Even though she was excellent at giving relationship advice, she’d turned into a dummy when she was the one stuck in relationship problems.
After listening to Madilyn’s story, Roxanne more or less understood how her best friend felt and comforted her, “Right now, Jonathan hasn’t told you what his relationship with Coralie is. Even if she’s interested in him, she’s nothing but a love rival. You’re an outstanding individual, so what are you afraid of? Just stay calm for now since Coralie is just a patient.”
Her words brought Madilyn back to her senses. Thus, Madilyn headed to Coralie’s bed to examine the latter.
Coralie stayed in a double room. In the morning. patient number 38 had been discharged from the hospital. So far, no new patient had moved into the ward, so Coralie was alone in the room.
At that moment, Jonathan was asking Coralie how she was doing. Grinning, Coralie asked coyly. “Can you peel an orange for me, Mr. Queen?”
“Oh, sure,” replied Jonathan. His reaction was a little slow, but she thought it was cute. Just as Jonathan was peeling an orange, Shawn suddenly appeared and opened the door.
Shawn had a phone call with his sister during the morning. When he learned Coralie was injured in an accident after she got off the plane, he immediately bought a flight ticket to Horington. His expression darkened when he saw a man next to his younger sister.
Upon recognizing the man was Jonathan, he muttered, “Jonathan Queen? So, you’re Coralie’s friend. Were you not paying attention to the road? Was that how you got into such a serious car accident?”
Before Jonathan realized what was going on, Shawn approached the former with an overwhelming vibe. “You’re…” Jonathan still had no clue about Coralie’s identity..
Though, he recognized Shawn because his sister, Frieda, had interacted with him before. Promptly, he turned to look at Coralie. Colors drained from her face because she still wanted to hide her identity.
She was aware Jonathan was Lucian’s subordinate and that her older brother was not on good terms with Lucian. Hence, she was worried Jonathan would distance himself from her if he knew who she was.
She certainly didn’t expect her brother to show up. Seeing that she couldn’t hide her identity any longer, she blurted, “This is my older brother, Shawn.”
Instantly, Jonathan frowned. He was once a business rival of Shawn’s for a while. Additionally, his sister had invested a lot of time and effort in Shawn for nothing. So, it was obvious Jonathan didn’t have a good impression of Shawn.
“I question your driving skills, Jonathan. How did you get into an accident while picking up my sister? You even sent her all the way into the emergency room. How incredible!” Shawn peered at Jonathan with hostility.
Upon hearing that, Coralie panicked and explained, “It’s not what you think, Shawn. It was just an accident. A truck rammed into his car from behind. It’s not his fault!”
Ignoring Shawn’s reprimand, Jonathan stared at Coralie with disappointment. “I didn’t expect you to be from the Crawford family, Ms. Crawford.”
“I’m sorry for hiding it from you for so long. Then again, you never asked.” He nodded. “You’re right. That was my mistake. Should I have known that beforehand, some things would’ve changed.”
Then he turned his sight to Shawn. “It was an accident, Mr. Crawford. As Ms. Crawford’s friend, I feel sorry for allowing this to happen to her. However, I don’t think you have the right to berate me.”
“Since I’m here, Jonathan, I’ll take care of my sister from now on. You can leave now.” Shawn didn’t expect his sister to like Jonathan that much.
Did Jonathan fish out information from Coralie? Is that why my company failed? When his train of thought ended there, he scowled with a frigid look in his eyes. “Did you leak the overseas plan our organization devised to Jonathan, Coralie?”
Coralie was astonished by her brother’s sudden interrogation. Glaring at him, she questioned, “What do you mean by that? Have you still not figured out why the company failed? How can you blame me for that?”
“Who knows? You’re awfully close to a core member of our competing company, after all. I may not suspect you, but someone else likely will.” With a scornful smile, Shawn glanced at Jonathan.
Jonathan understood what that meant. He shook his head and smirked coldly. “It seems like you really aren’t fit to be Lucian’s opponent. Your plan is too petty. I have just learned that Coraline is your little sister. Do you think I could’ve gotten any intel from her?”
Suddenly, it was as though the temperature in the room had dropped by dozens of degrees. I can almost smell the gunpowder in the air!! need to stop them now. Speedily, Coralie interrupted, “Are you here to visit me or question me, Shawn? Now that you’ve seen that I’m doing fine, you can leave now!”
Shawn had no retort upon hearing the exasperation in his sister’s voice. However, he was determined to stand his ground before Jonathan. “Why should I leave? It’s only normal that I’ll need to take care of you until you’ve recovered. You should say that to someone else.”
“Fine! I’ll take my leave now, Ms. Crawford. There’s no need to concern about the medical bill. I paid for them already. Also, the truck that smashed into us will compensate you too.” Jonathan was about to leave upon ending his sentence.
It was the first time Coralie saw him angry, which distressed her. Since there was nothing she could do to make Jonathan stay, she glared at Shawn with contempt instead. It was then Madilyn arrived at the ward, ready to examine Coralie.
When she heard Jonathan was about to be chased away, rage flooded her heart. “I’m the director of this hospital. Please keep quiet when visiting a patient inside the ward.”
She spoke in a professional tone and pointed at Shawn. “Furthermore, are you the patient’s family member? Did you barge in here without registering your name? If you did, please go and do the registration now.”
Jonathan was taken aback. I didn’t expect her to show up at such a moment. Shawn was naturally upset that he was reprimanded. Thus, he spat, “This hospital belongs to Roxanne Jarvis, correct? So… this is just a small hospital. How dare you act ostentatiously before me.”
“It sounds like you dislike our hospital, mister. In that case, please transfer the patient to another medical institution,” retorted Madilyn out of spite.
Upon witnessing that, Jonathan decided to stay and stood by Madilyn because he was afraid Shawn would bully her.
Coralie immediately recognized the person speaking was Madilyn. So, she’s the woman Jonathan had been interacting with most frequently when I wasn’t in Horington. He seems to care a lot about her, and he is all ready to protect her. Ha, just glancing at her stings my heart. She’s so much more beautiful than me and she is soft too.
Coralie abhorred her brother immensely for revealing her identity, chasing Jonathan away, and demanding to transfer her to another hospital. I didn’t expect Madilyn to be the director since she seemed so young. Hmm, Roxanne may have founded the hospital, but based on what I know about her, I doubt she let Madilyn take the position due to nepotism. This must mean Madilyn’s capable of handling a director’s responsibilities. Gosh, I can’t stop feeling envious watching Jonathan standing next to Madilyn.
“Since you’re the director, I want you to take responsibility for your words.” Shawn was still acting haughtily.
Enraged by his words, Madilyn spat coldly, “I can, and I will! Since you detest our hospital, I’ll proceed with the patient’s discharge procedure right now.”
Promptly, she left to seek out the doctor in charge of Coralie to do what she said she would. Jonathan followed her and explained apologetically, “Don’t get angry, Madilyn. Shawn’s always an unreasonable man.”
“Are you trying to stop me?” contended Madilyn. Oh, man. Why are you still treating them so nicely after he chased you away?
“No, I’m not. I’m just wondering if you’ll receive complaints if you do this. It’ll affect your reputation.” That was Jonathan’s honest concern.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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