Shattered Longings

Chapter 27 The Wickedness of People

It was over half an hour before the man reappeared.

By then, the child had already stopped breathing, and his small body was gradually losing warmth, bringing an end to his suffering in this world.

The man rushed straight to Bella, snatched the child from her arms, and began to cry out fiercely, “My child was fine when I brought him to your hospital! How could he die like this? You need to compensate me!”

Bella clenched her fists, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. It was exactly as she had suspected. The child was already on the brink of death, and the man was trying to squeeze some money out of the situation in his last moments.

Her anger was uncontrollable. “The child had congenital biliary atresia. He was already on his last breath! Did you say he was fine when you brought him here? You knew full well that he couldn’t be saved!”

The old doctor adjusted his glasses and said, “We’re just a small town hospital. We don’t have the money for you to extort. Show some decency. Besides, we didn’t give the child any medication or treatment. You have no proof that his death is related to the hospital.

The seemingly honest and simple man ignored the old doctor and glared at Bella with a menacing look. You didn’t give my child any treatment, but he died in the hands of the doctor here! Who knows what you did to him while I was away?”

doctor was at a loss for words and looked at Bella

heart sank. The old doctor’s look meant that he

her. The patient’s family wasn’t going to

be so wicked, she felt utterly disgusted. She never imagined she’d encounter something like this in a small town when she had never faced

make a big scene in the hospital,

hadn’t changed. The other doctors had all gone home, leaving just a few on night duty. No one dared to approach Bella’s besieged office as everyone was

simple, now acted like a thug. The group of men not only blocked the door but also forced Bella to pay for their food and drink. As a woman, even when they robbed her of her wallet,

to handle it herself. If she couldn’t resolve it, she was advised not to return

The message was clear.

procedures and everyone eager to wash their hands of

when the man snatched it from her. He arrogantly yelled into the phone, “If you’re coming, bring money! She owes me

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Then he hung up.