The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1994

"Well, it will be better if you come with us, Cassie. We may need you if the situation arises. We have to be careful. We can't afford to let anything unexpected happen," the doctor requested.

Unable to find a single chance to avoid the situation, Cassie nodded her head reluctantly. She felt helpless in her heart, yet she had no choice but to follow the doctor's order.

Vicky was still furious and wild about the snake prank. She kept making complaints with insistence and determination. Vicky was ready to pull down the entire hospital to find the troublemaker. She warned each staff member in the hospital about the unpleasant outcome that she would visit on them if the troublemaker was not found at once. She behaved as if her bottom line had been crossed, and she had been personally violated. She was hell-bent on punishing the person who had made her suffer. But no matter how much noise she made, the medical staff could only conduct their normal procedures to find the culprit. On top of that, the absence of surveillance cameras around the VIP sickroom area made it more difficult.

"You guys must find the person who broke into my ward and caused this damage to me. I know it must be someone who is working here! What he has done to me is malicious conduct. The person must be punished! And if you guys fail to bring the person to me, you all will have to bear the brunt of his misdeed! Mark my words!" Vicky shouted at the top of her lungs, pointing her finger at the Head of the medical staff. The middle-aged man felt humiliated by Vicky's rude behavior. In so many years of working in the hospital, he had never met such an impolite patient like Vicky.

Still, the man kept a diplomatic smile. He cleared his throat and defended, "Sorry, there must be some misunderstanding. Our staff will never do anything harmful to our patients. You can have my word!"

"Really? I am appalled to see your attitude. Are you trying to tell me that I am lying to you? Let me make this very clear to you. You can't shrug off this responsibility so easily. Trust me; I will not let this pass at all. I am neither blind nor a fool!" Vicky kept shouting her lungs out.

She first glared at him and then smirked.

"Now, what is that smile for? And what do you mean to say that you are going to blame all of us?" The head finally blurted out. He had failed to contain his sense of humiliation after all.

Looking at the man's face, Vicky realized that he must be feeling disgraced. Vicky became quiet and looked straight at the man's face. Then, she curved her lips into a smirk again. After a few moments, she said with an arrogant tone, "You know what? You might be a doctor and the Head of the hospital staff over here, but for me, you are nothing more than a table waiter! Hospitals are no better than any other service industry, and the patients are the gods! As they say–the customer is always right! Your fame depends on us! What if I take this incident to the press? How will it look if this goes to the public, huh?"

Though Vicky was extremely disrespectful in her words, yet there was a logic in what she had said that the Head could not rule out. He could do nothing but grow furious in his heart. He clenched his fists as a gesture of his retaliation to Vicky's rude words.

However, there was not much that he could do, and he knew it. Having spoken, Vicky rested her head on her pillow and closed her eyes, pretending to doze off.

The Head of Department silently walked out of the ward, with a displeased look. It was beyond his wits to reason anything out with this woman. He had to report this to his superior.

In the meanwhile, Charles had arrived at the hospital.

At the gate, he came across Nick, and they had a short talk concerning the debacle that had just happened in the hospital.

"Now, Vicky still doesn't know it was Cassie who did it. There are no surveillance cameras on the VIP floor of the hospital, so Vicky could not find anything. But Cassie still feels bad. She thinks she has caused trouble for her colleagues and her superior." Nick spoke to Charles and told him briefly about his girlfriend's trouble.

With a knowing nod, Charles patted Nick on the shoulder and said in an assuring manner, "Don't worry! I will handle this!"

Thereafter, Charles headed towards Vicky's ward.

David followed closely behind Charles. He couldn't help but make a demeaning comment about Vicky. Even though he was cautious to speak in a very low voice, it still reached Charles' ears.

"Do you have something to say, David?" Charles asked in a stern voice.

"Vicky is such a disgusting woman. I feel so pleased to hear that Cassie has given her a hard time. I hope Cassie has put her back in her place!" David blurted, without holding back his thoughts.

"Stop it! It is not the time for this yet. We have to focus on our plan! We have too much to take care of. Keep your focus!" Charles said frowning at David and then looked away from him.

Charles was in no mood to have a casual talk with David at the moment.

He was a discreet man, and only when he completely cleared his hands of the task he was doing could he put his mind at ease.

"I am sorry, Mr. Lu. I am fully aware of that. I will be cautious," David dropped his head immediately and apologized.

The door of Vicky's ward was open at the moment. When Charles and David reached the doorway, Vicky was busy exchanging threatening looks with the Head of Department. But the moment Charles appeared in front of the door, her frown gave way for a smooth expression.

"Charles, how come you are here at this time?" Vicky remarked looking surprised.