Without thinking much, Natalie gave in to her urge and took off to see her. After asking about Jacqueline’s room number, she then proceeded to the wards under the Neurology Department.

The door was ajar when she reached Jacqueline’s room, so Natalie could see everything inside.

Stanley was in his lab coat as he checked the girl’s head with a medical torchlight.

The girl had her head lowered, so Natalie couldn’t see her face at all. She could only see the surgery scars that crawled across her bald head like a group of centipedes, which made her hair stand on its ends.

If it was someone else with a weak heart, they would’ve probably screamed at the gross sight.

Although Natalie was low-key frightened as well, she managed to cover her mouth before a scream escaped from her lips. She didn’t want to jump scare the people inside the room now.

A while later, Stanley was finally done with his checkup. He switched off the torchlight and turned around to see Natalie waiting outside of the room. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes before striding over to Natalie with a smile. “What brings you here, Nat?”

“I’m here to see you,” Natalie replied with a smile.

She didn’t want to tell him about her injury. Otherwise, he would be pestering her with questions and get worried about her.

“Wow, really? That’s so kind of you. But I still need a while, though. Maybe you have to wait for me at my office.” Stanley gestured to the back as he spoke.

 

was about to say she would wait for him in the room when a weak voice of a girl sounded behind Stanley. “Dr. Quinn, is it

Stanley replied, “Yes.”

 

to take a

lit up at the invitation and

was here to see Jacqueline in person

her to stay, of course, she would not

smile suddenly vanished from his face, and

in mood

a good look

and a perfect face shape. One could see she was once a gorgeous woman before

due to her illness. She looked so skinny that her cheekbones were protruding. Even with her wig

name’s Natalie Smith, and I’m Stanley’s friend.” Natalie stopped herself from staring at her and extended

skinny hand and shook Natalie’s hand

between her ugly and sallow hand with Natalie’s fair and beautiful ones made Jacqueline lowered her eyes in jealousy. But the hint of jealousy went off as

me?” Jacqueline retracted

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