Millie thought, "Well, that's me again.""Who are her colleagues in the hospital?"She and Joanna were the only two female doctors in the Cardiac Surgery department. Naturally, she would be the only plausible suspect.She suggested, "Dr. Lloyd, I don't think you should do the detective work." If Sebastian kept going, he might eventually find her guilty.She ran into an issue, as every single clue pointed toward her. Resting her cheek on her palm, she sighed deeply. "I can't even sleep well over the weekends.""Do you want to take a few days off?" Sebastian cautiously inquired.Taken aback, she would never do that, as she might only appear guilty. Not only that, she wanted to show up confidently in front of everyone."Did you not write the anonymous letter?" Even Sebastian started to doubt her innocence.Feeling troubled, she flashed him a smile. "I'll check out the control room."Right then, they heard a knock on the door. The staff in charge of the investigation entered."Is
After some serious thinking, Lainey shook her head. "No. I arrived at Dr. Lloyd's office with the materials when I got off work."Millie sank into a short silence. Feeling lost, she watched the video recording on her phone. "Oh well."If Lainey didn't drop the anonymous letter, how exactly did it show up in Sebastian's office?Suddenly, Yoel approached them with two medical records. He began, "Dr. Quinn, I'll take a day off tomorrow."Lainey glanced at him. He handed over a leave application form.She agreed, "Sure."Yoel shot a look at Millie and arched his eyebrow before leaving. Millie saw Yoel's handwriting on the leave application form. She commented, "Dr. Marshall has excellent handwriting.""Indeed. His handwriting is rather unique. You can tell it apart from the style of his strokes."Millie took a few more glances at Yoel's handwriting before going back to work.…Millie delivered some items to the emergency department. When she was about to leave, someone called to
"I didn't expose your sister's qualifications. There is nothing to talk about." Millie refused to engage with any of the Lowells.Logan explained, "Ms. Caldwell, I come in peace."After some hesitation, she stood in front of his car and replied, "Let's talk right here."Logan considered it and agreed. "Millie, I know you don't need money, but here's two million dollars." He offered her the check without warning. She was shell-shocked. What was this for?"Please be nice to my sister in the future." He glanced at Millie.In other words, he was subtly hinting at Millie—the perceived culprit—to accept the hush money and put an end to the scandal.She guffawed. He had humiliated her by offering money."Did you think you could make me behave with two million dollars?" She lifted the check and shot him a look of disdain. "If I offer you two million dollars to stay out of my sight, how does that make you feel?""Millie, why are you so unreasonable? You need to take responsibility for
Millie traveled to M Base right away as she needed to find out the culprit who exposed Joanna's fake qualifications. She couldn't stand the false accusations directed at her.When she arrived, Marvin was in the middle of checking the security footage. He checked every nook and cranny, but he didn't see anyone entering Sebastian's office.Millie's icy voice rang in the air. "Check the windows in the footage."He turned and found Millie standing behind her. "Boss, when did you arrive?""Just now," she said through gritted teeth.Marvin was too absorbed in watching the footage to notice her arrival. He grunted and quickly switched the scene. Then, he stole a cautious glance at Millie.She'd asked to look at the windows… Wait a minute. He smirked in disbelief. "Are we checking the windows at the hospital? Boss, we're talking about the 30th floor. Who'd be that crazy to climb through windows just to report Joanna? By the way, there's no way one could access the windows from the outs
"Save the footage and send me the HD photo of that man!" Millie ordered.However, she soon changed her mind. She said through gritted teeth, "Don't send it to me. Just print it out. I need a few copies." Marvin quietly glanced at Millie. He somehow sensed that she had shown up after being unfairly accused, and she was now on her way to avenge herself. From the looks of it, she seemed to be taking revenge against more than one individual.Marvin worked fast. Millie, having gathered the items, rushed to the hospital. During that time, Marvin texted her nonstop.Marvin: "Boss, always keep a lookout. Stay calm."Marvin: "Boss, what I mean is… be nice. Give him a break. Don't overdo it…"Marvin: "Boss, how about I go with you?"He was worried that Millie would go overboard when she taught the culprit a lesson.…Millie ran into Winston when she arrived at the inpatient department. He was on his phone and about to leave.When he noticed Millie, he scrutinized her from head to toe.
Millie lifted her head and looked at Winston. Suddenly, she broke into a smile. A bad feeling arose within Winston as he instinctively shielded Joanna behind him.The next moment, Millie tossed the photos in the envelope at Winston. Photos fluttered all around, and one even made a tiny cut on his cheek, causing him to bleed.Millie had clearly seen Winston standing protectively in front of Joanna. She sniggered at the depth of Winston's love for Joanna.Winston frowned and clenched his fist. He was about to question Millie when the latter stated, "I'm here to discuss only three things."Raising a hand, she stared expressionlessly at Winston, looking cool but stern. "First of all, I didn't leak the news about the fake Snowdrop herb. I looked into this scandal, and it was the media that reported on it for clicks."Secondly, I didn't tip off the media about our divorce. Ms. Lowell, you leaked it to the media to force us into getting a divorce so Winston could marry you sooner.""Thi
Joanna's cheeks flushed when Millie put her in her place. She always thought it was Millie who exposed her.She even planned for the worst-case scenario, in which she would drag Millie down with her.Therefore, she was shocked to learn that Yoel was the culprit who exposed her secret. She asked Millie, "And how did Yoel Marshall learn about it?""How the fuck would I know? You love running your mouth when you're out and about. Am I supposed to clean up your mess?" Millie bellowed at Joanna, causing her to jump in shock."Winston Greer, do not turn me into a scapegoat. I'm not some despicable villain." After that, Millie tossed the envelope into Winston's arms. She waved at Joanna and Winston, who were both scowling. "Best wishes for your marriage."With that, she marched out of Joanna's room feeling cathartic, but what happened was just the beginning. She didn't bring the evidence to Sebastian immediately as she knew Winston would certainly force Sebastian to take action again
"You—" Millie cut him off with a sweet and gentle smile. "Please excuse me, Mr. Lowell. I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine."If Logan humiliated her by offering two million dollars, she would certainly retaliate in the same manner.Logan snorted. "You're something, Ms. Caldwell."She sneered. "Take the offer, Mr. Lowell. It's my act of charity."Logan stared at the check on the table with mixed feelings. For the first time, he knew how it felt to be humiliated with money. He reflected on his actions, thinking that he and Harriet had been rash.He rose from his seat. "Millie, I'll apologize to you."She stood up as well. "It's fine." Tucking a 20-dollar bill under the coffee cup, she looked at him with poise. "Consider the coffee my treat."Mr. Lowell, I have nothing to do with Joanna's incident. Don't ever accuse me baselessly."After that, she left without hesitation. She refused to accept his apology, as an apology was meaningless. She wanted him to carry th
Bernard gave Clara a strong push. She fell to the ground, crying out in anger, "What's the meaning of this!"Bernard approached Winston with his hands tightly clasped and bowed respectfully as he exclaimed, "Mr. Greer!"Winston raised his hand, signaling for him to get up.Clara sat on the ground, feeling completely dumbfounded. Why was Bernard treating him with such respect? Who was this person? What was his background?Winston, with a cold expression, adjusted his sleeve and looked indifferently at Clara on the ground.Bernard said, "Mr. Greer, you should have told us you were coming! I would have had someone prepared to welcome you long ago. I'm really sorry for any inconvenience you experienced. Please accept my apologies!""What's wrong with her? Is she unwell?" Winston asked, pointing to Clara on the ground.Bernard quickly said, "She…""No matter what's up with her, disrespecting customers is a big mistake. I am demanding that her shop undergo rectifications before reope
Winston raised an eyebrow and stepped forward.Clara felt a sudden shudder in her heart and instinctively took a step back.Winston scoffed. What was she backing away for? Was she scared?She was simply someone who bullied the weak but was afraid of the strong. What capabilities did she even have by picking on elderly people?Winston's gaze was steady, and his expression became increasingly cold and harsh.The woman frowned and stayed silent.Winston, speaking calmly and without any agitation, said, "If you don't want to escalate the situation, apologize now. If you're unwilling, then we'll have to get the police to handle it."To begin with, he was never a patient person. The reason he was speaking so nicely was to make a good impression in front of Layla and Arthur.In the past, whenever he encountered such a situation, he wouldn't even pay it any attention and would simply have Eli take them to the police station.Whenever someone made a mistake, it was important to address
Layla said, "Even though it's soon New Year's and everyone is busy, try to be a bit more gentle! We're all elderly people here, so what's wrong with being patient?"Since you're in the service industry, you should maintain a proper attitude. If you can't even speak politely, then you shouldn't be in this line of work. I suggest you close up shop for good!"Winston squinted. That voice sounded very familiar. It seemed like Layla's voice.He quickly walked over and saw that Arthur was helping an elderly gentleman up while Layla was engaged in a debate with a young female shopkeeper."How I run my store is my business. If you want to buy something, go ahead. If not, just leave. I don't need you to tell me how to run my life!" The store owner glared at Layla while speaking with a very unfriendly tone, their voice sharp and cutting.Layla was exasperated and asked, "Don't you understand the saying that the customer is king?""What about the damn king? Just go away," the lady grumbled,
Layla said, "Look, you're really persistent, aren't you? I don't like you. Do you need me to spell it out for you?""Grandma, I want to pursue Mills. Since I want to be with Mills, I need to have everyone's approval. Right now, I'm trying hard to make everyone like me. It's part of the process that you might dislike me at first, but I can't just give up because of that. How else would I pursue Mills?" Winston said clearly.As expected of a businessman, his negotiation style was very serious and precise. Despite his gentle tone, there was still a strong sense of pressure in his eyes and demeanor.Layla moved her lips slightly. She didn't know how to get Winston to leave, so she shouted, "I don't care! Just stop bothering us here!"Winston furrowed his brows.Layla then asked Arthur to pull the cart himself.Ding! Winston's phone rang out.Arthur took the cart and quickly left with Layla.Winston stood still, watching the couple walk away, and couldn't help but sigh. The call on
"Grandpa, are you okay?" Winston finally had a moment to ask how he was doing.Arthur nodded. His demeanor toward Winston seemed a bit more gentle than before.Layla sighed. "There's too many people. Let's all slow down a bit.""Okay," Arthur said with a smile. "Don't worry, I'm fine.""You're getting older, and a fall could be life-threatening," Layla said anxiously, holding onto Arthur's arm tightly. "Hold onto me, alright?""If I hold onto you, I'll end up pulling you down as well if I fall!" Arthur grumbled.Layla said, "I don't care. Just hold onto me.""Okay, I'll hold on to you," Arthur relented.Winston was quietly following them from behind and couldn't help but smile himself. This was pretty nice.Who wouldn't envy a relationship that stayed this loving and affectionate all the way until old age?"Should we buy some candy?" Layla said, pointing at the candy in front of them.Arthur said, "Okay."Whatever she wanted, he would agree. The two of them acted both harmo
"She's been hurt so badly, almost losing her life, yet he said she's fortunate. Clearly, he's the fortunate one! If he leaves our Mills, where else is he going to find a girl as wonderful and sweet as her?"Arthur nodded in agreement, playing along like a sidekick. "Exactly, that's what I'm saying!"He spoke a bit louder than usual, clearly aiming his words at Winston.Of course, Winston surely understood what they were thinking.He nodded. "Grandma is right. It was definitely me aiming too high. So if I get another chance, I will definitely treat Millie well.""Hmph! Men are all talk!" Layla had long seen through Winston's ways.Winston was at a loss for words.It didn't take long to reach the entrance of the supermarket.There were a lot of people present because of New Year's Day shopping.After Layla got sick once, her health had significantly worsened. Additionally, with one of her hands not working well, she appeared a bit flustered when she and Arthur entered the superm
"Dear, could you give me a hand?" Layla asked. "Oh no, why is this step so slippery?"The next day, Winston sat in his car, watching as the elderly couple came out of the Caldwell residence.Arthur held the shopping cart in his hand, and the two of them were all geared up, ready to go out shopping.Winston got out of the car. The elderly couple happened to see Winston at that moment.Arthur and Layla exchanged glances. Layla spoke up first. "Mills is not here!""I understand. I'm not looking for Mills." Winston approached and stopped in front of them. "Grandma, Mills should have mentioned it to you. I was thinking of spending the Spring Festival with you and her."Layla reacted as if she had just heard a joke, saying bluntly, "When you were married, we never saw you spend the Spring Festival with her. "Now that you two have nothing to do with each other, why are you coming to spend the Spring Festival with her? She has family; she doesn't need you to spend the Spring Festival w
Even though Winston wasn't eating, he was really good at paying and carrying things.Millie felt a strong sense of nostalgia for her own college days as she watched the university students eating.She wished she could go back to high school or maybe even college.She had seen many novels where the main female character went back to high school, and in each of these stories, she no longer loved the male lead when she returned back in time.If she went back to high school…"What are you thinking about? You're about to walk into the wall." Winston interrupted Millie's thoughts and pulled her closer to him.Millie really had almost bumped into a wall."Nothing." She smiled at Winston.Winston raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.The light from the food trucks shone on him and cast an indescribable sense of fate about him.He didn't belong here. Millie felt an increasingly strong urge to take him out of the scene immediately.Millie felt that if she went back to high school
"Hey, young lady, would you like to try some beef organs?" a vendor selling snacks asked Millie while preparing the food. "You're such a pretty girl, and your boyfriend is quite handsome too!"Millie and Winston exchanged a glance.Millie shook her head and was about to say she didn't want any.But Winston simply said, "I'll take two."Millie gave Winston a questioning look.Winston said to her, "I wasn't planning on buying it either, but she called me your boyfriend. With her having such good taste, shouldn't I buy two to show some support?"The vendor laughed heartily.Millie pressed her lips together and moved her mouth slightly. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.The vendor said, "It seems like I was right. If I had mentioned the word husband, then would you have bought out my whole car?"Winston nodded. "I'm considering it. However, I don't think she'd approve."The vendor laughed heartily and said, "You all look unfamiliar, so you probably aren't from the school