Cheryl nodded and tried to get up from the couch.
Just then, a woman suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.
“Boss, did Ms. Nelson come to you…”
The woman was Melissa, the lobby manager. She stopped before finishing speaking because she had already spotted Cheryl lying on the black couch.
Her pretty face instantly turned red, and she said in a panic, “I… I didn’t see anything. I don’t know anything…”
With that said, Melissa ran out hurriedly.
Moana could not help frowning, knowing that rumors about himself and the general manager, Cheryl, would start circulating the hotel.
“Sorry, Boss. I’ll explain to Ms. Ralph,” Cheryl got up quickly and said awkwardly.
“Yeah.”
What else could Moana say but reply quietly and let Cheryl leave?
In this case, saying too much could make things more awkward.
Sure enough, rumors about Moana and Cheryl started circulating in the hotel the next day. There was no doubt that the rumors were spread by the blabbermouth, Melissa. However, Moana did not take it to heart. After all, these were no big deal. Besides, he had far more trouble ahead of him.
***
After a full day of free treatment yesterday, Moana’s fame had only grown. Many Midwich residents had come to see him for treatment.
Many of these people came to Moana because their illnesses did not heal after getting treatment from other hospitals, so they came to Moana to try their luck.
Some people got ordinary diseases, which could be treated in ordinary hospitals, but they came over to take advantage because they heard Moana’s medical treatment was free.
Moana treated the first type of people, of course. Besides that, the treatment was free. However, he did not hold back on the second type.
Anne and the hotel’s security guard chased away the regular patients wanting to take advantage. Without them, the number of people requesting Moana’s treatment decreased immediately.
After a morning of treatment, Moana ran out of medicine and had to send Anne to the major pharmacy in Midwich to buy some.
It was a young man about 27 or 28 years old. He was the same age as Moana.
He pushed away the other waiting patients and stood before Moana’s desk, looking down condescendingly at Moana.
“Are you the famous Dr. Alder the miracle doctor?” The young man asked arrogantly.
“I’m Moana Alder. I know a little about medicine, but I’m not a miracle doctor…” Moana looked up at the young man and said calmly.
“Ha! All that matters is that you admit you’re Dr. Alder… I’m here to test your medical skills. I want to see if it’s as wonderful as rumored.”
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