One Night Surprise

Chapter 458 Personal Revenge

“Are you having lunch, Dr. Hunter? Come, let’s eat together!”

Inside the cafeteria, as soon as Courtney sat down for lunch, she was interrupted by Eunice Goodman, the most gossipy nurse in the hospital.

From past experience, the former knew that sitting down for lunch with Eunice would ultimately result in a storytelling session where a crowd of people gathered around to talk about various workplace gossip. Those who ranked as chief or higher were particularly liable to be criticized to bits by Eunice.

Meanwhile, the woman in question was settling into the seat beside Courtney as she commented, “I have the newest gossip concerning Chief Hass, Dr. Hunter.”

“Now, hold on, Nurse Goodman,” Courtney interrupted as she tapped against the meat on her plate with her utensils and reminded, “Have you forgotten that the last time you gossiped about Chief Hass? She caught you red-handed and castigated you at the last summary meeting not more than two weeks ago.”

Of all the people to gossip about in the hospital, Linda Hass was one of the worst choices. After all, her father was the executive vice president at the hospital and her mother was the head nurse. The family’s word went virtually unchallenged at the hospital and it was bad enough that Eunice didn’t tread carefully around them, but for her to gossip about them meant she certainly had to be the boldest person in the hospital.

“Well, that was only because I was spreading rumors the previous time! This time, I saw with my very own eyes that Chief Hass with a man—”

“What did you see?”

“Well, she’s with a man!”

“Doing what?” Courtney glared at Eunice expressionlessly. “In general, you talk like that only when you’re trying to suggest something without explicitly saying it.”

Duly chastised, Eunice complained, “You must be the most boring person in the whole hospital, Dr. Hunter. Don’t you find the work here so dull that you need a little bit of stimulating gossip to turn your impression of hospital work around?

“I don’t find hospital work dull because interesting jobs often come with a high risk.”

“You say that like it’s true. Doctor-patient relationships are so tense right now that we are at risk as well!”

“That’s different.”

as soon as they

her patient? I saw one entering

bookish, and fair-skinned man wearing

was! Did you see him? Were you as stunned as I

sip of her soup.

Eunice’s expression morphed into one of seeming disbelief that she was not the first to hear of such news, and she sprung up

the cafeteria, Courtney grumbled with embarrassment, “Well, now the whole hospital knows

occupation, and even family background, sounding for

her, “I don’t know. You should

down the corridor, the latter suddenly received a

Courtney stepped aside to answer the call.

could say more than that, a thoroughly indignant voice shouted at her so loudly through the phone that Courtney was

followed by a violent round of scolding filled with so many swears that Courtney had to wonder where

finally done scolding her, Courtney attempted to explain, “I was forced to, Chief Hass.

Who held a gun to your head and forced you to do such a

forced me to pretend to be you on a blind date?” Courtney couldn’t help retorting. “If I’m being honest about it, I think you and Mr.

Courtney felt like Linda was spitting directly on her face. “You don’t need to go back to the clinical laboratory this afternoon. Report to the inpatient department instead. Remember—you’re responsible for all

down at her phone. What is

you talking about when you said you pretended to

head and finding Eunice’s curious face right in front of her, Courtney grimaced. “Do you find the way Chief Hass reprimanded me to be funny? Go and ask her

waved a hand and dismissed with embarrassment, “Forget

Courtney glanced down at her phone once

things would be linked back to her. Now, she had stuck her foot in it and there was no dodging responsibility