President's Substitute Wife

“What?” I could hardly believe what my ears heard, “who is it?”

“I don’t know.” The nurse shrugged.

Then she asked me to fill out some forms.

Ming was on the phone.

I filled out the forms and sat there thinking about what the nurse said. Ming arranged and said to the nurse, “transfer her to the Sacred Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Center.”

Hearing these words, the nurse’s expression immediately changed, “who are you? Not everyone can be transferred to Sacred Heart Hospital.”

Ming looked at the nurse and thought and said, “my name is Ming. I’m from Sacred Heart Hospital...”

“Dr. Jessop!” Before Ming finished, the nurse knew, “people in other industries don’t know you, but people in our industry know you. You are now the star of our industry.”

Ming didn’t speak.

Oasis Hospital was far away so ambulances wouldn’t come too soon.

The nurse talked to Ming all the time but Ming ignored her. At last she said her purpose, “Dr. Jessop, you have many hospitals. Can you change my job? The work here is not good.”

“I will contact your Dean and let him manage the hospital.” Ming said lightly.

The nurse said unwillingly, “that’s the dean’s business. I usually treat Margaret very well.”

“No way.” Ming immediately refused, “I gave you the money. If you want to change jobs, the money will allow you to live for a while.”

The nurse couldn’t say anything more when he mentioned it.

I wanted to go upstairs and saw Margaret before the ambulance came. The nurse immediately refused, “no, in case something happens, I can’t afford it. Let’s wait for the ambulance.”

Ming didn’t speak. I knew he didn’t want me to go either.

A skinny woman looked communicative.

But she was still aggressive.

Two hours later, Sacred Heart Hospital’s car arrived. The nurses went upstairs to meet Margaret. As soon as they opened the door of the ward, a nurse threw up directly.

followed us.

Her illness was special, so the car was not an ambulance but a police car.

She was separated from us.

no luggage and only two dolls.

stank so all the nurses didn’t want to get close to

there was a teacher in the new place, Margaret was very cooperative and did not resist at all. She sat

asked her across the glass wall, “what

“Lisa and

answered me seriously.

I felt sad.

Laura was me. It turned out Molly’s name was Lisa.

“what do you want them

and her eyes were bright. She listened to my question and seemed to see the light. “They can do anything they like, as long

spoke, her

I looked at her and was in a mixed

Why was life so

Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Ming had arranged a

did was take a bath.

kept away. They smelled

“let me bathe her.”

nurses all looked at me in

she couldn’t accept it, so I said, “Auntie, can I bathe you?

“OK!”

Margaret readily accepted.

looked at

I turned a blind eye and stepped forward

The conditions at Sacred Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Center were

bathtub in which we could sit. I put the water in. Margaret sat in it. I helped her clean the dolls first. Then,

I soaped her and then rubbed her with

hard shell like skin. I

water got cold, I scooped it out of the basin

took this bath for about two hours.

I finally cleaned Margaret.

Margaret didn’t say a word from the beginning to the end. Her attention was all on the two dolls. When I helped her clean and

Margaret looked at me and said, “thank

stunned for a moment and suddenly I felt happy and said, “you’re welcome.”