Chapter 22
"It's none of your business!" Mackenzie snapped before walking off. "Haha, see you next time, Ms. Quillen!"
Despite Mackenzie's arrogance, Joel had no choice but
to maintain a cordial smile.
After all, the Quillen family wasn't one he could afford
to offend.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel had laid Alessandra down on
the bed of a single ward. After that, he massaged her
acupoints to alleviate the pain.
Soon, a doctor who specialized in internal medicine
arrived.
His name was Darren Chase and was acquainted with
Emmanuel.
The sight of Emmanuel treating his mother elicited a
furrowed brow from Darren. As a doctor of modern
medicine, he wasn't familiar with traditional medicine.
In spite of his disdain for gynecologists like Emmanuel,
he maintained a polite smile on his face. "Dr. Lowe, why
did you bring the patient here when you know how to treat her yourself? It's not like you're unaware of how
busy the hospital is."
Turning around, Emmanuel anxiously explained, "The condition of my mom's kidney is really bad, not to
mention that she only has one left that's functioning. I
decided to bring her here since she needs modern
medicine to reduce the inflammation and
round–the–clock care."
Even though Emmanuel was trained in traditional
medicine, he wasn't averse to modern medicine.
Instead, he was someone who believed in the
effectiveness of combining the two.
When it came to inflamed kidneys, the injection
techniques of modern medicine were more efficient
and effective than relying on the herbs of traditional
medicine.
"In that case, come with me and complete the
admission paperwork on your mother's behalf."
"Sure."
Emmanuel instructed the nurse to hook Alessandra up
to a drip before heading out with Darren.
When he returned, he was surprised to see his mom
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standing outside alone with the mobile drip stand.
"Mom, what's going on? Why are you standing
outside?"
Surprised and feeling bad for her, Emmanuel hurried to
her side.
Bearing the pain in her kidney, Alessandra gave him a
helpless look. "A hospital staff came in to inform me
that the ward has been reserved by someone else and
kicked me out of it. On top of that, they're unable to
find a room for me!"
Emmanuel's brows knitted in response. Throughout the
two years he worked in the hospital, such a situation
was a rare occurrence.
Thereafter, he went to see the nurse in charge of the
wards.
"Dr. Lowe, the wards are allocated by the attending
physicians. Dr. Chase has assigned it to someone else,"
the nurse explained.
Emmanuel was outraged by the answer.
He could clearly remember that the hospital didn't
have a policy for reserving wards. Moreover, his mother
had clearly come first with Darren's knowledge.
Therefore, he wondered how the room was allocated
to someone else right when he went to complete the
paperwork.
Consequently, when Emmanuel requested to see
Darren, the latter found an excuse not to come.
At that moment, two burly men in suits who looked like bodyguards emerged from the ward.
"Haha, Mr. Chamberlain has reserved this ward, so stop
causing trouble here and move along!"
"That's right. You can't afford to bear the
consequences of interrupting his rest."
In a fit of rage, Emmanuel barged into the ward. Upon
reading the man's medical file, he was further
infuriated.
This so–called Joel Chamberlain is only suffering from an inflamed prostate which can easily be cured by
medication. There's no need for him to be hospitalized, yet he insists on taking over Mom's room. This is
outrageous!
"Hey, kid, who are you? What are you doing?" Joel
questioned in an intimidating voice when he saw
Emmanuel.
Suppressing his fury, Emmanuel replied politely, "Mr.
Chamberlain, your condition doesn't require any
hospitalization. On top of that, my mom came here
first. Can you let her have the ward back? Thank you."
Joel was momentarily stunned before guffawing out
loud. "Is this a joke? Who the hell are you? Why should I
give you the room?"
I arranged to be hospitalized on purpose so that I can
enjoy the company's medical benefits. Getting paid for
doing nothing just feels great!
As his fingers balled into fists, Emmanuel couldn't
come up with a solution to the impasse.
Meanwhile, a loud crash was heard outside the ward,
followed by a commotion.
With no time to argue any further with Joel, Emmanuel rushed out of the ward to be greeted by the sight of Alessandra grimacing on the floor.
"Mom! Mom!" "Haha! Do you think pretending to be dead will work on me?" Joel swaggered out of the room and saw Alessandra lying on the ground in pain. Not only did he
not show any sympathy, but he also remarked
sarcastically, "It's not going to work, but I might pray for
you if you were to die here!"
The medical staff at the scene couldn't help but think
that 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 herself
from exiting the ward and checking things out. After
that, she rushed back into the ward and exclaimed,
"Things don't look good, Ms. Quillen! Emmanuel's mom
is lying on the floor in the corridor."
Mackenzie narrowed her eyes in response. After giving
it 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, but
he wasn't having a go at Joel. Instead, he was busy
trying to lessen the pain Alessandra was suffering
from.
"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 you
not heard about a saying, Lexi?"
"Huh? What is it, Ms. Quillen?" Lexi was slightly stumped.
"To lose patience is to lose the battle," Mackenzie
revealed.
Lexi shuddered lightly, and she seemed to have
understood what Mackenzie said. Is Ms. Quillen *
admiring Emmanuel's patience?
Indeed, if Emmanuel were to beat Joel up, he would
only worsen the situation. In fact, Alessandra could
even get kicked out of the hospital. When Emmanuel
chose to treat Alessandra, not only was he making her
feel better, but he was also avoiding unnecessary
conflicts. Hence, he knew his priority was to get a room
for Alessandra.
"Haha! You can play dead all you want! I'm never
letting you have this room!" Joel provoked Emmanuel
and 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 murmuring
among themselves.
Emmanuel, however, merely kept mum and brought
Alessandra away from there.
Since there wasn't any empty ward in the internal
medicine department, Emmanuel had to bring
Alessandra to Department of Gynecology. Once he
settled Alessandra down, he looked forward to settling
scores 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 was
annoyed. Why is staying in this hospital such a hassle?
When he saw two beautiful ladies walking in, he
immediately 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 she
asked, "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 a
sharp gaze.
Joel shivered when he saw the look in Mackenzie's
eyes. How can I say no to her?
Since Joel's company was working on a collaboration
with Terence Group, he knew he was at Mackenzie's
mercy.
"Haha! It's an honor to be staying in the same ward as
you, Ms. Quillen!" Joel uttered.
"Cut the crap! Buzz off!" Mackenzie roared.
"Yes! I heard you!" Joel, who was behaving arrogantly
just moments prior, didn't even dare to get changed
before 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 on
WhatsApp telling him that a room was available in the
internal medicine department, and it was ready for
them.
Emmanuel was puzzled, and he quickly thanked the
nurse and brought Alessandra back to the ward.
When the nurse led them to the ward, they were
surprised to find it was the same room as before, but
Joel was nowhere to be seen.
"What happened? Who helped me?" Emmanuel asked
curiously. Someone must've helped me. Otherwise, this
wouldn't have happened. That bald man said there.
was no way he would give up the ward. Yet, everything
changed all of a sudden.
The nurse shook her head in response, indicating that she knew nothing about it.