“She stepped on my hand without a second thought! There were shattered pieces of glasses everywhere on the ground! I-I...” She couldn't finish her sentence as she started sniffling convulsively.
“Stop looking for excuses to justify your carelessness!” Ms. Goldstein reprimanded the woman and warned her, “No matter what, the show has to go on because the guests are the bigshots from the upper echelon and the corporate world! If you can't think of something by then, you won't get to stay in the industry anymore.”
“I-I...”
“I'll get the violinists to perform ahead of you! I want you to deal with it by hook or by crook!”
Charlotte heard the clicking voice of Ms. Goldstein's high heels. She knew the fierce woman would stride out of the lounge soon.
Immediately, she stepped aside and saw Ms. Goldstein with a black suit walking out of the room, heading towards the powder room that was diagonally opposite the lounge. The fierce-looking Ms. Goldstein clapped her hands and announced, “Violinists! Please get yourself ready because you'll be performing on stage three minutes later!”
Charlotte turned around and peered into the lounge, spotting the presence of a good-looking woman wailing as she stepped aside from the partition. She could barely pull herself together while her trembling hand bled excessively.
She had no choice but to tend to her wounds by herself. It was a heart-wrenching scene to watch.
After she retrieved the first-aid kit, she tried to open it with her elbow since her palms were gravely injured. Unfortunately, her effort was to no avail—no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open it.
Charlotte entered the room and offered, “Allow me to help you.”
The injured woman was confused by Charlotte's presence. Shortly, she nodded and expressed her gratitude, “Thank you!”
After Charlotte opened the first-aid kit, she reached for the iodine to sterilize the woman's injured palm before picking the shattered pieces of glasses out of her wounds using the tweezers.
The woman wouldn't stop trembling due to the racking sensation she felt, but she pursed her lips and resisted the urge to wail. Nevertheless, torrents of grief streamed down her cheeks continuously.
“You need to get a doctor to tend to your wounds!” Literally, Charlotte could feel the woman's pain when she saw her wounded palm. “No! We can't delay any further! I'll bring you to the hospital at once! Otherwise, your hand will be crippled for the rest of your life!”
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