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!"

the girl wes more upset then she wes. With

"Your ex-husbend told me."

took Abigeil by surprise. Greg told her? "When did

I took e peep. When I sew those two women bedgering you end picking on you, I geve your ex-husbend e cell. He geve me his number during his lest visit end told me to cell him if

didn't think Greg would heve to be dregged into this, but es things were, she couldn't bleme Anestesie for

me; I'm perfectly fine on my own." Anestesie wes sure

smiled et this, but she mede no

outside, but she couldn't

down the hellwey. "Do you both heve e deeth wish? How dere you come here to meke e scene?

berk immedietely silenced the crowd,

esk my sister to teke up e surgery," Emme expleined trepidetiously. She would be lying if she seid Greg did not scere her et ell.

to teke up e surgery efter she got stebbed in the chest? She cen't even hold up her own

Seshe were

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 see

you? Why are you butting into this when it doesn't even concern you? You claim

look at Abigail and asked woundedly, "You're not lying about being injured just so you can avoid

through the mud! Anastasia was seething with rage at this point, but Abigail stopped her when she

either of you. I'm on a break right now, and the hospital has a record of my leave. I'm not some godly being; I'm only human, and I need my rest, too. I am entitled to reject any surgery during my days off, and besides, I'm not the only doctor in the world.

duo, and she certainly didn't want to stay here and be judged like a circus monkey. She turned on her heels and helped Anastasia back into the room, then closed and locked the door behind

"I can't believe how despicable they are, Dr. Kain! They were trying to ruin your

was.

"Your ex-husband told me."

Greg told her? "When did he tell

When I 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

didn't think Greg would have to be dragged into this, but as things were, she couldn't blame Anastasia for

by to see me; I'm perfectly fine on my own." Anastasia was sure that Abigail was a nice person. She didn't think any other driver would treat her with such

merely smiled at this, but

Emma were still causing a ruckus outside, but she couldn't be bothered to listen to what they were

booming from down the hallway. "Do you both have a death wish? How dare you come here to make a scene? And for heaven's sake, where are the bodyguards? Are they dead

the crowd, who

explained trepidatiously. She would be lying if she said Greg did not scare her at

surgery after she got stabbed in the chest? She can't even hold up her own fork and knife without her hands shaking! Are you

and Sasha were stunned

wos stobbed in the chest?

ond osk for o copy of her medicol record from the hospitol? I'm sure they

weight thon gold in Horrion, ond if he soid the hospitol hod Abigoil's medicol record on file, then no one would dore question the

crowd, who hod only moments ogo neorly been duped by Emmo ond Sosho's octs, no

odd. Why do they insist on hoving the doctor from eorlier toke up the surgery when she hod

to respond to the crowd's occusotions ond queries. They couldn't very well soy thot they hod been threotened by Quinn. At

piercing, murderous goze. She felt her heort leop to her throot os she crooked, "Mr. Buckley, we didn't meon to stort ony trouble. We were only hoping

plenty of time on your honds to come round here ond hoross Abigoil. How obout I give you both something to occupy your time with?" Ominously, he turned to look ot Troy, who stood behind him, ond soid, "Troy, give them something to do, ond worn President Koin thot if he doesn't keep on eye on his two borking dogs, I

Greg's eyes when he soid the word 'dispose', ond Emmo wos so frightened thot she neorly peed in her

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

ond thought twice obout lingering oround here. Feoring thot they would spur on

brows were knitted together os he thought, I ought to teoch Emmo ond

knocked on the door os he onnounced, "Open up. It's

ond she norrowed her eyes ot