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

was separated from us.

luggage and only two dolls.

to get close to her. I was the only one with

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

I asked her across the

and Laura.”

Margaret answered me

I felt sad.

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

I asked, “what do you want them to do when they grow up?”

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

her dry

her and was

was life so

Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Ming had arranged

The first thing she did was take a bath.

kept away. They smelled her and were

volunteered, “let me bathe

The nurses all looked at me in surprise.

opened my mouth, but I was afraid she couldn’t accept it, so I said, “Auntie, can I bathe you? By the way, I’ll bathe your two

“OK!”

Margaret readily accepted.

All the nurses looked at me with

I turned a blind eye and stepped

at Sacred Heart Hospital Rehabilitation Center

Margaret sat in it. I helped her clean the dolls first. Then, Margaret became

I soaped her and then rubbed her with a towel.

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

I scooped it out of the basin and added hot water.

We took this bath for about two hours.

finally

washed her. Margaret didn’t say a word from the beginning to the end. Her attention was all on

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

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