"We don't have to meet for us to have a grudge against you. I mean, there is an online community where we all meet and form alliances or grudges." The first maid remarked and immediately, Jessica realized they were only trying to bully her because of her brief relationship with Cruz. "And don't think we are the only ones holding grudges against you, there are a lot of ladies…" "Point of correction, it is not 'ladies' but 'shameless ladies' with no self-respect or esteem. Next time you plan to stop me, think of a better reason and stop disgracing yourself." Jessica reprimanded while the ladies just dropped their heads in embarrassment and anger. Next thing, she shoved them aside and attempted to go into the elevator once again but someone else stopped her. "Hey, Ms. Vegas!" A lady whom Jessica recognized as a staff member from Royal High and one of the interns greeted her. "How are you doing, Ms. Manning, do you also work here?" Jessica asked curiously. "I'm doing good. I heard y
"Maybe you didn't know this but the school is only organized for the internship of four staff members in this hospital…" "Well…that was before I was included in the list. The school principal explained this to me and he also made me understand that each hospital is now supposed to accept five staff members. I mean…I even got accepted yesterday." Jessica explained to the best of her knowledge, interrupting Ms. Rivera. "I know but due to the short notice on the information, we couldn't provide more vacancies for the additional staff as we had other interns from different medical schools. But because the school board of trustees wanted you to return to the school, Mr. Westham decided to accept a fifth person and that happens to be you. I hope you understand that you are directly under the Chief Surgeon now. You should be grateful for this double opportunity because you're going to learn a lot from him more than any other interns would." Ms. Rivera persuaded and Jessica became confused.
"I don't think that is in your dictionary and even if it is, it obviously doesn't have the same meaning as others so I don't want your kind of help!" Jessica scolded terribly. "Are you seriously trying to tell me you don't know how I've helped you today? Do you think I would try to ruin this opportunity for you? After I overheard you complaining about how the other interns were already questioning your sincerity and relationship with me, that's why I wanted to show them there's no such thing between us. Being so formal with you in front of her will make her believe I don't associate my personal life with my professional life and soon enough, everyone will know of it because she's going to make it spread like wildfire. All I wanted was to make them believe there's no familiarity between us so that by the end of this program, your recommendation letter is not questioned but you…you believe the only thing I'm good for is causing problems and not solving them so you will always ever see
"Oh…Ummm…I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt your…" Jessica stuttered as she quickly closed the door behind her. "Fuck, that's gross!" She panicked, breathing heavily, and just then the door opened again and Cruz was standing behind her confused. "Are you alright?" He asked curiously. "Uhmm…yeah, yeah I'm good. Go back and have fun!" Jessica gasped as she quickly turned around and hurried down the veranda to where the nurses' office was. Jessica had a hard time concentrating on her work even after returning to her office and Ms. Rivera was forced to notice. "Are you alright?" She asked out of concern, jolting Jessica out of her thoughts. "Yeah…" she gasped, moving her eyes from one corner of the room to another until she decided to ask the question that had been troubling her mind. "Hey, Ms. Rivera…" "Mia! That's more comfortable." Mia corrected as she was more comfortable being called by her name. Jessica didn't have a problem with that after all, they were age mates.
"A serious situation? What do you mean by that?" Cruz questioned with wide eyes. "Uhmm…on the second floor…there is an issue of…sexual harassment involving…please just come with me." Mia suggested after several seconds of stuttering. "S-Sex…sexual harassment?" Cruz wondered as he dashed out of his office. "Where is Ms. Vegas?" He asked as he noticed her empty desk. "Uhmm…she is at the scene. Actually, we both went to do something downstairs when a patient…" "Did something happen to Jessica? Why did you leave her by herself? You could have just called me." He reprimanded before dashing out of the office into his elevator. Mia, who was confused after being reprimanded, couldn't make it to the elevator before it closed and hence had to wait for another one. Cruz paced restlessly in the elevator all through his ride down to the second floor and as soon as he arrived at the second floor, he ran through the small crowd of nurses and patients until he saw Jessica and immediately pulle
"Yes, Ma'am. I was only trying to report the situation to Dr. Westham but you blew it out of proportion." Ms. Landon confirmed. Jessica moved her eyes all around the place looking for where to hide them from Cruz whose puffy eyes were now filled with tears that he was trying his best to hold back. but the crowd began to complain about her rude and ill-mannered speech about Cruz. "Just because Dr. Westham has been lenient with you and allowed you to be a part of his life doesn't mean you can say whatever rubbish you want about him." A patient complained. "Yeah. She's just so rude, no one would believe she's talking to her boss. Just because he is so nice to you doesn't mean you can be rude and disrespectful." Another patient complained. "They are right this time, Ms. Vegas. You can't just say whatever you like and expect to get away with it so easily. Remember you already received your first query." Mia complained. "She must be trying to get back at the doctor for breaking up wit
"I-I…forgot my phone…so I came to… pick it up." Jessica stuttered. "Ok. You can leave now." Cruz replied and with much hesitation, she left the office. 'She couldn't have heard me, right?' He wondered, still staring at the door leading outside the office long after Jessica had left. "Dr. Westham…" "Oh, sorry for keeping you waiting." Cruz interrupted Ms. Wellington who had called him. He returned to his seat and tried his best in persuading them. "I am only going back on my decision because of you." Ms. Wellington concluded and Cruz was happy about it even though he was still very disappointed at Jessica's distrust for him. Once Cruz's meeting with Ms. Wellington was over, Cruz also left the hospital, but there were still several doctors and nurses on night shifts at the hospital. Jessica was distraught on reaching home that night and she was worried about how to explain her foul mood to Leah and Tyler but luckily for her, Tyler happened to have taken Leah out on a date and be
Cruz's blood wail drew Mia's attention and seeing his office door wide open, she knew something was up so she ran to his office to find out. "Sir, what is going on?" She panicked as she saw Cruz frantically trying to wake Jessica up. As expected, Cruz didn't pay any attention to her but rather carried Jessica into his office and laid her on the hospital bed which was adjacent to his desk. He checked his pulse and also her heartbeat before connecting an IV to her left hand after which he slumped on the mini couch right beside the bed and let out a heavy sigh. He relaxed his head on top of the couch, facing the ceiling as he roughly rubbed his hand against his face. Mia who had been helping him in silence finally decided to speak up. "Sir, what happened to her?" She asked out of concern. Cruz kept quiet for a while but his red eyes spoke volumes and after working with him for three years, Mia knew when to give him his space so she left the office. A few minutes later, she was fo