Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 5

Patrick stared at me for a while. In the end, he reluctantly handed the surgery consent form to me. "Are you sure about this? If anything happens during the surgery, it might be difficult to manage." "Dr. Price, I trust you. Really," I said.

I took the pen and paper before quickly signing my name. After all, it was my life on the line. I should be the one deciding my own fate. Patrick was about to say something else when the office door was suddenly pushed open.

A group of people stormed in while shouting. Someone pushed me hard, and I lost my balance. My head hit on the corner of the desk.

As my vision went dark, I felt something warm trickling down my forehead and covering the corner of my eye. The room was in chaos with everyone yelling loudly.

"What kind of chief physician are you? After we spent so much money, you're now saying we need a second surgery?"

"You're probably just scamming us for money! Didn't you say the tumor was removed already? Why has it come back?"

"You fraud of a doctor! You'd do anything for money. I'll beat you to death!"

Clutching my forehead, I could not stand up at all. Someone had stepped on my shirt, but I could not pull it free no matter how hard I tried.

The office was in complete disarray. Security finally arrived after a few minutes. Only then did everyone stop fighting.

Suddenly, someone screamed, "There's blood! Someone's dying!"

I could feel everyone's eyes turn to me. All the shoes in front of me took a step back. Finally, a young nurse helped me to get up.

"Ms. Green, are you alright? Come with me and I'll treat your wound first." However, she was too weak to properly support me.

with all his might. One of the lenses of his glasses was shattered, and his usually immaculate hair had become a mess. He had clearly been beaten up with all those scratch marks on his face. I wanted to smile, but I was

"I'm sorry that you got caught up in this. I'm afraid

him it was fine. It did not seem to matter much for someone like me to live one more day

take statements, I had just recovered a little.

serious. The troublemakers have all been arrested. You can ask for compensation later. We've contacted your family, so they should be here

looked at her

think it was your husband's secretary who answered. Don't worry,

nothing. Would he come? I did not know. Perhaps he would if the police

not the only one affected by the fight. There were two other patients in the office at the time, but only Patrick and I were

I was just unlucky. Everyone else was fine, but I got the worst of it. I nodded silently. It

had the money for surgery, it had to be postponed. I just didn't know if my body would allow

looked around the emergency room and saw everyone else with family members by their

with teary eyes. He kept comforting

I had a family just like that. But my parents were gone now. Sniffling hard, I tried not to expect anything as I waited. To my surprise, Leonard actually came, though with Lily

thing the wound is hidden in your hair. It would be a shame for such a pretty young lady to have a scar." Looking at my reflection in the glass behind him, I wondered what was pretty about being all skin

ask Patrick about my condition. When she heard that I got one stitch, her eyes

know that the company had an

an online meeting for you.

but didn't say

Leonard walked over to me, looking

need to be