Daniel’s agitation dissipated slightly. He sounded quite hesitant when he said, “Since you’ve already said that, if anything wrong happens later,”
Before he could finish his sentence, Larry’s gentle voice sounded in the cubicle. “If anything goes wrong, I’ll settle it for her. You just need to mind yourself, Dr. Hopp.”
When Daniel heard Larry’s words, he completely lost all anger. Although he kept quiet timidly, he still could not help but look down on Roxanne.
He was one of the top doctors in Chanaea’s traditional medicine scene. Other than those from a few prestigious families, any other traditional medicine doctor would treat him with the utmost respect.
He also knew the other famous traditional medicine doctors in Chanaea.
However, he had no idea who Roxanne was. It was evident that she was no one spectacular.
If she didn’t have Mr. Morrison and Mr. Damaris backing her up, she wouldn’t have dared to speak to me like that!
Looking at how Daniel had relented, Larry turned back and nodded at Roxanne to reassure her.
Roxanne said gratefully, “Thank you, Larry. Don’t worry; I’m doing great now.”
Initially, she was quite nervous. However, due to Daniel’s provocation, her anxiety had now been replaced with fury. All she wanted to do was to prove herself to Daniel and erase his prejudice toward her.
Larry heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that she was not affected.
On the other hand, Jack stared at them with a thoughtful look.
After meeting Larry in the office earlier, he already knew that they were acquainted.
However, he did not expect them to be so close.
A temporary silence befell the cubicle.
Then, a commotion sounded from the door before a staff reminded, “Mr. Damaris, the medical consultation has begun. The children are here.”
When they heard that, they immediately went into work mode. They changed their expressions and looked at the cubicle door with a smile.
Four adorable children entered in a line.
When they saw the four adults in the room, they could not help but blush.
Although Daniel was a middle-aged man with a beer belly, the other three were exceptionally good-looking. Despite the amiable smiles on the adults’ faces, the kids felt shy. They stood at the entrance and hesitated to enter.
Jack was quite experienced with these sorts of situations. Just when he was about to go forward to bring them in, Roxanne had already gone over.
“Hello!” Smiling, Roxanne squatted in front of the kids and stroked their heads affectionately.
When she approached them, the kids became even shyer. Blushing, they tried to retreat.
However, Roxanne produced some sweets out of nowhere, placed them in her palm, and showed them to the kids. She said gently, “This sweet is delicious. Would you like to try it?”
The kids had no immunity to sweets. They stared at Roxanne’s palm eagerly.
However, still smiling, she withdrew her hand. She stood up and extended an empty hand to a girl. “Come here! After I give you a check-up, I’ll let you eat some sweets.”
The girl stared at her timidly, thinking that Roxanne was not only pretty but also smelled fragrant. Gazing at her with a smile, Roxanne looked like she was shining brightly.
When Roxanne noticed the look on the child’s face, she could not help but remember how Estella was similarly scared when they first met.
Upon that thought, the look on Roxanne’s face became gentler as she looked at the kid patiently.
After a while, the girl extended her hand carefully and grabbed one of Roxanne’s fingers.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Roxanne brought the kid over to a bed and told her to lie on
The remaining three kids subconsciously wanted to follow her there. However, when the three men blocked the way, they cowered nervously.
Roxanne turned her head around and glanced at them. Shaking her head exasperatedly, she told them, “You don’t have to get a check-up from me specifically. If you let them give you a check-up, I’ll still give you sweets!”
When the kids heard that, they hesitated for a while before lying on the other three beds.
Roxanne was able to convince the other kids too. She managed to coax them to lie on the bed so she could give them a check-up. Most of the kids were very healthy. After taking Roxanne’s sweets, they left happily.
The remaining kids were those who had congenital diseases. Hiding in a corner, they cried timidly. When the doctors wanted to give them another check-up, they shrank back and refused to cooperate.
Since they had been abandoned as a young child, they did not even dare to cry out loud and merely sobbed quietly.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the cubicle became very tense.
Roxanne’s heart ached as she stared at the kids. Although she could not bear to continue, she suppressed it and consoled them, “Don’t cry. You are all very brave, aren’t you? You are just feeling a bit uncomfortable. It’s no big deal! We’re here to help you solve this problem! If you’re obedient, you’ll recover in no time!”
Knowing that they were ill, the kids were extremely terrified. They could not hear Roxanne’s consolations and continued crying.
Roxanne’s heart ached terribly. She could not help but stroke one of the kids’ faces. “Don’t be scared! I’m here with you. You’ll all recover and grow up healthily!”
As she spoke, she could not help but remember her own child, who died prematurely, and Estella, who also had a mental illness. She stared at the kids in front of her, her eyes reddening.
When the kids noticed her eyes turning red, they knew that it was because of them. Their sobs became softer.
Looking at how careful the kids were, Roxanne did not know what to say. She was afraid that if she spoke, she would sound like she was crying.
Larry and Jack were standing behind her. When they saw her coaxing the children patiently, they fell silent at the same time.
Naturally, their heart ached for the children too. However, as they did not know how lo console the children, all they could do was stare at them.
Although it was not Jack’s first time witnessing this scene, he had never felt so touched before.
On the other hand, Daniel could not stand it anymore. If he continued letting
Roxanne console them like that, he did not know how long more he would have to wait.
He rushed forward and grabbed a child’s wrist impatiently. “Come here and let me give you a check-up. Only then will you recover.”
The child widened his eyes out of shock and fear.
Daniel frowned. Thinking that it might work if he threatened the kid, he stared at the kid with a grim look. “If you don’t listen to us, we won’t care about you anymore!”
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