Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

Chapter 1437

Fiona strolled towards the hospital with a relaxed, almost lazy gait. As she waited silently for the elevator, it seemed stuck on the seventeenth floor, taking its sweet time. Just as the doors finally slid open and she was about to step in, a commotion erupted behind her. "Clear the way! Everyone, move aside!"

A flurry of doctors and nurses charged in, wheeling a stretcher at breakneck speed. The man on it was in a dire state, his face a deep shade of purple as if he couldn't breathe at all-a severe case of respiratory failure. With the emergency elevator jammed on the ninth floor, the medical team had no choice but to use the regular elevator.

Fiona instinctively stepped aside, casting a quick glance at the man on the stretcher, her brow furrowing. The lead doctor, a woman, barked out orders urgently, "Get the Anesthesiology and Emergency Department ready, we need to intubate ASAP!" Intubate? Fiona's frown deepened. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, she hesitated, then boldly stepped inside. The space was already cramped with the stretcher and medical staff, and her sudden appearance caught everyone off guard. "Miss, can't you see we're trying to save a life here?" the female doctor snapped. "What's so hard about waiting for the next elevator?!"

Working in a hospital, they were used to all sorts of people, but those who seemed indifferent or obstructive were the ones they loathed the most. The nurses shot Fiona looks of disdain, silently wishing that if she ever needed help, others would treat her the same way- unhelpful and obstructive.

let their reactions faze her. She focused on the man on the stretcher, intent on checking his pulse. The female doctor, however, shoved her aside, exasperated.

elevator inching

do the intubation myself!" she declared, pulling

it'll make things worse," Fiona interjected, having assessed the man's condition. "His lungs are bleeding heavily. Intubating will only make him worse and might even

doctor paused,

youthful appearance, she dismissed Fiona's warning with a hint of scorn. Fiona's earlier intrusion into the elevator hadn't exactly endeared her

do you know?" the doctor shot back, not bothering to meet Fiona's eyes. "Who's the doctor here, you or me? If he doesn't make it,

dealing with an overly confident amateur, she proceeded to instruct the nurses to restrain the man's limbs and began the intubation. They

into the man's mouth, believing the procedure complete. Fiona crossed her arms, a resigned sigh escaping her lips. What could've been resolved swiftly was now a complicated