Frieda’s hand was tightly gripped. Shawn’s eyes were burning with fury as he berated, “Frieda, what are you doing?”
“B*tch! Scoundrels!” Frieda was unfazed and hurled more profanities in the young woman’s direction, fervently wishing she could strangle the latter.
A loud and crisp slap echoed in the air. Shawn had just slapped Frieda hard across her face. “What’s gotten to you? She’s my sister,” Shawn gritted through his teeth. Then, he cast a glance at his sister, Coralie.
Coralie covered her face in pain. She had never been slapped in her entire life. Tears streamed down her face following the searing pain as she cast a bewildered look at the drunken Frieda.
“Shawn, is this your… girlfriend?” Contempt festered in Coralie’s eyes. Frieda was stumped, both by the slap and Shawn’s words. She sobered up instantly and froze on the ground, unable to utter a word.
Shawn led Coralie into the mansion to coax her, as well as apply some medicinal ointment to her injured face. That young woman is his… sister? Well, upon a closer look, they do look alike!
Frieda suddenly felt her body going weak as she slumped to the floor. “Shawn, what is with the luggage? Was that your girlfriend? She sure is a friendly one, greeting me with a slap. If Mom and Dad know about this, she won’t ever get to marry you!” Coralie groaned.
Shawn had only arranged for Coralie to come to Horington to follow up on the upcoming expansion projects. If Coralie hadn’t encountered the handsome man on the bridge that night, she would have been in a much fouler mood.
“Okay, I will make her apologize to you sincerely! She didn’t know you were my sister and thought I was with another girl. It’s only normal for girlfriends to be jealous under the circumstance, right?” Shawn placated.
In the end, Coralie just uttered the number of a license plate. “Shawn, hurry up and investigate this car license plate for me, and I won’t get mad at you, but I’m still going to be mad at your girlfriend!”
Shawn immediately agreed to her request. Investigating a car plate was a piece of cake to him. “This is the car that bumped into yours, right? Was it a hit-and-run? You could have reported it to the police right away. Then again, we can also choose to resolve it ourselves,” Shawn said.
He had noticed that Coralie’s bumper was broken when he picked her up just now and assumed that she must be looking for the car owner who bumped into her car.
“No, that’s not it. You’ve misunderstood the situation, jumping to conclusions like your girlfriend. Just find out about the identity of the owner of the license plate. You don’t need to worry about the rest. I was the one who bumped into his car, and I want to compensate him!” Coralie explained.
She was at a loss for words. Not only did she get slapped for no reason, but if her brother continued to misunderstand the situation, she might miss her chance with her crush.
Seeing as his sister had finally calmed down, Shawn headed out of the mansion and noticed Frieda, who was sobbing uncontrollably in the courtyard. He made his way over, and Frieda slowly lifted her head.
“You drank yourself into oblivion and came over to slap both my sister and me but only suffered one slap in return. That doesn’t seem fair,” Shawn said icily with a grim expression.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I’m really, really sorry. I was too reckless… Please forgive me,” Frieda pleaded as she carefully gauged the man’s expression. In the end, Shawn shook his head lightly and offered his hand to help her up.
In the morning, Roxanne woke up extra early. She wanted to carry out the operation on the headmaster earlier. Usually, the blood pressure of patients would be lower in the morning. Coincidentally, the headmaster’s surgery had to be done when the blood pressure was at a lower level. Otherwise, the risk would be higher.
Lucian was still fast asleep and instinctively rolled over to hug Roxanne. She carefully wriggled herself out of his embrace. After she was done washing up, Roxanne went downstairs and was greeted by the sight of bouquets of flowers and roses on the table.
Then, she glanced at the ring on her ring finger and smiled, finally feeling at peace with her life. After getting married, her life was blissfully uneventful. Madilyn soon arrived to pick Roxanne up. The two of them were going to work together during the surgery.
Roxanne urged Madilyn to have breakfast. Over breakfast, Madilyn told Roxanne that after having a mansion to herself, she had decided to get a kitchen helper as well. Hence, she was finally able to eat on time now.
After they were done with breakfast, the two of them discussed the patient’s medical condition on their way to the hospital.
It was a rather complicated surgery that lasted from seven until nine-thirty in the morning. Both Madilyn and Roxanne were fully focused on fighting the battle.
In the end, they managed to deliver good news to the headmaster’s daughter after getting out of the operating room.
“Thank you so much, Dr. Jarvis and Dr. Xander! I really don’t know how to thank you both!” The headmaster’s daughter was about to kneel before Roxanne and Madilyn to thank them, but she was stopped by Roxanne in time.
After giving some care advice to the headmaster’s daughter, Roxanne bade goodbye to Madilyn and headed to the research institute. She bumped right into Jonathan downstairs.
“Hi, Roxanne! I’m here for a health checkup,” Jonathan said cheerily. He was confounded by the hint of a sinister smile in Roxanne’s eyes.
At the registration counter, Jonathan was briefed on his health checkup details after he made his payment. He had selected a rather basic plan, covering a CT scan or ultrasound for his heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys, an electrocardiogram for his heart, and a full blood report.
However, Madilyn had already reminded the reception staff to add some health check parameters for Jonathan beforehand.
“Mr. Queen, based on your current lifestyle of being sedentary and having an irregular diet, we would highly recommend that you include two additional health check parameters, which are gastroscopy and colonoscopy. These procedures only need to be done once and will ensure your health for years to come,” the receptionist advised.
Jonathan heartily accepted the suggestion. Meanwhile, the corner of Madilyn’s lips curled into a smile as she looked at the list of Jonathan’s health check tests in front of the computer.
Hah! I’ll do the gastroscopy. As for the colonoscopy… Well, that’s too private. I’ll ask someone else to arrange a procedure that is less painful.
Madilyn then changed into her work attire and wore a white coat, hair cap, and a mask. She was certain nobody would be able to recognize her.
Since Jonathan hadn’t eaten anything, he proceeded with the gastroscopy first. She hurriedly arrived at the gastroscopy room and dismissed the doctor on duty. Jonathan’s first experience with gastroscopy was excruciating. He vomited many times and threw up a puddle of acidic liquid.
Madilyn asked her assistant to comfort Jonathan when she noticed his discomfort. However, she continued with the gastroscopy and her expression turned grim. Madilyn realized that Jonathan actually had serious gastritis.
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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