The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 268

Ulrich was suddenly consumed by panic. He rushed over and began inspecting Noella’s body meticulously.

“Noella, did you hurt yourself and not tell anyone at home?”

“Calm down, Ulrich. The patient who was rushed in isn’t me.”

She stood right in front of Ulrich, perfectly fine.

“Besides, Elara and I don’t have the same blood type.”

Calvin removed his mask. “The emergency case was Dr. Caleb’s intern, Dr. Lowry. She attempted suicide by slashing her wrists. We managed to save her, but her will to live is dangerously low. She needs careful monitoring.*

Ulrich frowned. “Then why was Noella in the OR?”

Calvin explained without skipping a beat. “I saw potential in Noella’s medical intuition and wanted her to get some hands–on experience. I’ve taken care of all the paperwork.”

Noella didn’t need Calvin to access the operating room, but she preferred not to reveal her extraordinary medical skills and often used Calvin’s name to book the OR.

Ulrich grew even more puzzled. “I had no idea Noella was interested in medicine.”

Noella subtly changed the subject. “Why did Dr. Lowry attempt suicide?”

A teary–eyed intem pulled out a suicide note found in Dr. Lowry’s pocket.

“She was overwhelmed, said she couldn’t take it anymore.”

The note, written in elegant script, detailed a deep sense of despair.

[I’m sorry, I can’t be the workhorse you want. I’m so tired. I was supposed to have a day off, yet here I am, working overtime again. Endless paperwork, assisting surgeries, and never enough learning–just grunt work. Can’t even go home for Thanksgiving, and I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in over seventy hours. My heart feels like it’s going to burst, yet I’m expected to keep working? At least now, I can finally rest. Goodnight. This world is beautiful, but I won’t be coming back…]

heavy with hopelessness. It

were almost done with our internships. Things were

her a box of tissues, her gaze shifting to Ulrich.

hospital always been this harsh on interns?”

get regular days off.

middle–aged doctor in a lab coat hurried over from

this? Why would she think of such a drastic step?”

was Dr. Lowry’s supervisor,

and your exploitation of her that led her

turned

tough times? Did I force her to stay up all night doing paperwork? That’s on her for not being up to par! I managed my paperwork without losing sleep over it! I’ve done three days and nights straight in the OR. If I could handle that, why can’t she handle some paperwork without resorting to suicide? Young people these days are just too

view, Dr. Lowry simply couldn’t handle the pressure, which he saw

endured his fair share of hardship during his internship, although his

everyone is Ulrich. Ordinary people need to climb the ladder step by step! Being a doctor requires dedication. If you can’t handle adversity and aren’t willing to push through, maybe it’s

she listened to Caleb, who was vehemently

believe, would you then subject your own child to the same conditions? No rest, on call 24/7, just to file reports. Would you

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with an unspoken rule of being always on standby, or risk not receiving certification for their training,

was already on the brink of collapse. Even if she hadn’t

medical training under such

Noella’s mocking

bear the thought? Then have you ever considered that those you

choked out, “You don’t know anything! Being

closer, his gaze on Caleb cold

Caleb, my interns don’t go through that and they still successfully completed their training. If, in your eyes, the only way to improve is through exploitation, then I’ll request the hospital to send you