"I'm fine. What's the new director's name?" asked Nancy.
"Her name's Brandy Yu. I already told you yesterday that she looked feisty and I am intimated, to be frank. Alas, it is really strange. You just resigned. Why did she come here all of a sudden? Director Nancy, please. I hope you get better so you can come back soon. Everyone is waiting for you," Erin said anxiously.
"I'm not seriously ill, Erin. It's just that everything was arranged on purpose by someone," Nancy said, knowing that Charles was responsible for orchestrating everything.
He didn’t want her to get back to work so he trapped her at home and found a good doctor to replace her position.
It seemed that Charles had made up his mind about not letting her continue her career as a doctor anymore.
Could it have been because of the club or because he wanted her to just take care of their children?
Nancy could accept the latter but if it was the former, Nancy would be very upset.
And because she wanted to find out the real reason behind all that, she continued investigating.
"What should we do, Director Nancy?" Erin asked while stomping her feet anxiously.
"Erin, what are you doing in front of my office?" A clear voice suddenly came.
Nancy and Erin both quickly turned around to where it came from.
A woman in black quilted jacket and pink leather boots approached them.
She was well-dressed, elegant, and beautiful.
"Oh, Director Brandy. I was..." Erin said, wanting to introduce Nancy.
However, she was interrupted by Nancy herself. "I'm a patient here. I got bored and just wandered around. Erin found me here."
Nancy did not want to get Erin into any trouble. After all, she had a special identity then. The former director of the pediatric department was just like the ex-girlfriend, and all the exes like her were the people that they hated and didn't want to see.
Nancy knew that if Brandy found out that it was her that she replaced, she wouldn’t exactly be too excited about it.
"Oh, I see. But why have I never seen you before?" Brandy said in a raised voice.
"I am a patient in the Department of Dermatology," Nancy said trying to keep herself from frowning. How could Brandy be so arrogant?
"Well, if that is the case, most of the patients in that department have skin diseases which are mostly contagious, so you better not be wandering about too much." Brandy looked at Nancy from head to toe, but strangely enough, her tone got a little softer than the initial one.
Nancy and Erin looked at each other and wondered what Brandy meant.
Did she even recognize Nancy?
"I… It’s time to get back to work." Erin faltered, "You'd better get back to the ward now. Avoid walking around."
"Alright," Nancy said. She didn't want to say anything else to Brandy. After all, she had just been recruited by Charles. Whether Brandy was modest or arrogant, it had nothing to do with Nancy.
"Bye," Brandy said and waved her hand.
"Bye," Nancy responded politely
and headed straight to the elevator.
It was the rush hour then. When she saw that someone took the elevator before she did, which meant that she would have to wait again, she quickly walked to the stairs.
Fortunately, the Department of Dermatology wasn't that far away. It was just three floors down.
Brandy sneered looking at Nancy's back.
'So, this is Nancy. She is more beautiful than when she is in the picture. Charles really has a great taste,' she thought.
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