Chapter 66

But now, it was Gemma who had rejected the offer.

Gemma vented, “Dr. Yates, maybe it’s time you find a different intern. She’s inflexible.” She thought she was. some high and mighty lady, what was the big deal about cutting in line?

“What’s her problem?” Aiken inquired.

“I had plans this afternoon and asked her to let me in early. She completely ignored me.” Gemma was fuming at the thought of Gwendolyn, who seemed to thwart her at every turn.

“She’s new and doesn’t know any better.”

Aiken spoke nonchalantly as he scribbled a prescription and handed it over to Gemma, “Here’s your script, go to the pharmacy to get your meds. Take them for a while and then come back for a follow–up.”

Gemma glared at Gwendolyn before storming off.

Aiken turned to Gwendolyn and said, “Don’t mind her, and the hospital’s always got a few unreasonable patients. She thinks her money entitles her to special treatment.”

Gwendolyn replied, “I’m not bothered by it.”

Aiken nodded, “Don’t let her jump the queue next time either.”

“I won’t.” Replying, Gwendolyn took a deep breath. Having such a mother was disheartening.

meaning to ask you. Do you know the famous doctor Enoch White?” Aiken had been harboring this suspicion for a while now. Gwendolyn’s techniques in medicine were strikingly

know someone

she might be connected to Enoch. He

“Okay.”

in the same room as Howard lately, acting as his caregiver. Their marriage was public knowledge, so nobody batted an

returned to the room, Howard was on the

him say, “15% is too low, make it 25%. I can

party

Howard hung up the phone and looked at her, “Off work?”

“Yeah. What rebate?”

come with rebates as incentives, a kickback for the salesperson to

was a hefty annual payment, and the rebate

not pry further, only smiling with pursed lips.

“What’s so funny?”

amusing that someone like you would

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throw away money unnecessarily,” Howard sald with a hint of resignation,

always portrayed that way, carelessly throwing around millions, leaving huge

like the tycoons she knew of, perhaps that was the mark of a true blue–blooded

a

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