Life at the Top

“I refuse to believe that there’s no order!” Ms. Tiana said in distress.

Just then, Jasper reached out to place a hand on Ms. Tiana’s shoulder. He pointed at the other woman and asked, “Did this woman stole the hospital room Wendy arranged for you?”

Ms. Tiana did not hide from Jasper anymore and told him, “I already had a room the first day I transferred over, but then this doctor suddenly told me to move out. I thought something was wrong, and turns out they wanted to give this woman a place.”

Ms. Tiana pointed at the middle aged doctor next to the woman when she said ‘doctor’.

“I told them I came first, that my illness is severe, that l have to do surgery soon, but they refused to listen and immediately asked people to throw my things out. I was alone against them, so I had no choice but to wait here.”

Jasper suppressed the anger he felt and turned to look at the expressionless doctor to say, “Give me a reason.”

The middle aged doctor slowly pushed up his glasses and replied, “Reason? For what?”

their room. Who

Jasper shouted forcefully.

high status, Jasper dealt with society’s most sophisticated people every day. He was no

stunned by Jasper’s shout. However, he reacted

embarrassed by the fact that Jasper shouted at him, the doctor replied tensely, “I’m the deputy director of the inpatient department. I decide who stays in the hospital and who doesn’t! Who

can you

doctor pointed at the woman

villages, aren’t you? How unsophisticated. You think that just because you can shout, that it makes you

with authority have special powers.

you people, authority is what allows you to

doctor snorted and said, “Are you crazy, young man? Don’t think that just because you’ve read a few books and know a bit of knowledge, that suddenly you have the right to argue with

where you are, right now?

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