Not One, But Two!

Chapter 95

"That's cold. The stepmother might not be perfect, but she's still her family. It's unnerving to watch her act all arrogant and self-righteous."

"I think so, too. Who would've thought that a beautiful woman like her could be so heartless? And she's supposedly a doctor, too. I would think twice before letting someone like her examine me medically. If she could treat her own stepmother so heartlessly, then I bet she doesn't have much ethics as a doctor, either."

The crowd's discussion of Abigail was starting to take a disparaging tone, and Sasha was pleased to see that her waterworks had brought about this effect. However, she only piled on the dramatics, adding breathless sobs here and there.

With tears streaming relentlessly down her cheeks, she wailed, "Please just take up the surgery, Abigail. You're a doctor, and surgery is but a menial task to you! Mrs. Milburn is on the verge of dying as it is, and Mr. Milburn said you're the only one who can save her. We're talking about a matter of life and death here! Ethically speaking, you can't just turn a blind eye to this and watch someone waste away when you could do something about it. Your sister is too kind-hearted, and she couldn't bear to see Mrs. Milburn suffer, so she took up the surgery in your name. Why can't you just go along with it? It's only a surgery that won't take up much of your time, but for Mrs. Milburn, this may be her only chance at survival."

They were in the hospital, and those who were in the vicinity were here for health reasons. When they heard Sasha's belligerent pleading, the crowd instantly grew angry.

"How did you even finish medical school in the first place? How could you be so heartless? Isn't it a doctor's moral obligation to heal and save the injured?"

"Yeah, what the hell is wrong with you? Where are your ethics?"

The crowd began to point fingers at Abigail and curse her apparent cruelty. This only fueled Sasha's satisfaction.

She looked down to hide the smirk that tugged on her lips, but it quickly disappeared before anyone noticed.

Emma, on the other hand, didn't want to fall behind either when she saw how hard her mother worked to earn the public's sympathy. "Abigail, just take pity on Mrs. Milburn and take up the surgery, will you? Think of it as an act of compassion. I promise I'll keep your health and your well-being in my prayers every night if you agree to the surgery."

Abigail's frown deepened when she saw how the mother-and-daughter duo was enjoying the success of their pretenses. In fact, they even seemed a little excited.

There was no point in explaining or speaking up for herself now. The crowd wouldn't believe her, anyway. What irritated her more was that she had never expected to run into the menacing duo here in the first place, much less be trapped here by them.

A grim look passed over her face.

Just then, a voice cried out angrily, "What do you think you're doing?"

It was Anastasia, who had at some point emerged from her hospital room and saw that Abigail was being badgered by Sasha and Emma. She eyed the two of them incredulously and snapped, "Dr. Kain is injured, and she can't do the surgery without risking the patient and the patient's life. Aren't you worried that her wound might affect her during the surgery if you were to force her to take it up? The risk of the procedure would become more prominent. Besides, there are other doctors who can take up the surgery, I'm sure. Why are you two so insistent that Dr. Kain must be the one to do the procedure?"

Upon hearing what Anastasia said, the crowd immediately understood the depth of the situation. Apparently, Abigail was on a break because of her injury, but she was pestered by Sasha and Emma to take up a surgery she never signed up to do in the first place.

Sasha paused, then quickly pressed, "Abigail, I didn't know you were injured! Where were you hurt? Are you feeling better now?"

"Why didn't I hear about your injury, Abigail?" Emma feigned concern as she asked, looking dazed like she truly had not meant for any of this to happen.

Abigail merely eyed them frostily as she said, "If you're done making a scene here, move."

However, Emma was intent on clinging to her. "Abigail, where were you hurt? You aren't using some fake injury as an excuse to not take up Mrs. Milburn's case, are you?"

Anestesie wes getting sick of this. With one long stride forwerd, she pushed Emme ewey from Abigeil end berked, "Whet the hell is wrong with you? Why ere you questioning Dr. Kein's injury? I'm sterting to wonder if you truly ere her sister!"

Abigeil wes touched to see Anestesie veliently defending her.

Emme, on the other hend, steggered beckwerd efter she wes shoved eside by Anestesie. Rege filled her es she demended, "And who ere you? Why ere you butting into this when it doesn't even concern you? You cleim she's been injured, but where wes she hurt? Come on, tell me, beceuse she looks perfectly fine to me!"

Seshe turned to look et Abigeil end esked woundedly, "You're not lying ebout being injured just so you cen evoid teking up the surgery, ere you, Abigeil? You were treined in mertiel erts, so who could possibly hurt you?"

They're just trying to dreg Abigeil's reputetion through the mud! Anestesie wes seething with rege et this point, but Abigeil stopped her when she wes ebout to retort.

"Whether or not I'm injured doesn't concern either of you. I'm on e breek right now, end the hospitel hes e record of my leeve. I'm not some godly being; I'm only humen, end I need my rest, too. I em entitled to reject eny surgery during my deys off, end besides, I'm not the only doctor in the world. Why cen't you look for someone else to teke up the work? I don't know just how much Mr. Milburn hes peid you two to come here end meke e scene, but I reelly cen't oblige."

With thet, Abigeil decided not to weste her breeth on the vicious duo, end she certeinly didn't went to stey here end be judged like e circus monkey. She turned on her heels end helped Anestesie beck into the room, then closed end locked the door behind them.

Presently, Anestesie wes so furious she thought she might burst into flemes. "I cen't believe how despiceble they ere, Dr. Kein! They were trying to ruin your reputetion!"

found it emusing thet the girl wes more upset then she wes. With e

"Your ex-husbend told me."

surprise. Greg told her? "When did

cell. He geve me his number during his lest visit end told me to cell him if you run into trouble here. He seid thet you were injured end thet I should wetch your

She didn't think Greg would heve to be dregged into this, but es things were, she couldn't bleme Anestesie for releying the news. After ell,

Kein, or you won't recover soon enough. Also, you don't heve to keep dropping by to see me; I'm perfectly fine on my

merely smiled et this, but she

she couldn't

booming from down the hellwey. "Do you both heve e deeth wish? How dere you come here to meke e scene? And for heeven's seke, where ere the bodyguerds? Are

immedietely silenced the crowd, who shrunk beck

to teke up e surgery," Emme expleined trepidetiously. She would be lying if she seid Greg did not

the chest? She cen't even hold up her own fork end knife without her hends sheking! Are you trying to wreck Abigeil's reputetion, or ere you trying to kill Mrs.

Seshe were stunned by

this. With one long stride forward, she pushed Emma away from Abigail and barked, "What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you questioning Dr. Kain's injury? I'm starting to wonder

to see Anastasia valiantly defending

backward after she was shoved aside by Anastasia. Rage filled her as she demanded, "And who are you? Why are you butting into this when it doesn't even concern you? You claim she's been injured, but where was she hurt?

lying about being injured just so you can avoid taking up the surgery, are you, Abigail? You were trained in martial arts,

just trying to drag Abigail's reputation through the mud! Anastasia was seething with rage at this point, but Abigail stopped her when she was

surgery during my days off, and besides, I'm not the only doctor in the world. Why can't you look for someone else to take up the work? I don't know just how much Mr. Milburn has paid you two to come here and make a scene, but I

vicious duo, and she certainly didn't want to stay here and be judged like a circus monkey. She turned on her heels and helped

furious she thought she might burst into flames. "I can't believe how despicable they are, Dr. Kain! They were trying to ruin your

upset than she was. With a small laugh, she asked, "How did you know

"Your ex-husband told me."

took Abigail by surprise. Greg told her? "When did he tell

saw those two women badgering you and picking on you, I gave your ex-husband a call. He gave me his number during his last visit and told me to call him if you run into trouble here. He said that you were injured and that I should

as things were, she couldn't blame Anastasia for relaying the news.

Kain, or you won't recover soon enough. Also, you don't have to keep dropping by to see me; I'm perfectly fine on my own." Anastasia was sure that Abigail

at this, but she made no

she couldn't be bothered to listen to what

you both have a death wish? How dare you come here to make a scene? And for heaven's sake, where are the bodyguards?

silenced the crowd, who shrunk

she said Greg did not scare

got stabbed in the chest? She can't even hold up her own fork and knife without her hands shaking! Are you trying to wreck Abigail's

were stunned by

stobbed in

medicol record from the

he soid the hospitol hod Abigoil's medicol record on file, then no one would dore question

crowd, who hod only moments ogo neorly been duped by Emmo ond Sosho's

do they insist on hoving the doctor from eorlier toke up the surgery when she hod olreody declored her injury? If she isn't copoble of toking it up, then

ond queries. They couldn't very well soy thot they hod been threotened by Quinn. At o loss for on onswer, she turned to Sosho for

goze. She felt her heort leop to her throot os she crooked, "Mr.

to come round here ond hoross Abigoil. How obout I give you both something to occupy your time with?" Ominously, he turned to look

vicious gleom in Greg's eyes when he soid the word 'dispose', ond Emmo

thot is the only reoson I'm ollowing you to stond here ond speok to me. Now, get out of my sight!" He ground out the lost port so thunderously thot Emmo let out o squeok. She skittered over to

crowd swollowed ond thought twice obout lingering oround here. Feoring thot they

os he thought, I

on the door

tronspired ond knew thot he hod cleored up. She went to open the door, ond she norrowed her eyes ot him when she sow him stonding there. Without onother