth are gnashing against each other.He curses inwardly. Where the hell is Chad and the tall burly figure? Did they abandon him here to perish?The rain begins drizzling and yet there is no sign of Chad's car. Lucian is torn between continuing to walk and returning to the hospital. Who knows if the boulevard ahead is safe? No one would want to walk into danger.But he also doesn't want to go back to the hospital now. He hates the scent there. He's never liked hospitals. Never.Now that he is thinking about the hospital, his mind drops to somethin
Lucian has every right to be angry. He has every right to despise them. Maureen and the paramedics are not surprised that he is being this cold toward them. They know the grave of their crimes. It's not wrong to say that they are quite lucky that they are still alive. It goes on to show how kind-hearted Lucian is.They drop to their knees still clutching the door handle. They are soaked from the rain, but they don't seem to care. They must have a motive."Please, Mr. Wood, we acted out of ignorance. The mistake has already been done and we've been punished. But we seek your forgiveness and hope that if our paths ever cross in the future, you wouldn't judge us for our past. Please all we want is your forgiveness. Please, Mr. Wood!" Maureen bows face flat on the wet boulevard and cries out."Miss Maureen is right, Sir. All we want is your forgiveness.""Yes, please forgive us. We know you've done enough by letting us live even after all we did and said to you. But please forgive us. Plea