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

day of the funeral, rain

lined up on both sides of the street. It wasn't surprising-Matthew Johnston

you see Mrs. Johnston, stay calm," Lena warned, her voice

knew emotions didn't come

wouldn't be overflowing with joy, anger, heartbreak, and

but to

muttered, steadying me with a hand on my

wanted to avoid-but Lena didn't have the same

She scanned the

1/2

tightened. "What is it?" I asked. Taking a breath, I

were plenty of people milling around,

expect for someone like Matthew.

any.

he handed the company to Jace, Matthew had pretty much withdrawn from public life. The few people he still kept close were older, like him. But this crowd? Their

isn't right," I muttered under my

Johnstons and my tangled- up history with them. "Do you think Wayne's up to

into a power play, it was