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.

an excuse to cover up for the doctor who

to be a doctor?" she questioned Rachel, anger evident in her voice. "Do you have no concept of medical ethics? Absolutely inhuman! If someone you loved had died, could you have listened to all these excuses?

the phone down without waiting for a response. With the phone still on her ear, Rachel silently listened

her head throbbing. She hadn't even slept last night because of all the work she had.

years as a doctor, she

uneasiness swept over her even though

help Sheila investigate

to do that? She hadn't even part of the team since the beginning. She couldn't tell who was

at Kevin. She could only fill

the executive. When she spoke, her voice was a little hoarse. Coughing twice,

who had passed

in who did not cause any trouble. Even the doctors were at

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

was in

to Ninwell City in the evening, unaware

told him either. She was happy that he was

face to face with Kevin. She was startled,

hand to her chest,

his face was pale, his eyes had an odd shine to them. He just started at Rachel,

by his intense gaze feeling that there was

step back, she came in contact with

again, "Kevin,

speak. After staring for a

said anything to

understand what he

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

what medicine should have been prescribed. I only thought that imported medicine could have helped her. I never implied that

eyes and smiled, "That's it." However, he still looked a

all right?" Rachel could

cat when you step on its tail. His

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

firm admission was for

Is he alright?'

started sorting through her

picked up a folder whose contents were unorganized.

them up, Kevin's words

accident!" He had said it