Who Knew My Assigned Mechanic Husband Was a Big Shot? novel Chapter 37

The next day, a massive scandal broke out online: #LiamLucasFlirtsWithPrettyDoctorBeforeSurgery# was trending at number one!

The accompanying photo showed Liam lying in his hospital bed with Sloane, wearing a surgical mask, leaning in incredibly close. Her face was practically buried in his chest!

Liam's condition had already captured the nation's attention, so the moment the photo dropped, the internet exploded with vitriol.

[Serves that old geezer right for getting a brain tumor!]

[Doesn't he constantly post about how much he loves his wife and daughter? How could he do something like this?]

[Guess all the trash he talks on those variety shows is actually true!]

...

A few medically literate users tried to intervene in the comments: [That photo looks exactly like a standard physical exam. If you zoom in, you can see the stethoscope in the doctor's ears.]

But those voices of reason were instantly drowned out by the mob.

The scandal quickly reached the hospital, and Director Thomas Thorne immediately called Sloane into his office to rip her a new one.

"How could you be so careless? Do you have any idea how bad this looks?!"

"The entire medical community is already waiting for us to fail. If this surgery goes south, do you know how the public will crucify us?!"

The moment Sloane saw the photo, she knew Tristan was the one who had taken it.

It was truly impossible to defend against someone so petty!

But she had no proof.

They couldn't put security cameras inside patient rooms, leaving her completely defenseless.

She calmly explained to Director Thorne, "Director, I was conducting a cardiopulmonary exam on Liam."

"I know that! But I'm saying you need to be aware of how things look. You gave someone the perfect opportunity to set you up!"

Sloane remained stoic. "If someone is dead set on framing me, there's nothing I can do to stop them. I know I didn't do anything wrong, so I'm not afraid of what the internet says."

Director Thorne was still furious. "You're too young, and you're thinking too simply! Liam's surgery..."

If the surgery hadn't been imminent, Director Thorne would have pulled Sloane from the team entirely.

But they were down to the wire, and Sloane was responsible for tracking a critical portion of Liam's biometric data. Removing her now could compromise the entire procedure.

"Forget it. Go back to work. Ignore the online drama for now; I'll discuss this with the Hospital Director."

Sloane left Director Thorne's office.

At the end of the hallway, she ran into Tristan York again.

Tristan shot her a smug, victorious smirk.

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