The rain gradually stopped after Wayne left. Anna thought he was like a tornado, turning her peaceful life back into chaos.
It was sunny the next morning.
Anna arrived at the hospital and changed into her white robe before starting her shift. She started working in the testing department this week, so she wouldn’t have to go to the ward.
Anna sat at her desk, sipping her coffee. Nancy burst in and shouted from the doorway, “Anna! Anna Gabriel!”
Several interns raised their heads to see Nancy standing angrily in the doorway. Everyone was staring at Anna.
After seeing Nancy’s angry expression, Anna’s heart skipped a beat. Okay, what about it this time? she thought to herself.
Nancy yanked on Anna’s sleeve and led her to her office, where she slammed the door shut.
“Dr. Moore, I have a shift to work. What are you doing? “
“You know exactly what I’m doing! You know what I’m doing! Are you mad at me? “
“What’s the matter?” she asked.
“Last night, that lawyer told his mother he wanted to marry me! Explain to me what this is all about! “
Nancy continued to shake with rage and told Anna what Joshua had said to her.
Anna didn’t understand what she was saying, but she got the gist of it. Joshua told his mother he was pleased with Nancy and even wanted to marry her.She thought, What the heck?! I mean, it was Wayne that I went on a blind date with. So, how the hell could Joshua tell that Nancy is the one for him?! They weren’t even there for the blind date! This is… Wait! Hold on. Could it be that Wayne bought over Joshua so that he could see me and talk to me in this way? Damn it! This is so full of his style. Of course Wayne would do something like that! Urgh! And now, how am I supposed to answer Nancy? I can’t just tell her that, “Sorry, actually, it wasn’t Joshua who went on a blind date with me; it was Wayne.” It will sure stir up the mess even more!
Nancy wanted Anna to scare the hell out of Joshua. That way, Joshua wouldn’t want to marry her, and she could shut her mother up. And Nancy growled, “I didn’t expect you to make him want to marry you after you met him!”
Anna had no choice but to lie through her teeth, “I swear I’ve described myself as a very strange person. But, he still thinks I’m a good woman. To be honest, I believe this man is the most gentlemanly and well-mannered individual I’ve ever met. There wasn’t much else I could do about it.”
Nancy was surprised and said, “That is not possible! A man would never accept a woman like that!”
“However, he did.”
Nancy examined Anna from head to toe, then asked, “What were you wearing on that day? Did you look good?”
Anna said firmly, “I wasn’t wearing any makeup at all, and I didn’t even wash my hair.”
Nancy was sceptical of Anna’s words, but she lacked evidence. She could only be disappointed and regretful that she wasn’t there. After a brief pause, Nancy said, “I don’t care! You’re the one who went on the blind date, and he likes you. So you must resolve this for me.”
“How am I going to make it right for you? Do you want me to marry him for you?”
Nancy gave her a stern look and said, “No! I will never ever agree to marry him, even if he saya he will. You’re the one who got me into this mess in the first place, so you should go for me if he still wants to date me after that. You’ll never hear the end of it if you don’t!”
“Then, I’m going to tell your mother about you asking me to go on that date for you!”
Nancy’s eyes widened in shock. Anna took advantage of the opportunity to open the door and flee, saying, “I must go to work now! You’d better tell your mother about this!”
Actually, going on that date wasn’t a big deal for Nancy. However, her mother kept telling her to go on a blind date, which irritated her. That was why she had such a childish idea.
On her way, Anna thought in relief, Thank god I have gotten hold of one of Nancy’s secrets, which will save me from being framed. Well, I’d better avoid seeing Nancy recently. Otherwise, she might get me into another trouble. And I don’t want it at all.
During a brief meeting that day, the head doctor told everyone in the laboratory department, “Tomorrow, the hospital will conduct physical examinations at several businesses and schools. Is anyone interested in going?”
Anna quickly raised her hand and exclaimed, “Me!” She was desperate to get out of the hospital so she wouldn’t have to deal with Nancy.
The doctor named another five people and said, “The arrangement will be assigned before the end of the day. All you have to do is gather in front of the hospital and go with your team.”
“Will the chiefs of the various departments be there?” Anna asked cautiously.
“No, because they’re all too preoccupied with their surgeries. Except for those from our department, the people who will go there are mostly nurses and interns.”
Anna sighed with relief, knowing that Nancy wouldn’t be there.
Meanwhile, Rachel Turner rushed into the Carousel Group meeting room. The secretary at the door who was standing there stopped her and said, “I apologize. Mr. Wright is in a meeting, and you are not permitted to go in.”
“Why can’t I? You’re new here, aren’t you? Do you know that I’m on the board of directors? Why can’t I go to a board meeting?”
“I’ve been working for the company for four years since the two groups merged. I hope you won’t make things difficult for me.”
Rachel lifted her head and said condescendingly. “What’s wrong with you? You’re just a secretary, you have no right to stop me. Do you know who I am?”
“Yes. You’ve just told me that you’re a member of the board.”
Since the two groups merged, the Carousel Group received most of the Gabriel Group’s shares. Shirley and her relatives, on the other hand, refused to sell their shares. As a result, the Carousel Group could only combine by dividing its shares.
The secretary was polite, but she maintained her firm stand.
Rachel sized her up and suddenly asked, “What’s your name? You’re not Wayne’s secretary, are you?”
The secretary said with a smile, “This group belongs to Mr. Wright, so it makes no difference who his secretary is. But you are right, and I am Matthew’s secretary Maria Miller.”
Rachel frowned as she realized she’d made a mistake. She whispered, “No wonder you’re stopping me.”
Another secretary walked toward them and said, “Excuse me, Miss Turner. Mr Wright is in a meeting, so you can go wait for him in the lounge. I’ll let you know when the meeting is over.”
After Rachel left, the secretary exhaled a sigh of relief and said, “Maria, it’s perfectly fine if you let her in. You don’t have to go against her because she’s on the board.”
“The Turners shouldn’t have shares in this group.”
“Only you have the courage to say that because you are Matthew’s aunt. We’d never dare to stop her. Rachel is getting married to Wayne, so I heard. Perhaps this is why she is always here.”
“She’s not going to get what she wants,” Maria said coldly as she stared at Rachel who was sitting in the lounge.
Anna arrived at the hospital on time for the medical examination and waited with the other interns at the entrance. When Anna arrived at her destination, she was taken aback by the large letters on the building: Carousel Group.
She was completely shocked. There were so many businesses in this city, as well as so many hospitals and expatriates working there. But she’d been thrown here by chance.
Although Anna was embarrassed and surprised, she knew she couldn’t leave as she wanted. Taking a deep breath, she collected herself and joined the others.
Anna assumed she wouldn’t meet Wayne because they needed to do medical checks on the newest recruits. As a result, she was relieved.
The physical examination was scheduled to take place in the gym on the fifth floor, which was divided into several areas. The doctors instructed everyone to form a line for an orderly physical examination. Anna had been assigned by the testing department to do the blood test.
Two Carousel Group employees were chatting as they stood at the door. While preparing her utensils, Anna listened to their conversation.
“Nowadays, college students are so different. We used to have no clue when we were looking for a job after graduation, and we had no idea what those companies were like.”
“Of course. I read the new employees’ resumes yesterday, and I noticed that many of them came through internal recommendations. Do you know how I saw that?”
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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