The nurse was stunned when she saw Marlon. Her tone took a complete turn and said, “Sir, which medical specialist do you need?”
She didn’t even care that he had jumped the queue.
“I want to pay for this lady’s medical bills!” Marlon said calmly.
The nurse’s eyes opened widely and stared at me in disbelief. I handed the money in my hand to the nurse, “I don’t know him. I’ll pay for my own medical bills!”
“Why act? Aren’t you willing to do anything for money? Aren’t you able to accept any kind of man?” Marlon looked at me with intense disdain. As soon as he said those, the people in the queue immediately looked at me with contempt.
I was engulfed in anger and humiliation. I had never expected that I would hear such hurtful words from the person whom I deeply loved for four years. He even said it publicly to humiliate me.
Never had I expected.
I clenched my fists and lifted my head while I smiled, “Mr. Redford, what I do and who I accept has nothing to do with you. Just take good care of your adorable and pretty fiancee!’
“Rachel!” Marlon pinched my chin and glared at me with his cold eyes.
My chin was so painful that it felt like it was about to shatter but I continued to smile and even exaggerated my smile while looking back into his chilling eyes, “Mr. Redford, I am Alicia’s sister and you are Alicia’s fiance. That means that you are my future brother-in-law. Then, brother-in-law, what do my affairs have anything to do with you?” As I said, I tried to remove his fingers one by one but no matter how much strength I used, I couldn’t remove a finger.
Suddenly, Marlon released me and scoffed sarcastically, “You are right. Even if you spread your legs to serve a customer here, that has nothing to do with me!” After he said, he threw the money in his hands at me and turned to leave.
Red-colored hundred yuan bills scattered onto my face and the people in the queue started to clamor over each other to snatch the bills. It became a rowdy commotion.
I stood among the scuffle and looked at Marlon walking away and felt a certain pain as if my heart was sliced by a blunt and rusty knife.
The pain was intense.
Marlon disappeared from view and I lowered my head to laugh like a fool. But I didn’t have the time to feel the pain. I still had to take care of Davidson.
I took a deep breath and suppressed my emotions. I paid the money and took the receipt, collected the medicine, and returned to the treatment room. I didn’t notice that when I was paying for the bill, Alicia was standing at one corner and glared angrily at me.
“Billie, why are you here?” As soon as I walked into the treatment room, I saw Billie carrying Davidson.
“I was worried about Davidson and since this was the nearest hospital, I tried my luck and I actually found you! I just heard that they bullied you again. Did they do anything to you?” Billie was worried and wanted to check on me.
“I’m fine, they can’t do anything to me!” I smiled and placed my hands behind my back.
Billie sighed, “I am to be blamed for not taking good care of Davidson!”
“Billie, don’t say that. Davidson and I can’t thank you enough!” I really couldn’t imagine going through these years without Billie’s help.
“Ms. Cornell, leave these to me. I took two days’ leave and I’ll take Davidson back to my place. Just focus on doing your things!” Billie said.
I looked at Billie and was so touched that I didn’t know what to say. Although Billie was not my relative, she was closer than kin and always considered for me. I was wondering what could I do. Now I was jobless and I only had six hundred yuan. Davidson was sick we couldn’t live on the streets. A person could be forced to death due to the lack of money.
“Ms. Cornell, go and do what you need to. I will take good care of Davidson!” Billie said.
Davidson held onto my hand and mustered a smile at me. He was also trying to comfort me and assure me. But his pale face made my entire body ache. I kissed Davidson and gave the last six hundred yuan I had to Billie. Billie refused it but I forced her to accept it before I left.
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