One Night Surprise

Chapter 466 It Reeked of Blood

“In today’s morning news, multiple accounts of car accidents have been recorded happening in and out of the city caused by obstructed vision due to heavy rain. A multiple-vehicle collision had occurred on Stoughton Overpass at 8:05AM. A truck driver who was driving under the influence of alcohol had caused the accident that left 12 victims injured. A few ambulances from the nearest hospital, Melrose City Hospital, have already arrived at the scene.”

“…”

Courtney had just finished cleaning the dirty dishes when she heard the voice coming from the television. Feeling her heart skip a beat, she quickly took off her apron and wiped her hands dry. That was when her phone rang.

“Hello? Chief Kenell?” she greeted after picking up the call.

“…”

“Yes, I know. I saw it on the news. I am going to the hospital now.”

“…”

“Understood. I will head straight to the emergency room.”

“…”

After hanging up the phone, Courtney reminded Angie to take care of her sister before heading to the hospital hastily.

Accidents caused by bad weather like this often left the hospital so overloaded that all the hospital personnel who were in Melrose City had to be there to lend a hand. That was why she had to hurry to the hospital even though she still had a half-day break.

The first batches of ambulances were already at the hospital’s entrance when Courtney arrived. Without even changing into the proper attire, she immediately stepped forward and pushed a patient into the emergency room.

“A steel bar punctured the left chest. Prepare an x-ray to check the extent of the damage. And inform Chief Lawson from the thoracic department to come here.”

“…”

“Please take a look at this patient, Dr. Hunter. He is in shock, but he doesn’t have any physical wounds,” one of the interns urged.

professional at this. Chief Cheryl from neurology should arrive by now. Just take the patient for a CT scan in

she had more experience than the other interns because of the time

these patients when she already knew

the man in the bed had his eyes tightly shut and his white blouse dirtied by rainwater and mud, none of that affected how handsome his features

influenza and the aftermath of the accident that seemed to continue spreading. Ambulances were still continuously bringing in

her face. Her white robe had been stained by blood. “There are too many people here. It is easy for

full of worries as well as she looked at how chaotic

else can we do? Close the door and don’t let

hospital was so tense, it would definitely result in an uproar in Melrose if the hospital were to close its doors on patients and someone were to start a rumor about it. There was no doubt the Health Bureau and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection would immediately

is impossible. I will

the patients’ information sheet she was holding to Courtney

doors were officially closed after 30 minutes. After letting in the last ambulance to arrive, they locked the wailing family members of the victims

on the second floor when she watched all of this happen. Her emotions were getting

behind her

get bad if

so, some patients and family members

about this! Isn’t it scary? I wonder why Chief Hass

on closing the doors, their doubt about her only went up another notch. The tension between patients and doctors had already put the industry’s reputation in jeopardy. The doctors and nurses would be the ones in danger if anything

for the good of the patients and hospital, Courtney thought. She isn’t getting anything

continue listening to

each of us are responsible for. Don’t go out if you don’t have to. Even if something really were to happen, it will all be because of

for the interns. As soon as she

outside the hospital door, and eventually sucked in a deep breath before

number, but it somehow

into her phone after accepting the

It

she heard the person’s voice.

what she knew, Sunhill Enterprise had sent Josh to Australia three