"Don't worry too much for now. I've reported this matter to the director, but he's out of town at a conference at the moment and will be back in three days. I've told the patient that the person in charge will be back in three days, and we'll have to wait for him to come back since we can't make a decision like this anyways."
"Head Nurse, I'm sorry, I made everyone suffer with me."
Lisa felt responsible. Her decision caused great trouble for the OB/GYN department and the hospital, and she felt really bad.
"Don't say that. You wanted to save the patient, which I can understand. Don't worry, if nothing is wrong with the patient, then it doesn't matter how big of a scene her family causes. You may not be a doctor, but you performed the surgery perfectly. At worst, you would be blamed for overstepping, it's not illegal like murdering someone, so stop worrying."
"I'm not worried, I just feel bad."
"If you really feel bad, then pick yourself up. We need to resist the patient's unreasonable family," the head nurse scolded.
"I will, I won't run away."
"Good."
"Head Nurse, I want to see the patient and talk to her," Then, Lisa slowly opened her mouth.
"Yeah, that sounds good, you should talk to her. As long as she realizes what she's doing is wrong and agrees to stop, it should make things much easier. At worst, we won't charge her for hospitalization or surgical fees. I just hope that we can nip it in the bud since if the media finds out, it won't be good for the hospital's image."
"I understand."
Lisa's heart felt heavy...
Although she had anticipated what might happen, she was still sad that things had to come to this.
She was just trying to save the patient, but the patient ended up biting back.
Lisa didn't understand; the mother knew that Lisa had saved her and her child, and it was okay if she didn't express any gratitude towards her.
But, why would she team up with her family to coerce her and the hospital?
What is really that hard to be a good person these days?
"Unnie, what did I say? It's hard to be a good person, right?" Wonyoung looked depressed as well.
"Either way, we saved the patient and her daughter. I don't regret doing that. The value of life cannot be calculated, and I am willing to face the challenges. Won, leave it to me, you were just assisting me that night, and I don't want you to get mixed up in this mess."
"I'm not afraid, unnie. I may not be talented and may only be an intern nurse, but if worse comes to worst, I'll just quit. I will stand by your side and help you reach justice."
"I know, but I don't want to burden you. I'm going to go see the patient, so you should go back to the lab, someone needs to be there."
After parting with Wonyoung, Lisa went directly to the room the patient was in.
Due to the patient's special circumstances, the hospital arranged a nice, private single room for her to stay in. After knocking on the door, Lisa walked in.
The patient was playing with her baby, who was laying in the crib. Her eyes were filled with motherly love.
However, as soon as she saw Lisa, her smile immediately disappeared, and her expression became rather complicated.
"Hi, I was the one who performed the C-section on you. My name is Lisa, can we talk?"
"I... I don't have anything to say to you," The patient turned her head, unwilling to look into Lisa's eyes. Obviously, she felt guilty.
Lisa smiled but remained silent. She gently walked up to the baby's crib.
She looked at the baby girl inside, "She's really cute. She looks just like you."
The patient bit her lip; she seemed to know what Lisa wanted.
"You didn't want your brothers to come and wreak havoc at the hospital, right? Your husband told you to do it, didn't he?"
"How...did you know?" Flabbergasted, the patient looked up at Lisa.
Then, she realized that she said the wrong thing and corrected herself immediately, "What I meant was, how can you make an assumption like this? No one told me what to do, I'm telling the truth."
"Oh, the truth? What's the truth? You're not feeling well, right? Are you dizzy?"
"Yes, I think it's an after effect from the surgery. After all... you're not a doctor, you're just a nurse. It's despicable of you to experiment on me and my child."
"Miss, nowadays, medical equipment is quite advanced. You said that you are dizzy and are experiencing side effects. You know that we need to perform a thorough exam on you, right? It's just like when murderers kill someone, they insist that they were insane. We can't just believe anything you say, and you will need proof to back up your allegations."
The patient fell silent upon hearing what Lisa said.
"I know that you're not like that. You were there that night, you know what happened. You were bleeding out and needed a blood transfusion. At the time no one was there to perform the surgery, and your husband knelt on the floor, begging me to do it. As the on-call nurse, I didn't want a patient to die in front of me. I only agreed to the surgery because I was confident in my skills. Moreover, I knew that if I performed the surgery, it might come back and bite me like it did today. However, I can't believe that you, the patient, would act like this as well. I don't expect you to thank me, but you can't wrong me, do you understand?"
The patient seemed moved by what Lisa said...
Lisa could tell that she was struggling...
Lisa continued, "I know that it's not easy being a woman. This is your second child, right? Your husband was really angry when he found out that it was a girl, and your in-laws didn't even come to the hospital to check up on you."
The patient looked up in surprise; Lisa's speculation was correct.
"I don't know much about your family background, but your brother kept bringing up the topic of compensation. It seems like he wants to take the opportunity to obtain a large amount of money. Your husband doesn't seem like the type to mastermind something like this. I heard that you guys hired a lawyer, so my question is this: who is instigating all of this behind the scenes?"
"I..." The patient looked at Lisa in awe.
Every sentence Liaa said went straight to her heart...
"No one instigated anything, it's not what you think."
"Miss, please have a heart. I don't want to say anything overbearing, but I need to tell you that the gods up there are watching. I don't expect anything in return for saving you and your child, but you wronging me today has negatively affected me and the hospital. Therefore, I hope that you can stop before it's too late. If you want compensation, I can pay you out of my own pocket. But please do not discredit the hospital. Our director is an extremely respectable man, and I don't want my so-called heroism to affect him, is that okay?"
Lisa knew that this family wanted nothing more than money...
If they really needed it, then she was happy to pay them if they agreed to shut the whole thing down quietly.
However, if things became worse, it would affect the hospital's reputation; then, she would feel even more guilty.
The patient seemed to be moved. With tears in her eyes, she said, "I didn't want to do this, but..."
However, before she could finish, the door was smashed open.
Then, Lisa saw the patient's husband by the door. He began yelling at her, "Why are you here? Are you here to threaten my wife? You're an evil nurse with no heart, I swear I'm going to sue you and this hospital. Don't even think about settling this with a few thousands. Our lawyer said that the hospital has to pay us millions in compensation, or else no one's getting off so easy!"
"When you knelt on the floor and begged me to save your wife that night, your attitude was nothing like this." Lisa looked at the patient's husband with a cold stare.
The husband seemed to be a little embarrassed and he cursed, "Stop your nonsense. Anyways, get the fuck out of here and don't threaten my wife again. My wife is experiencing severe side effects right now, and none of you will be able to escape from responsibility."
"So, you want this thing to blow up? You are set on blackmailing the hospital out of millions?" Lisa demanded coldly.
"That's right, we're going to blow it up so big for the entire city to know."
"Fine, but don't regret it."
"Of course we won't, your threats don't work on us. We're not scared of you. You're just a nurse who's living out her intern years, stop pretending to be high and mighty. Hmph, I will fight you to the death."
"Okay, I'll be waiting." Lisa pursed her lips and walked away.
As soon as she left the room, the patient's husband grabbed her off her bed and slapped her right on her face.
"Are you a f*cking idiot? Did you think you could talk sh*t in front of that woman? Aren't you afraid that she was recording you? If you screw up my plans and I end up with no money, I will f*cking suffocate you." The patient's husband bared his ugly face at his wife.
"Honey, can't we just let it go? I don't want to do this anymore. I don't feel good about it. She's a good person who saved our daughter and me. We should be thanking her, not doing this to her," the patient sobbed as she said this.
The husband, however, remained unconvinced. Instead, he pointed at his wife and began cursing at her, "I'm telling you, don't ruin it for me. We've already started, so we're seeing this through. The hospital has to compensate us! Once we're rich, the rest of our lives will be covered."
"But that money doesn't even belong to us in the first place, I..." the patient tried to refute.
Her husband immediately reached out and grabbed her by her neck, "You stupid woman, you're an idiot who can't even give me a son. I shouldn't have begged them that night, I should've let you die. You're a chicken who can't lay male eggs, I'm disgusted. Let me tell you, you have to listen to me on this. If you don't cooperate, I will leave you and our home, and I will divorce you. There are so many women out there, I'm sure there will be others out there willing to give me a son. Then, you and your two money-burning daughters can get the f*ck back to your mother's house."
Fear flashed in the patient's eyes when she heard the word 'divorce'.
When she married him, she decided to never get divorced. Life as a woman was hard. Over the past few years, she had to do chores and take care of her family; her husband was working at a menial job with a low income, and they lived stringently.
Her husband and his parents really wanted sons to bear their family name. They were already unhappy that their first child was a daughter.
After much effort, she became pregnant with their second child. They were told during the ultrasounds that it was a boy, but once the baby was born, they found out that their newborn was just another "money-burning daughter".
Her husband was pissed off; if it weren't for his plan to coerce Lisa and the hospital, he probably wouldn't even show his face at the hospital.
If he knew that his wife would bear him another girl, he would not have knelt and begged that little nurse to save her that night.
He felt cheated, and after he was enlightened by a 'wise person', he immediately thought that it would be a good idea.
Therefore, he and the patient's family teamed up to cause trouble at the hospital, just so they would receive a giant compensation.
"How did it go?" the head nurse asked when she saw Lisa walk out of the patient's room.
Lisa shook her head, "They're determined to get the hospital to pay."
"Don't worry too much, Director Jung will resolve things when he comes back," the head nurse comforted her.
Lisa nodded. After saying goodbye to the head nurse, she headed back to the lab.
The OB/GYN department was unusually quiet these days; apparently, Krystal took some time off and hadn't been to work in days.
She seemed to be extremely unhappy with her punishment, but Director Jung had already made his decision.
He told her that if she didn't want to stay, she was free to resign. She and her uncle were in a cold war.
Kai, on the other hand, was indifferent towards her since she rejected his request.
Not long after Lisa returned to the lab did she realize that it was time to go home.
Chief of the lab walked up and quietly warned her, "Lisa, you should leave from the back door today."
"What wrong?" puzzled, Lisa asked Chief.
"When I went out just now, I saw those unreasonable family members outside the door. If they see you, they might do something impulsive. I think it's safer for you to leave from the back door."
Liaa nodded. "Okay, I'll leave from the back door then. Thank you, Chief."
"Don't mention it, and don't revel in it too much, the director will definitely do something about it. They won't get anything from causing a scene out there."
"Okay."
Lisa packed up her things and left the hospital from the back door with Wonyoung.
Their Chief was right; it was much quieter to leave from the back door.
Lisa, her mind a mess, decided to walk home. It took her about 15 minutes to get back to Imperial Park.
It was still early, so their condo was empty. Jungkook wasn't back yet.
Lisa put down her bag. Exhausted, she fell onto the couch and closed her eyes to rest for a bit.
Suddenly, she remembered something. She took out her phone and called Chaeyoung, but her phone was off.
Nervous, she logged onto WeChat. As soon as she did, she saw Chaeyoung's message.
"Girl, I'm at work. I'm flying south today, don't worry about me."
Lisa was relieved that Chaeyoung went to work...
She thought about what happened at the hospital today and began developing a headache.
Her mind ran wild, and she completely forgot about making dinner.
It wasn't until she heard the sound of the door unlocking and Jungkook entering did she snap back to reality.
"You're home? I'll go make dinner," Lisa said as she headed towards the kitchen.
When she passed by Jungkook, he grabbed her hand.
"You don't look well."
"Oh, it was really busy today, I think I'm just too tired," Lisa replied vaguely.
"Then don't make dinner, let's go out to eat."
"I don't have much of an appetite, but you can go out for some food yourself."
"It's fine, I'm not hungry either. Forget dinner, let's rest for a while." Before Lisa could respond, Jungkook dragged her to the couch and had her sit.
Then, Jungkook took out an apple from the fridge for Lisa. He turned on the TV and randomly picked a channel.
Afterwards, he took off his suit jacket and took out his laptop. He then began working beside her.
Lisa didn't want to eat. She held the apple Jungkook gave her, and, to overcome with boredom, began watching TV.
They didn't speak to each other, as Jungkook was focused on his company's reports and stocks.
Lisa, on the other hand, stared at the TV screen as the apple sat quietly in her hands.
They quietly felt the time pass by.
Lisa occasionally looked at Jungkook's perfect profile; her heart was filled with warmth.
She liked and enjoyed his companionship...
However, she constantly felt like their relationship was in crisis mode. She didn't believe that they would be able to spend the rest of their lives together.
It seemed that the tragedy that happened seven years ago made sure that their relationship would be forever burdened with heavy baggage.
Jungkook, sensing Lisa's stare, suddenly turned his face towards her. Looking into her eyes, he asked, "Are you enjoying your show?"
"Take a look at it for yourself."
Jungkook looked up and froze...
It was the cartoon, Bonnie Bear.
"You can switch channels if you want to," he said.
"No, it's fine, I like this show."
Jungkook was speechless upon hearing Lisa's response.
He truly found it hard to believe that someone with an IQ as high as 130 would watch a children's cartoon show.
After Jungkook worked for another hour, he turned off his laptop.
He looked at Lisa, who appeared exhausted. Giving some thought, he asked her, "Do you want to go on a vacation together?"
"A vacation?" Lisa was dazed.