The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 210

"I'm just helping push the gurney," I tried to explain.

"We don't need you! Who wants an anesthesiologist that protects murderers?" The woman waved her hands frantically, as if she were shooing away a stray animal. "Get away from him! Get out!"

My grip on the gurney loosened in shock.

My hesitation only seemed to infuriate her further. She suddenly grabbed my wrist and shoved me backward with all her might. "Get lost, you jinx!"

The world spun violently. I lost my footing entirely, slamming heavily into the railing before darkness completely swallowed my vision.

When I finally came to, I was lying in a hospital bed. The middle-aged woman's obnoxious voice immediately assaulted my ears. "I barely touched her! How was I supposed to know she'd pass out? Do you think she's faking it to extort us for money?"

I could barely process the utter absurdity of her claim.

It was horrifying how blinding people's prejudice could be.

Leon, who was clearly standing nearby, lost his temper. "Extort money? Fantastic. Let's get the police down here right now. Dr. Hayes is getting justice today!"

I forced myself to sit up and quickly stopped him. "Leon, let it go. She didn't mean to, and her husband is still in surgery."

The woman shot me a guilty look. She didn't offer a single word of thanks or complaint, awkwardly scurrying out of the room.

Once we were alone, Leon eyed the IV line taped to the back of my hand. "You're dangerously underweight, Selena. I'm sitting right here until you finish both bags of IV fluids."

Halfway through the audio, Leon's face turned lethal. He stood up abruptly. "I'm calling the cops. I'm going to find out exactly who this psycho is..."

"It won't work," I sighed, shaking my head. "Even if they find him, he can easily claim it was just a prank call. We have zero proof of his identity."

Leon looked at me, a fierce determination in his eyes. "If that's the case, from now on, I'm personally driving you to and from work."

Before he could finish his sentence, the hospital room door swung open. Leon and I both looked up to see Ferris and Zoey standing in the doorway.

Zoey was holding a ridiculously lavish fruit basket. She stuck out her tongue in a mocking, half-joking manner. "We heard you got attacked, so Ferris and I came to check on you. But by the looks of it, did we interrupt something?"