"Humph! It's no big deal. It was just a glass bead. You acted as if you have done something exceptional." Fannie's lips curled contemptuously.
"How could you just say that?" Ethan said angrily.
Fannie whined and followed the nurse along with Caspar.
"Ethan, you are a doctor with years of experience. You should be more patient." Nancy shrugged and smiled.
Hobart sighed, "Nowadays the doctor-patient relationship is tense. We doctors always have to be on our toes for fear of offending the families of the patients. Alas, no one knows what to do about it!"
"Yes, that's true." Nancy nodded.
They chatted and visited around for some time. Then Hobart had lunch with Nancy in the dining hall of the hospital.
Ethan spent most of the afternoon with her.
"I remember that the Ning family has their own hospital and company. So why did Fannie take her child to the municipal hospital?"
Since Nancy didn't get any help for treating her mother from Clark five years ago, she never called him afterwards and knew nothing about the present situation of the family.
"Both the hospital and the company are working fine. I guess since they live closer to here, it's easily accessible forthem." Ethan knew that Nancy had a bad relationship with her family, so he used his words carefully. "Your father suffered from a stroke a few days ago, and the company is run by Fannie and Caspar now. Besides, I heard that Fannie had acquired all the shares of your father while he was seriously ill..."
Nancy smiled bitterly. "What does that have to do with me?"
"I think you should hold on to your mother's shares, in case they get their eyes on them," Ethan warned her.
"I have never thought about fighting in the court for these things. If they have a little conscience, they shouldn't bother my mother."
"It's always hard to say. Be careful," Ethan continued.
"Thank you."
"Don't say that. It's been years since we met. Will you join me for a movie tonight?" Ethan looked at her with hands in his pockets.
The expectant look in his eyes made Nancy feel a little uneasy.
"Well you should be asking your girlfriend out, not me." Nancy shrugged.
"I'm a fool. How can I forget the one I have chosen! You, for example. Well, would you like to be my girlfriend or not?" Ethan asked half-jokingly and half-seriously as he pushed his glasses.
Nancy looked at him and burst into laughter. "Don't try your wits on me, you bad guy."
"Let's go now. I'll drive you home," he offered.
He thought that since he would be having ample time to chase after Nancy, there was no need to fuss about the movie.
But what he didn't know was that she was destined to be the girl he was going to miss.
At this moment, the Fu family appeared to be in a mess because of Bobby.
When the little boy came back this morning, he held Angelina in his arms and kissed her again and again.
But after dinner, he pondered for a while, resting his chin on his hand. He was visibly depressed and began to murmur, "Mommy, I miss you. What should I do?
Mommy, why don't I even have your phone number?"
Then he sighed melancholy.
"What's wrong, my baby?" Angelina asked in confusion.
"Grandma, I want my mommy."
"Are you kidding me again? My baby, how many times I have told you that you don't have Mommy? You came out from the ground."
"Then why do all my friends have mommies?" Bobby asked plausibly.
"Oh my God! Well, all of you come here and play with Bobby." When Angelina was worried, she always asked the servants to play hide and seek with the little guy.
It was something that always worked, but not anymore.
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