Not A Small-Town Girl

be. David was a major benefactor of the hospital, having funded many of the advanced medical devices here.

This was why Tara’s condition was always a top priority for them. Unfortunately, they had yet to find a better solution.

David’s deep voice could be heard as he said, "I’ve been here for quite a while." However, his attention remained fixed on Danielle, and he didn’t even look at Lennon.

Then, Lennon said, "Mr. Charrington, regarding Tara’s condition, we..."

He turned around and saw that Tara’s head was covered in silver needles, looking like a hedgehog. He walked up to Tara’s bed in a panic and said, "Oh my... what is this? How can my patient be treated like this? How come so many needles have been stuck into her? Oh my God, who exactly did this...

"Mr. Charrington, please forgive the oversight on our part. We failed to notice the thief who snuck into the ward and dared to harm Tara..." Danielle thought, ’Is he calling me a thief?’

Lennon’s eyes widened. His mouth was agape, so much so that an egg could fit inside. He was somewhat flustered and unsure of what to do as he looked at David.

he looked at Tara with some self-blame and said, "How do you caregivers take care of Mrs. Charrington? Look at what she has

to remove the silver needles

them," Danielle said. Her voice resounded throughout

was so frightened that he really didn’t dare to move. He slowly explained, "Beautiful lady, Mrs. Charrington’s condition is very serious. I want to remove these needles. I don’t know which thief did

all the trouble to perform the acupuncture, but he came in and said I’m a thief. Now, he even wants to

the one who did it," she said. "Don’t you know anything about

needles. How could you treat Mrs. Charrington as you pleased... Mr. Charrington, hurry up and catch

she pleased without proper authorization from the hospital.

was probably too antsy, so he forgot the most important issue, namely

know that we need to be quiet in wards? Want to permanently lose your voice, huh?" Lennon was so frightened by David that he quickly covered his mouth, thinking, ’I don’t want to be poisoned