That question caught the stymied Rhonda completely off-guard and caused her to regard her counterpart in utter bafflement.
What's eating this old woman this time around? Don't tell me that Bailey had managed to piss her off again?
That very thought of that greatly pleased Rhonda, as the more abrasive Bailey was, the worse the latter's chances of marrying into the Luther family would be. That was exactly the sort of outcome that Rhonda was clamoring to see.
“Trained in medicine? I've never heard that she was. Why, Mrs. Luther? What's she up to now?”
Felicity glared at her, fuming. “How did you Jeffersons beget such a shameless daughter? Without any clinical experience or professional certification, what makes her think that reading a couple of medical books would be enough to enable her to perform a craniotomy on yourgranddad? She even went as far as to declare that she was capable of delivering a fifty percent success rate in the procedure. Hmph. What a massive joke.
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The astonished Rhonda regarded her with eyes gawking. She then replied in a quivering voice, “How is it possible for Bailey to understand how to perform craniotomy? She has never even gone anywhere near this field of expertise before.”
Curse you, Bailey, you little b*tch. Are you seeking to steal my thunder? D*mn you! Just die, why don't you!
In order to pacify that old pervert Cadence, there was no quantifying how much hardship she had to endure every single day. She thus saw Bailey's abrupt attempt to supplant Cadence as an attempt to doom her.
Should that b*tch succeed, all my earlier efforts would go down the drain. On top of that, it is possible that any dirt Cadence may have on me could wind up reducing me into his plaything.
After staving off the bouts of giddiness that washed over her, she clasped Felicity's arms with some urgency. “Could she possibly be thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to take Granddad's life because of her personal feud with you? Typically, such high-risk procedures could not commence without first signing an indemnity form, so even if she did cause Granddad to die, she couldn't be prosecuted for it.”
That comment from her only added fuel to Felicity's fire. “Must I be reminded of this consequence as though I don't already know it? Now, help me figure out a way by which I could keep that woman away from your Granddad and prevent her from killing him.”
Pursing her lips, Rhonda fell silent for a while before her eyes lit up. “I've got it. A life-saving profession like this must surely require relevant qualifications, Mrs. Luther, so why don't you have someone look into whether Bailey is licensed to practice? If she isn't, you should be able to report her to the authorities and have her arrested and charged once she assumes responsibilities for Granddad's treatment proper.”
Haha. Clever girl, coming up with something like this. You've been digging your own grave, Bailey Jefferson, so bury yourself deep and die well in there. It'd be best if you don't have any bones remaining afterward, or I'll surely crush them to dust as well.
After Felicity heard those words, her face evoked a hint of glee.
“Oh my. How did I not think of that? You're so smart, Ronni. All right then. I'd have someone go investigate immediately to see whether Bailey is licensed to practice medicine, and if she isn't, I'll have her thrown into prison for being in violation of the law.”
Rhonda's lips curled up into a smile. With an old hag like her who despises Bailey as much as she does around, Bailey can forget about ever establishing herself in Hallsbay. Someday, Felicity will definitely chase Bailey out of town.
Over at the Luther Group's HR department, Victoria had her head buried inside a pile of documents. The entire office was so deathly quiet that the shuffling sound of pages being flipped could vaguely be heard.
Her workload had suddenly doubled ever since she took over Bailey's duties.
A summary of the media companies under LG Corporation.
When she saw that document, her body shuddered. A name that had been confined to the recesses of her mind was suddenly jolted back to the fore, and it slowly ebbed away at her nerves and faculty of reason.
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