The Pinnacle Of Life

Just then, Dorothy could feel every ounce of energy in her body draining away as her

heart ran cold. She was so upset at that moment that tears instantly welled up in her

eyes.

She had wanted to give herself away to the man. She even wanted to pin him down and

go on top of him. She had imagined so many different scenarios in her head. Yet, she

didn’t think that the man would lie to her and be with some other woman.

Dorothy wanted to hang up and block his contact right there and then. They wouldn’t

have to see each other ever again and live their separate lives from then on. Even so,

her heart ached so much. She felt like she was suffocating.

Tears trickled down her cheeks.

“What is he doing?” Dorothy asked without thinking. She felt stupid after asking such a

question.

‘What else could he be doing, for a woman to answer his phone at night? It was obvious

that they had just done the deed!’

However, Cheryl replied, “He’s doing his duty as a doctor. Do you need anything? If not,

I’m hanging up. I’ll tell him to contact you later. I’m busy now.”

Dorothy wanted to laugh, despite her tears. “Cheryl Coney, do you think I’m some kind

of idiot?

Alex a million times better than you do. His duty as a doctor? Why

a gynecologist then? Can you be

hands stopped typing

short pause, she

I have nothing else to say to you. I’d just

that you don’t

then hung up the

phone aside, she continued to work on her computer.

the pharmacy and urged her colleagues

victims were weak, and they were losing their

were to save even just one minute, the

Upon leaving her office, she initially wanted to remind Alex that his wife

immediately triggered at the thought of Dorothy’s

‘How

of me like that? I’ll just leave her on

Hmph!’

dean and vice dean of the hospital, along with Clarence, rushed right into the

curious as to what Alex and Wallace were doing in there, more

Alex.

wanted to know if he was really

they saw Alex,

It seemed as if he was molesting the patient

others’ eyes.

“Stop that!” Clarence yelled.

up to Alex and pushed him away,

Are you the devil?

already fallen

worse, molesting them

Where’s your sense

raised his voice to

to let everyone know that Alex was