Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 803

"The investigation cleared the hospital and Dr. Dale. She's back, but..." Lena hesitated before continuing. "She's been transferred to another hospital."

No wonder I hadn't seen her in the days I'd been here. "Because of the incident?".

"Even though they found no connection between her actions and the patient's death, the public doesn't care. All they see is someone died on her watch, so they blame her. The pressure was too much." She shook her head, her tone bitter. "Public opinion? It's a wrecking ball. It can destroy someone overnight."

Her words hit differently-I knew this wasn't just about Dr. Dale. Lena had dealt with her fair share of blame and accusations over the years too.

I reached for her hand, squeezing it gently. "I'm sorry you've had to deal with that."

Lena gave me a faint smile, but her eyes were sad. "Life's not fair, Rea. Everyone faces their own kind of injustice."

She wasn't wrong. Everyone thinks their pain is the worst, never realizing just how many ways the world can break you. What we've been through is just one tiny piece of it all.

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ONUS

the day of the funeral, rain drizzled

It wasn't surprising-Matthew Johnston had

Mrs. Johnston, stay calm," Lena warned,

knew emotions didn't come with an

overflowing with joy, anger,

sadness but to avoid certain people. My history with the Johnstons, especially Jace, made things

Lena muttered, steadying me with a

up-too many people I wanted to avoid-but

scanned

1/2

it?" I asked. Taking a breath, I finally lifted my head and

There were plenty of people milling around, but

the kind of crowd I'd expect for someone like Matthew.

any.

pretty much withdrawn from public life. The few people he still kept close were older, like him. But this crowd? Their faces weren't filled with grief. If anything, they looked

right," I

She knew everything about the Johnstons and my tangled- up history

a funeral into a power play,