Chapter 777 Troublemakers
“Nobody's allowed to touch my mother!” Evelyn yelled as she rushed into the ward and hugged Fiona.
“Evelyn, why have you come to the hospital? Aren't you working today?”
“I've let you down, Mom. I'm so useless.”
Even as the mother and daughter burst into tears, Tatum Yardley remained unmoved.
“You can cry all you like, but you're still getting out of here!” he scoffed before turning to the two security guards. “What are you guys standing around for? Do your job!”
Upon hearing that, the guards gingerly approached Fiona and Evelyn to pull them apart.
At that moment, Donald suddenly burst into the ward and knocked one of them out cold with a powerful kick.
Before the other guard could react, Donald swiftly delivered a punch to his stomach, leaving him down for the count.
Needless to say, Tatum was taken aback by Donald's sudden appearance.
“How dare you hit our hospital's security guards! I'll call the cops on you!” he warned.
“Go ahead. I'm not stopping you,” Donald replied flatly as he stared at the doctor. “But before you do, there's something we should discuss. My company's artists have given Evelyn's mother one hundred and fifty thousand to cover her medical bills. How is that not enough? You'd better show me a detailed breakdown of your hospital's charges. Otherwise, I won't let you off the hook.”
Tatum had been working in the hospital for over a decade, and Donald was the first person to have threatened him so brazenly. Despite that, he was determined not to give in to the man's demands.
“Ha! Who are you to order me around? Why should I show you the bill just because you asked me to?” Tatum retorted coldly. “Besides, the detailed breakdown falls under our hospital's internal data. There's no way we can release that information.”
By then, Nikita had had enough of Tatum's attitude and flew into a rage. “That's bullsh*t! Fiona is both a patient and a paying customer of the hospital. She has every right to know what she's being billed for! It's bad enough that you guys are withholding the bill breakdown, but it's even worse that you're chasing her out now... That's against the law!”
“Law? In this hospital, my word is the law!” Tatum snapped.
Realizing it was impossible to get Fiona and the rest to leave, the doctor promptly grabbed his phone and called the hospital's security guard team leader—Blake Mackie.
“Blake, gather a team and come to Ward 1304 immediately. We have troublemakers here. Make sure to bring as many people and tools as you can.”
After ending the call, Tatum turned to Donald with a smug grin. “So, you're good at fighting, huh? I've ordered our hospital's security team to come over, so let's see how good of a fighter you are!”
“Sure. I'll be waiting,” the latter answered.
I had planned to reason with the doctor, but it has become clear that he's more interested in letting the fists do the talking.
While Donald waited patiently for the hospital's security team, an immaculately dressed woman suddenly entered the ward.
“Dr. Yardley, why is it taking you so long to arrange a ward for us? My father is already downstairs. What on earth are you doing?”
Upon seeing the middle-aged woman, the once arrogant Tatum instantly bowed and scraped to her. “Ms. Danowski, I was about to free up a ward for you when this ridiculous man showed up and injured my security guards. That said, please don't worry. I've already instructed Blake to bring his team over. Give me ten more minutes, and I'll make sure these people are kicked out of the hospital.”
Meanwhile, things had finally become clear to Donald. Ah, I knew it! A big shot needs the ward... Why else would Tatum force Fiona out when he has nothing against her?
As it turned out, Donald had long known about Ternion Hospital's bed shortage problem.
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