Chapter 45
“Haha! Do you think pretending to be dead will work on
me?” Joel swaggered out of the room and sawAlessandra lying on the ground in pain. Not only did henot show any sympathy, but he also remarkedsarcastically, “It’s not going to work, but I might pray foryou if you were to die here!”The medical staff at the scene couldn’t help but thinkthat Joel was inhumane and too arrogant.A VIP ward was located at the end of the corridor,which was reserved for their distinguished customers.Since the Quillen family was one of the hospital investors, Mackenzie was also staying in that VIP ward.Upon hearing the commotion, Lexi couldn’t stop herselffrom exiting the ward and checking things out. Afterthat, she rushed back into the ward and exclaimed,“Things don’t look good, Ms. Quillen! Emmanuel’s momis lying on the floor in the corridor.”Mackenzie narrowed her eyes in response. After givingit some thought, she endured the pain of her stomach flu and went to the entrance to check the situation out.At that moment, Emmanuel was clenching his fists, buthe wasn’t having a go at Joel. Instead, he was busytrying to lessen the pain Alessandra was sufferingfrom.“He’s a patient man! If it were me, I would’ve started beating that bald man up!” Lexi grumbled.On the other hand, Mackenzie was smiling, and it seemed like she had a different viewpoint. “Have younot heard about a saying, Lexi?”“Huh? What is it, Ms. Quillen?” Lexi was slightly stumped.“To lose patience is to lose the battle,” Mackenzierevealed.Lexi shuddered lightly, and she seemed to haveunderstood what Mackenzie said. Is Ms. Quillen *admiring Emmanuel’s patience?Indeed, if Emmanuel were to beat Joel up, he wouldonly worsen the situation. In fact, Alessandra couldeven get kicked out of the hospital. When Emmanuelchose to treat Alessandra, not only was he making herfeel better, but he was also avoiding unnecessaryconflicts. Hence, he knew his priority was to get a roomfor Alessandra.“Haha! You can play dead all you want! I’m neverletting you have this room!” Joel provoked Emmanueland Alessandra again before returning to his ward,crossing his legs, and lying on the bed leisurely.Seeing that, a lot of the medical staff were murmuringamong themselves.Emmanuel, however, merely kept mum and broughtAlessandra away from there.Since there wasn’t any empty ward in the internalmedicine department, Emmanuel had to bringAlessandra to Department of Gynecology. Once hesettled Alessandra down, he looked forward to settlingscores with Joel.Click!The moment the commotion in the corridor subsided,someone opened the door to Joel’s ward.“Who the f*ck is it this time around?” Joel wasannoyed. Why is staying in this hospital such a hassle?When he saw two beautiful ladies walking in, heimmediately got out of bed and smiled respectfully.“Hi, Ms. Quillen. What brought you here?”Mackenzie wasn’t in the mood to chat with him, so sheasked, “I want this ward. May I have it?”“What?” Joel froze momentarily. What’s with this ward?Why are so many people after it?“Quick! Give me an answer!” Mackenzie shot him asharp gaze.Joel shivered when he saw the look in Mackenzie’seyes. How can I say no to her?Since Joel’s company was working on a collaborationwith Terence Group, he knew he was at Mackenzie’smercy.“Haha! It’s an honor to be staying in the same ward asyou, Ms. Quillen!” Joel uttered.“Cut the crap! Buzz off!” Mackenzie roared.“Yes! I heard you!” Joel, who was behaving arrogantlyjust moments prior, didn’t even dare to get changedbefore running out of the room,Obviously, he couldn’t afford to mess with Mackenzie.Meanwhile, Emmanuel and Alessandra were at the front desk checking if any ward was available.Suddenly, he received a text from a nurse onWhatsApp telling him that a room was available in theinternal medicine department, and it was ready forthem.Emmanuel was puzzled, and he quickly thanked thenurse and brought Alessandra back to the ward.When the nurse led them to the ward, they weresurprised to find it was the same room as before, butJoel was nowhere to be seen.“What happened? Who helped me?” Emmanuel askedcuriously. Someone must’ve helped me. Otherwise, thiswouldn’t have happened. That bald man said there.was no way he would give up the ward. Yet, everythingchanged all of a sudden.The nurse shook her head in response, indicating thatshe knew nothing about it.
