Not Your Doormat Anymore novel Chapter 32

When Nora saw me, she quickly wiped the smile off her face and stood at attention.

"Dr. Huxley didn't say exactly what he told those patients, but whatever it was, they totally bought it. But he doesn't have enough patient slots, so he asked me to speak to you. He wants to know if we can keep the patients under your name, but let him handle the rounds, prescriptions, and surgeries."

She glanced at me as she spoke, gauging my reaction. "To be honest, I think it's a pretty good setup," she added. "You've been so busy before, but now you can finally get some rest. Plus, with the patients still listed under your name, your salary stays the same!"

Getting help with the workload and still drawing a full paycheck—who would not want that?

I looked at her, already piecing it all together in my head.

Samuel must have pulled something behind the scenes to ruin my reputation. Why else would the patients suddenly turn on me and refuse my care?

Sure, I could rest. But I was not about to let Samuel drag my name through the mud.

"When those patients' families said I lacked medical ethics, what did they mean, exactly?" I asked. "Can you find out? If you get me the truth, I'll take you out for a nice meal—your pick."

I did not give her a clear answer on whether I would accept Samuel's proposal. But based on the way the patients treated me during rounds, I knew even if I refused, they would not take me back.

Samuel sent Nora to ask me out of courtesy. He didn't need my answer—it was just a show of power.

"Really? You'll treat me?" Nora's eyes lit up instantly. "Deal! I'll get to the bottom of it for sure!"

With the patients now under Samuel's care, I suddenly found myself with nothing to do, even during work hours. It was the first time since becoming a doctor that I felt this idle.