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.

was not an ambulance but a

was separated from us.

Margaret had no luggage and only two

stank so all the nurses didn’t want to get close to her. I was the only one with her.

very cooperative and did

On the way back, I asked her across the glass wall, “what are your two babies’ names?”

and Laura.”

Margaret answered

felt

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

want them

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

Margaret spoke, her dry lips were smiling.

I looked at her and was in a mixed mood.

so unfair to

at Sacred Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Ming had arranged a suite

The first thing she did

the nurses kept away. They smelled her and were reluctant.

I volunteered, “let me bathe her.”

all looked

but I was afraid she couldn’t accept it, so I said, “Auntie, can I

“OK!”

readily accepted.

at me

turned a blind eye and stepped forward to take a bath with

The conditions at Sacred Heart Hospital

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

I soaped her and then rubbed

had a hard shell like skin. I asked Ming to bring me

it out of the basin and added

this bath for about two

finally cleaned

shower and washed her. 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 change.

Margaret looked at me and said, “thank you.”

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