Ripping off Her Mask

To maintain her persona as a beautiful saint, my senior, Kate Horton, tried to comfort a suicidal patient who stood at the edge of a building."Your mother is waiting for you," she had said. With just one sentence, she made the patient jump off the building to his death.Terrified, Kate buried herself in my boyfriend's arms, sobbing, "I'm sorry! I just thought of his poor mother, and…"The patient had been showing signs of improvement, but because of her, he died.My mentor, Luke Spencer, and my boyfriend, Brandon Payne, only focused on comforting her. "It's not your fault. You're too soft-hearted and kind. He's been tormented by his family for years. You just helped him find his peace," they said.I was furious. "He was showing signs of improvement! Just because you didn't attempt to understand the patient's condition and spoke recklessly, you pushed him to suicide!"Kate was ashamed. Unable to defend herself, she staged a dramatic act of self-harm.Luke and Brandon felt sorr

I had been expecting Mr. Preston to show favoritism, but I hadn't expected it to be so blatant. "So, you already know that people think of her as a joke?"Brandon couldn't take it anymore. He cut me off before I could continue, "Even though this is Kate's first time trying to reassure the patient, he's been under her care all this time. She was just too nervous and felt sorry for his mother, so she misspoke. "This was an accident. Dr. Seville used this to target Kate!"Before I could say anything, Luke added, "Kate was wrong. I can't deny that. As her mentor, I'll make sure to review her knowledge of patient care. "But Amanda tried to take Kate's patient away from her, making all her efforts for the past two months meaningless. That's just too much!"Hearing this, Mr. Preston's expression darkened. He turned to glare at me.He had specially assigned the patient to Kate because of the unique nature of his case. Kate would benefit greatly from it, as he would be an excellent reso

"Damn! If Dr. Seville hadn't saved the patient, our hospital would be in huge trouble!""Kate Horton has a PhD, too, right? How could she not know the basics of patient care?""She got in by nepotism. She doesn't actually know anything, yet she still keeps stirring up trouble!"The murmurs around us grew louder and louder. Kate reddened with shame. Tears began spilling out of her eyes again.Luke couldn't take it anymore. Sternly, he said loudly, "What are you all talking about? Kate earned her PhD legitimately!"James scoffed. "You call this legitimate? This crap?"Luke, being a renowned guest professor at a famous medical school, had never been insulted like this before. "You're just a freeloading rich kid who got some fake credentials abroad. You have no right to question me!"I smiled and joined the fray. "Dr. Spencer, James graduated from Kalolin University in Ruiden."Kalolin University had one of the best medical programs in the world. I had spent a year there as an exch

That evening, Luke called me.As soon as I answered the call, his cold, cutting voice came through, "How long are you planning to target Kate? Do you really need this case in your records that badly, or are you just jealous that she could use the case to publish a paper?"I've been mentoring you for seven years. Is this how you repay me?"I was cleaning up my apartment when he called. Brandon had trashed my apartment when moving out, probably in retaliation for humiliating him in front of the entire hospital staff.I had spent the last few sleepless nights with my patient in the hospital. When I finally returned home and saw my house in this state, I actually thought I had been robbed at first."I've known you for ten years. In that time, I've published 16 papers, all with your name on them," I told him impatiently as I pulled open the drawer of the overturned bedside table.Just as I expected, it was empty.I had spent two years collecting various case studies and follow-up int