Startled by Martin's sudden appearance, Patricia, while relieved, couldn't help but feel angry, and her anger surged. "Martin, what are you doing?"Martin's face turned pale and he stared at her, flames burning in his eyes. "Shouldn't I be asking you that question?"For a moment, Patricia was bewildered. "What do you mean?"Martin unintentionally increased the strength in his grip. "Do you understand the difference between men and women?"Suddenly, Patricia understood his meaning and sneered, "It's the 21st century now. Do you still think it's so conservative?"Martin's expression grew even more unpleasant. "Lack of self-respect."This immediately angered Patricia. "What does that mean?""Not self-respecting? Just because of a collarbone? Besides..." She paused, her tone unknowingly becoming sharp. "Besides, what relationship do we have? What right do you have to control me? Even if I am not self-respecting, so what? I am single now, and if I want to be with several men, it's my choic
The Watson family.Debbie looked over the investigation materials, her face turning green with every line she read."It's not Randy, that little bastard. It's another little bastard Patricia gave birth to." Debbie cursed loudly.Manda took the materials from her hand and looked over the document.Inside were several photos.The photos showed Randy being called away by Fannie and Jade and another little boy who looked exactly like him taking off his clothes and hat in the flowerbed, pretending to visit Patricia.This caused Manda to question what was really going on, were these photos even authentic?The photo material was taken from surveillance videos. Although the image quality was not as good as a professional camera, it was clear enough to see their faces.Although Manda knew that Patricia had given birth to a pair of twins, this...This was the first time she had seen them up close, confirming what she had heard. But still she felt so surprised by it that her eyes widened."That
Patricia didn't know what Martin and Madam Thomas talked about, but soon after, she received the news that Debbie had been reinstated.The discussion among the group of cardiology doctors was lively indeed with each having a different opinion on the matter.A coldness spread in Patricia's chest.She never expected that Martin would actually compromise on this matter. Then what about the grievances she had endured? What about the harm Randy suffered? Her mind was flooded with these thoughts.Indeed, there was no principle for Martin when it came to Debbie, no line Debbie couldn’t cross.Fuming silently, Patricia began to prepare a new preoperative checklist for Randy, planning to perform another surgery in three days.At that moment, Debbie swaggered into the office.When Patricia saw her come in, all she did was give Debbie an expressionless glance, not even bothering to greet her.Gladys, who had known about Debbie's reinstatement, had been waiting in the office and greeted her excit
After returning home, Patricia rolled up her sleeves and started cooking in the kitchen.Fannie was watching cartoons, while Charles sat in front of the computer, habitually accessing the Ivara City Hospital website and forum.Since mommy started working at Ivara City Hospital, the first thing he did after coming home from school most days was to check the hospital's website and forum for the latest updates.Today was no exception. As soon as he opened the forum, he saw a hot post with over eight thousand replies.The title of the post read: ‘Personally Appointed by Mr. Langley, Professor Brown Makes a Strong Comeback.’Charles frowned at the intriguing title and clicked onto the post to open it. The first comment that popped up was about Debbie returning to work.“This afternoon at three o'clock, Mr. Langley personally issued the order to restore Debbie to her previous position. The Thomas family's Bobby is now under her full responsibility.” One of the posts read.The comments belo
Debbie looked at Greta, who stood there unsure, in disbelief. She forced a smile and asked, "Greta, how did you come here?"Greta stepped out of the shadows, staring at Debbie with a gloomy expression, her body trembling with anger.As best friends for more than a decade, just one expression was enough for Debbie to know that Greta must have heard the entire conversation between her and Patricia earlier."Greta, you misunderstood. Patricia..." Debbie's words were cut short as Greta rushed over, gripping her arms tightly and angrily asking. "Debbie, is what she said true?"Debbie's arms were hurting from Greta's grip, and her face twisted in pain."Greta, after our friendship of over ten years, do you really believe her and not me?" Debbie defended.Greta's emotions remained stirred up as she spoke."I heard Patricia say with my own ears that my brother's condition is not suitable for surgery and should be treated conservatively. Surgery would be very dangerous in his situation."Debb
The three teachers, seeing that the others had successfully taken Charles away, exchanged a knowing glance before leaving once Jade rejected them again. Jade straightened her disheveled clothes and sighed. "These people are so annoying. I've already said 'no' multiple times, yet they keep pushing their sales pitch. It's really frustrating."Pouting, Fannie said reluctantly, "Jade, I want that Barbie doll."Jade readily agreed, "Alright, I'll buy it for you. After dinner, I'll take you to the mall to have a look!"Upon hearing this, Fannie was ecstatic, nearly jumping up and down with joy. As she Jumped, she exclaimed excitedly."Jade, I love you so much! You're amazing!"Jade affectionately rubbed her little head. "Stop flattering me. Let's go buy groceries first. I'll make roasted lamb chops for you guys today!""Great!" Fannie said happily.Thinking about having a Barbie doll soon, Fannie suddenly felt that Jade's cooking wasn't that bad.Jade held Fannie's hand and instinctively
Jade immediately caught up with her."I'll go with you; two pairs of eyes are better than one!"Patricia shook her head in refusal."No need, stay at home and take care of Fannie. Charles is already missing, if anything were to happen to Fannie, I wouldn’t be able to go on." Patricia said solemnly. Her words reminded Jade."Well then, you stay at home and watch over Fannie, I'll go out and look!" Jade insisted.Patricia shook her head again, "No need, I know Charles's habits. Maybe he left some secret signs along the way. You take care of Fannie; I'll go find him."With the conversation reaching this point, Jade couldn't say anything more and reluctantly agreed."Alright, if anything happens, contact me immediately." Jade pressured Patricia."Okay!" Patricia nodded, about to leave when Jade seemed to remember something and grabbed her hand, suggesting, "Patricia, why don't we find Martin?"Patricia's mind went blank for a moment. "Find Martin?"Jade nodded, "With Martin's skills and
The next day.Alan went to the hospital to collect some documents from Martin.Martin's sharp and unwavering eyes stared at him, their depths murky and unfathomable, making it hard to discern his emotions.Alan felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at like that, and a sense of foreboding overwhelmed him, urging him to escape from there."If there's nothing else, boss, I'll head back to the company." Alan tried to excuse himself.Martin reclined on the sofa, elegantly crossing his long legs together. He twirled a jade thumb ring on his left thumb.His look expressionless, as he asked in a deep voice usually reserved for intimidation tactics in negotiations."Are you hiding something from me?"Alan felt as if he had been thrown into an icy cellar, his whole-body shivering. Under the piercing gaze of Martin, he remained frozen.With his neck stiffened, Alan shook his head and tried to sound calm as he replied."No, how could I hide something from you?" Martin tugged at his li