NovelEnglishChapter 269 Magnolia chuckled softly, a glint of amusement in her eyes. “He's checked into the hospital and you're his attending physician. How can you be so cavalier with a life? Aren't you worried about tarnishing the hospital's reputation?" Gwendolyn stood ngid, her voice tight as she replied, "They signed a waiver of liability." Magnolia's smile deepened, her gaze softening with pity as she looked at Gwendolyn. "Sweetheart, I have a knack for reading people. You've got a good heart; you're not the type to gamble with lives. I heard my brother's condition is improving. Thank you for that." Truth be told, Magnolia admired Gwendolyn. If only she weren't married to Howard Chadwick.
Thinking of her daughter, tear stained and broken, Magnolia knew she had to push for Gwendolyn and Howard to divorce, to set things right again.
Gwendolyn's eyes glistened with unshed tears, her fingers trembling.
So kindness and morality could also be the knives that stabbed her deep.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSeizing the moment, Magnolia said, "Think it over and get back to me. You've never seen how the wealthy deal with problems. Go back to where you belong." Gwendolyn took a deep breath and then, unexpectedly, she chuckled.
She looked Magnolia straight in the eye, ready to be reckless for once, "I quit. I'm done!" Magnolia's expression flickered.
Gwendolyn's laughter was tinged with tears as she said, "You've bent the hospital rules to pushinto seeing more patients. Guess what, I'm not sticking around in this hospital. Go hunt for another doctor!" With her career on the line, she defiantly met Magnolia's gaze.
"You..." Magnolia's face drained of color.
"Mrs. Hamiltoo, I may not know the tricks of the rich and powerful. But I'm not one to turn the other cheek. You think too highly ofShe m She might seem meek and easy to bully, but push her too far and she'd fight back.
Her vulnerability was her armor thorny and unforgiving.
"You shouldn't have involved my grandmother," Gwendolyn turned and entered the ward, the door slamming behind her with a thud, leaving Magnolia outside, red-faced with frustration Inside the ward.
"Grandma." Gwendolyn approached Nicolette's bed and saw the blood in the IV tube. "Why are you moving around so much?" Nicolette pursed her lips, shaking her head. "I didn't." Gwendolyn looked at her frail grandmother and said, "You've lost weight again. I keep telling you to eat properly." Her eyes filled with tears as she hugged Nicolette, crying. "You're so stubborn. I would have cto visit you. call the way to Bayridge City?" Why did you have to If Nicolette hadn't come, she wouldn't have gotten hurt.
Nicolette's voice choked a little as she explained, "I wanted to bring you sof the fruits and veggies from the garden, but they got crushed in the car." sobbed, overcwith distress.
"I don't need those things. Transporting them all this way, it's too much trouble," Gwendolyn s Nicolette gently patted her back. I'm getting old. I won't be able to garden much longer." Her days were numbered.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe ventured cautiously. "And Howard? How is he?" "He's at work. Very busy lately." "Oh, are you two alright?" Gwendolyn nodded assertively.
"Mr. Chadwick is wonderful to me.
protective and doting" Shemphasized again, "Really wonderful."
Nicolette nodded, a silent sigh escaping her. She'd need to find an opportunity to speak with Howard herself.
Gwendolyn sniffled, bolstered by her earlier bravado, and said, "Grandma, I gotta go But I be right back. Have a rest now." Gwendolyn approached the director's office hesitantly and knocked on the door.
"Cin." She pushed the door open and walked in slowly.
Sanford looked up, a slight smile on his lips. "What's up? Have swater, sit, and let's talk,"
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