CHAPTER 104: CHAPTER 104: PLEASE SHOW MERCY, YOUNG MASTER HAWTHORNE!

The phone vibrated under the pillow.

The landline in the living room also started ringing.

Mrs. Cole opened her eyes, and the door pushed open in response.

Her husband held the phone, looking helpless, "It’s for you..."

???

A call for her, why was it going to him?

Mrs. Cole was momentarily puzzled, then the phone under the pillow vibrated again.

"Director Cole, something’s happened... You need to come to the hospital!"

The chaos on the other end could be heard through the receiver.

It seemed like an emergency patient and unreasonable medical troublemakers had arrived simultaneously.

Checking the time, it wasn’t even eight o’clock yet.

She got up hurriedly, leaving without having breakfast.

Driving towards the hospital, Mrs. Cole was full of doubts.

The Fifth Municipal Hospital where she worked was an old public hospital in Aethelgard, and she had been rehired after retirement.

There were so many young, capable doctors in the hospital, even if there was indeed a complicated case, there were several directors and deputy directors on duty.

Why was it up to her?

Or could it be that she made a mistake on the patient’s case a few days ago?

With a mind full of jumbled thoughts, she drove into the hospital.

She saw the large crowd at the steps.

Old and young, strong and energetic people, a glance showed many were present.

The two tallest burly men held a banner in their hands.

[Eleanor Holloway, retired head of neurosurgery, abuses power and oppresses vulnerable groups!]

Behind the banner, someone was holding a large screen.

In the looping video, Mrs. Cole arrogantly pushed over a bank card, the disdain in her eyes almost overflowing.

"A million, leave Aethelgard!... A million, leave Aethelgard!... A million..."

The sound was piercing.

Repeating over and over.

Mrs. Cole stepped forward, taking a single look, then blacked out.

Indeed, they had come to cause trouble.

But not medical trouble.

"You... who sent you here? You’re full of slanders!!!"

Mrs. Cole’s blood pressure spiked with anger.

But her voice was drowned out by the crowd’s chatter and the piercing sound of a million, no one could hear what she was saying clearly.

"Isn’t she a doctor? I thought doctors’ salaries weren’t high, how can she so calmly take out a million?"

"Hehe, the ones with low salaries are those ordinary doctors treating us... like her, with a title and a position who have worked until retirement, who knows how much she’s taken from the hospital and how many patient envelopes she’s received! Otherwise, who would want to come back to work after retiring?"

"A million, just to make someone leave Aethelgard? Pfft!!! Such arrogance, is Aethelgard your home?"

"My wife’s illness was seen by her the day before yesterday! I said how could the consultation end in less than ten minutes, turns out no envelope was given, damn it, she’s a black-hearted, unscrupulous doctor back for money! I demand the hospital thoroughly investigate and give us patients and families an explanation!!!"

Her head buzzing, Mrs. Cole wanted to ask the security guard?

But the blood felt as if it had rushed to her head.

Top heavy, she wobbled and then fell down.

...

Serena Sinclair walked from the apartment to the company, tension rising from several dozen meters away from the company gate.

But there was nothing.

No sign of Mrs. Cole inside or out.

On edge the whole day, that even when the desk phone rang, she thought the wolf had come, the front desk informing her to go deal with it.

Before leaving work, her phone dinged.

"Serena..."

Evan Cole on the other end, the apology audible in his voice, "I already know about my mom’s situation, I’m here to apologize to you. Are you available to meet now?"

Serena breathed a sigh of relief.

Going downstairs, she saw Evan Cole looking like an eggplant beaten by frost, nothing like his previously spirited self.

"Serena, I didn’t know my mom had come to you, I never thought she would..."

Belonging to different hospitals, Evan only understood the situation at the Fifth Hospital after his mother collapsed and was hospitalized.

Both angry and frustrated, yet looking at the pale-faced Mrs. Cole on the hospital bed, he felt powerless to vent his bottled-up anger.

For a moment, Evan regretted it.

If he had just come to help when he heard Serena was in trouble, and not impulsively transferred back to Aethelgard, would any of this have happened?

"Serena, I’m sorry!"

Evan Cole solemnly apologized, "I’ve already applied to the hospital, once I finish the surgeries at hand, I’ll transfer back to Veridia, never to return! From now on... I won’t cause you any more trouble, rest assured!"

Serena wanted to say, you were never the one causing me trouble.

Seemingly realizing this, Evan sighed, "Serena, I know, my mother’s downfall was her own doing. But after all, she’s been a doctor for decades, and her reputation and word of mouth mean more to her than life. Could you... withdraw those complaints and reports?"

???

"What did you say?"

Serena was stunned.

Evan was also taken aback, then quickly realized, it wasn’t Serena who did it.

Then there’s only...

A tall, cold, imposing figure emerged in his mind.

Evan bitterly smiled and shook his head, "Nothing."

He turned to leave but was called back by Serena.

Evan paused, looked back at Serena, "Serena, for the sake of our acquaintance, could you ask Young Master Hawthorne to show mercy?"

Evan’s words were cryptic, leaving Serena puzzled.

Only the last sentence was clear.

It was related to Wyatt Hawthorne.

Then thinking about the conversation over dinner with Wyatt last night.

Serena seemed to understand.

She opened her phone to check the video account, the top trending local news, was undoubtedly about the incident that morning at the Fifth Municipal Hospital.

After a brief loss of control, hospital security and police quickly brought the situation under control.

The hospital director received a complaint letter, which included surveillance footage and other solid evidence against Mrs. Cole.

Reporters arrived at the scene almost immediately.

The director didn’t even have the chance to organize a response, after reading the complaint letter on site, he sullenly stated, they would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly, giving the public an explanation!

The latest news showed that the hospital had already issued an investigation announcement.

Given no violations during her tenure, the hospital ended Mrs. Cole’s rehiring.

Serena was stunned.

Interrupted by a nightmare last night, she was a bit distracted.

Wyatt initially patiently coaxed her.

But she didn’t want him to know Mrs. Cole had come to see her, even less did she want him to know her half-true, half-false dark history, she wouldn’t mention a word.

In the latter half, Wyatt seemed to get angry.

And at this moment, Serena knew just how much Wyatt had silently done.

And why he was so angry.

She turned and ran.

She hadn’t even thought about what to say to him.

Serena only knew, at this moment, she desperately wanted to see Wyatt.

At rush hour, the ground floor lobby was crowded with people coming in and out.

When the elevator doors opened, the crowd surged out.

With a keen eye, she saw an elevator with fewer people and rushed in.

One facing in.

One facing out.

Serena plunged straight into Wyatt’s embrace.