The Stray Cat

Chapter 5: Mrs. Lee

A loud ring woke up a girl wearing a white coat.

"Hello?"

[Doctor Minjoo, sorry to disturb you when it's not your duty right now but there's currently an emergency we can't deal with right now. We're short of people.]

"Okay."

The girl immediately got up her feet and ran towards the emergency room where the hospital staff were scurrying about. It seems like there was a big accident that happened which required multiple patients to arrive within/ just a few minutes.

"Doctor Minjoo! Over here!"

Minjoo ran towards one of the emergency beds where the voice came from. She felt her heart drop when she saw the sight in front of her but she quickly composed herself and checked the pregnant woman who was in a grave state.

Looks like the dad is going to make a big decision.

"Where's her guardian?"

"Sorry doc, sadly, her husband has been sent earlier and is currently being operated on. There are no other relatives we can contact to ask for consent. We can't save the two of them."

The doctor remained silent before glaring at the nurse, "No, I'm Doctor Kim Minjoo. I'll save them both."

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Minjoo in her scrubs plopped down the sofa of her office then groaned. It took hours to finish the surgery she performed on her pregnant patient but her fatigue instantly went away when she thinks about the fact that she was able to save the mother and the baby. She even overheard about the success of the operation on the woman's partner which only makes her feel even better.

"Minmin?"

A sweet voice came from the door of her office which made her sit up. It seems like an angel has come to visit her, an angel she loves so much who's gonna be hers really soon. A smile crept up her haggard but still beautiful face.

"Hey, Chae..."

"You look so tired. You didn't even hear me knock."

"Oh, sorry. I only slept for three hours today and have just finished a long operation."

"Again?"

"It was an emergency."

Chaewon hummed and sat beside Minjoo, letting the younger girl's head rest on her shoulder.

"I saved both the baby and the mother... the baby won't... experience the same things I experienced..." The girl weakly said with a smile.

"You've done well. I'm so proud of you. Rest for now, okay?" Minjoo only gave a low hum while snuggling closer to Chaewon who was soothingly stroking her hair.

It didn't take a minute for the younger girl to start breathing steadily. She was just so exhausted from her daily duties as both a gynecologist and an emergency doctor. It worries Chaewon but she's still supportive of her. She's living her dream job and there's nothing more joyful than that.

Suddenly, the younger girl's private phone started vibrating. Chaewon reached for her phone and checked the call. Great. It's her cousin. Of course, she calls Chaewon's fiancee almost every day out of worry for Sakura.

"Hello?"

[Chaewon? Where's Minjoo?]

"She just fell asleep, unnie." Chaewon chuckled. "Is there anything wrong?"

[N-nothing. It's just... Sakura has been bugging me about something but I'm not so sure if it's safe.]

Chaewon's eyebrows raised from amusement. "What is it about?"