Stuck in you

Rachel had not expected Sheila to contact her again.

Sheila was not as emotional as she had been before. Perhaps, going through this difficult time had changed her.

"Dr. Rachel, I want to ask you about my sister one more time."

Leaning back on the car hood, Rachel closed her eyes, wondering why she was so determined.

"I already told you everything I know." Her throat was so dry that she could barely speak.

Sheila was prepared this time. But, she did not immediately respond. There was silence at the other end of the phone.

A car honked somewhere in the background for ten seconds before fading. "May I ask about my sister's prescription?" Sheila asked. "Did you know about Dr. Kevin prescribing the wrong medicine? You never even told me that! Why would you say you already told me everything?"

Rachel was taken aback. She did not know how Sheila had found out.

There were too many people in the hospital. Anyone could have told her.

Rachel answered very cautiously, "Kevin didn't prescribe the wrong medicine. We just had an argument over one of the medicines."

Rachel was not telling a lie nor covering up for Kevin.

Kevin had turned a deaf ear when she had asked him to use the imported medicine. But, it was the direct cause to the death of the patient.

The delay in taking action had eventually cost the patient her life.

It was simply a medical accident. The doctor in charge should not be punished based on this event alone.

However, Rachel was regretful that she hadn't insisted that Kevin should change the medicine.

Perhaps the patient could not have made it.

Rachel now explained that she wasn't the patient's attending doctor,

so she was unaware of the patient's condition after the operation.

Rachel still believed that the medicine was not the main cause of death,

though she didn't see the complete treatment record of the patient.

Despite the fact that the executive had asked them to tell what they knew to the patient's family, Rachel suspected that he could've hidden something quite easily if he wanted to.

Hence, if Sheila had wanted to investigate her sister's death, she could only have done so by asking for the treatment record or through a complete body check.

convinced at all. She thought Rachel was just making an excuse to

doctor?" she questioned Rachel, anger evident in her voice. "Do you have no concept of medical ethics? Absolutely inhuman! If someone you loved

With the phone still on

hadn't even slept last night because of all the work she had. Rachel

restless. Recalling her past twenty years as a doctor, she could not remember a time when she had been

her even though she hadn't even been

investigate

even part of the team since the beginning. She couldn't tell who was

not point the finger at Kevin. She could only fill in Sheila about

took her phone out and dialed the executive. When she spoke, her voice was a little hoarse. Coughing twice, she

next day, the patient who had passed just three nights

new patients to attend to every day, new families came in who did not cause any trouble. Even

not discuss this issue with anyone, everyone had been afraid that

peace was in the

called to tell her that he would be flying back to Ninwell City in the evening, unaware of what

She was happy that he was coming

she turned around only to come face to face with

her hand to her chest, calming herself. "Kevin,

couple of steps towards her. Though his face was pale, his eyes had an odd shine

feeling that there was something

she came in contact with a

"Kevin, what's the

staring for a while, he finally

anything

he meant. "What are you talking

accident... There was nothing wrong with the medicine I prescribed. Her death was not the result of using local medicine instead of

moments of thinking, she said, "I can only say that you know better than I do what medicine should have been

and smiled, "That's it." However,

all right?" Rachel could not

its tail. His expression then changed. "Well,

But, when he reached the door, he paused, turning

firm admission was for her or

look good. Is he alright?' she

started sorting

contents were unorganized. Some papers had fallen

them up, Kevin's words echoing in her

was just an accident!" He had said it