The phone in Celine's hand was the latest model. Baron had given her that after she had begged him
many times.
There was no need to release her anger on her phone.
At this point, she might as well plan her strategy.
In the small living room, she stomped back and forth. Soon enough, the phone in her hand vibrated.
"Hello? What's wrong?" The caller was one of her close friends.
"Celine, I just saw your boyfriend enter a restaurant with a woman. They looked really intimate with one
another."
Celine gritted her teeth as her other hand balled into a fist.
When she calmed down, she burst into laughter. "Is she the one with blonde hair?"
"Yes, you have seen her?"
"I haven't, but Baron told me about her. He tried to drive her away multiple times, but it didn't seem to
work. She keeps pestering him.
He's just playing with her."
Actually, Celine was so angry that she had to restrain herself from smashing her phone.
"That's good." Obviously, the person on the other end of the line didn't believe her words, but she knew
that it would be meaningless to continue this. Without another word, she hung up the phone.
"That scumbag!"
Celine cursed out loud. She couldn't even count how many people called her to snitch on her boyfriend.
Although they sounded worried about her, they actually just called to mock her.
How many of her so-called friends treated her sincerely?
She snorted.
The only person who had ever been real with her was Jack, and she wanted him back.
The weekend life was short and peaceful.
When Rachel woke up in the morning, she was like a child praying that today was still Sunday.
Unfortunately, that wasn't so.
After arriving at the hospital, she changed into her white gown and started her rounds around the
wards.
This was part of her schedule every day.
Soon, when she arrived at the ward to where Gigi was, she could hear Gigi arguing with her husband.
It seemed that the two of them had not reached an agreement on whether they should have an
abortion.
As Rachel was about to get the medical record at the end of the bed, her arm was grabbed by the
woman's husband.
He gazed at her helplessly. "Doctor, please help me convince Gigi that she couldn't keep this baby," he
implored. "I've been trying to talk to her for two days, but she still wouldn't listen to me."
"Please calm down."
After all, this was a matter between husband and wife.
No matter what she'd say, they would never listen to an outsider. However, Gigi was her patient, and if
this could save her, then she was going to try to talk to her.
Rachel took a deep breath and stepped forward. "Miss Yang, I know that this baby is very important to
you, but your heart problem might prove difficult for you to have this baby.
You'll likely lose your life if you give birth to this child. Do you want to leave your husband with your
child in a world where you wouldn't be able to accompany them?"
Rachel wasn't good at persuading people. She wasn't the most empathic person in the room, so her
words were put more bluntly and straightforward.
Gigi gazed at her bulging stomach. "Doctor, you don't have a baby, do you? You wouldn't understand
the connection I felt to my baby. I felt it grow in my belly. I just can't do it."
She gazed up at her. "You're a great doctor. You must have some solution right?"
Rachel sighed. She had already said what she wanted to say. At this point, she knew that whatever she
said might not be able to change Gigi's mind.
"If you don't want to have an abortion, then you could get discharged today. But I truly hope that you
can change your mind."
Soon enough, her rounds came to an end. Without another word, Rachel turned and walked back to
her office.
With a fruit basket in her hand, Celine walked into one of the wards. A bright smile slid into her lips as
she said, "Gigi, I'm here to visit you."
She had known Gigi for several years.
Back then, she was still a waitress in the hotel. In fact, she happened to be one of Gigi's subordinates.
Being in the same field, they came to get to know each other.
Honestly, if it wasn't for Gigi being hospitalized in the same hospital Rachel worked at, Celine wouldn't
have come.
She only came to give Rachel more trouble.
Since Jack refused to see her, she decided to change her strategy.
Gigi was a little surprised. She quickly asked, "Celine, why are you here?"
"I'm here to visit you, silly," Celine said softly. "What did the doctor say? Is there any solution?"
"Dr. Rachel said that as the baby grows, it will only increase the burden in my heart."
Celine wasn't in the mood to listen to her anymore. The moment she heard the woman's name, her
ears perked up. "Dr. Rachel?"
She didn't expect that the fate would be by her side. She had no idea that Rachel would also be Gigi's
attending doctor!
She pretended to be considerate as she placed a hand on the woman's shoulder. "Your husband has
already been taking care of you for the past two days. Now that I'm here, let him go home and get
some rest," she suggested.
"I don't want to bother you."
"It's really not a big deal."
Hearing this, Gigi smiled and allowed her husband to go home first. While she was talking to Celine
about what had happened in the past two days, she had no idea that the woman was only luring her
into her own makeshift trap.
In less than ten minutes after Rachel settled into her office, the nurse knocked on her door. "Rachel,
the patient, Gigi Yang, asked that you go there."
Hearing that Gigi was looking for her, Rachel thought that the couple finally decided what to do with the
baby.
What she didn't expect was for Celine to greet her by the woman's bedside.
"Rachel, what's wrong with you? You're the vice director, and you have the nerve to say you couldn't
help her? Are you even capable? You just want her to have an abortion!"
Celine didn't even give her a chance to let her speak.
Rachel frowned. "If you think I'm incapable, then you can transfer her to another hospital. I can ask the
nurse to complete the discharge papers."
"Do you really think it's that simple? Do you even know that they're going to get divorce because of
this?"
Gigi stretched out her hand under the quilt and tugged the hem of Celine's clothes.
How ridiculous! She and her husband were on good terms. Why did Celine have to say that they were
getting a divorce?
She wanted to deny that, but she knew what kind of person Celine was.
If she said it out loud, then the woman would just leave her.
Gigi decided to keep quiet. That was one of the reasons why their friendship was still kicking till now.
Celine removed her hand. "I've heard that doctors are supposed to save lives and heal the wounded. I
didn't expect that destroying marriages is also under the job description.
You've already destroyed my relationship with Jack before. Do you want to take another step further?
How could you?"
Her words were getting even more offensive and ridiculous.
Rachel scowled, not wanting to listen to her anymore.
This was only wasting her time.
"Getting a divorce is their issue, not mine. If the patient doesn't feel comfortable, then I'll head back to
my office." She made a move to turn around.
"Stay there!"
Celine grabbed her wrist and turned her around.
"Are you not going to admit it?
You're only saying those words to break their marriage!"
At this point, Celine was only causing trouble out of nothing.
With narrowed eyes, Rachel removed her hold and left.
It would be a waste of time if she uttered a single word to defend herself. Besides, Celine wouldn't even
bother to listen to her.
The world was truly small. She didn't expect that the patient she was attending to was actually Celine's
friend.
Rachel sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration.
Knock! Knock!
Lucas pushed the door open and peered inside. "Are you okay? I heard that one of your patients' family
was causing trouble."
"Doesn't news travel so fast?"
She snorted. Rachel poured herself a cup of coffee before pouring him a glass of water.
"Is this how you entertain your guest? I don't even get a cup of coffee?" Lucas joked.
She took a sip. The taste of coffee immediately energized every nerve in her body. The exhaustion that
she felt disappeared in an instant.
"You already have dark circles under your eyes. You should get some sleep more. Don't work too
hard."
Lucas' eyes darkened. He didn't sleep well these days, but it wasn't because of work.
It was actually because of a woman, but he couldn't tell her the details.
"You are more considerate," he commented.
"Do I?" Subconsciously, Rachel touched her face.
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