Chapter 24
Everybody in the mom was professional enough to catch on from that report, Olivia swore she hadn’t sipped a drop
a drop, blarning it on her meds. But now it was clear as day she wasn’t on anything, meds included. This ruled our Ashley completely–her prescriptions weren’t the issue here.
Olivia’s face went pale as she looked to Eric, praying he’d have her back. But his furrowed brow and skeptical gaze just made her anxiety worse. Panscking shir scanned the rooms, scrambling for a way to light back.
Civia shot back. “Maybe I forgot to take my meds. But come on, I threw up, you all saw it. Could it be your old prescriptions causing a delayed effect? It’s been ages, so they didn’t show up in the test, but my body’s just slow to react, that’s all!”
Olivia’s weak excuses fell flat with the medical pros. All eyes shifted to Ashley as the attending physician, she’d need to deal with this difficult patient
Facing Olivia’s furious glare, Ashley didn’t finch, as she w calmly, displaying the results on her phone, revealing Olivia’s saliva traces. This completely exposed Olivia’s lies, leaving her with no way out.
wasn’t the same pushover from five years ago. I had that wine bottle checked, Ashley said “Eric, you’ve gotta believe me, I swear! This ain’t on me, I was really sick,” Olivia desperately clung to hope, only to find herself at a dead end. “Enough, proceed with the surgery, and neither the hospital nor Dr. Garcia are responsible for anything during the process, Eric’s words cut through the air, leaving Olivia stunned.
“What the hell, Eric! Has that woman brainwashed you? She’s out to ruin me, and you still want her to operate on me? I’d rather kick the bucket right here and now Olivia ripped out her IVs, tossed off her covers, and unleashed a wild tantrum, smashing anything within reach. The room descended into chaos as the frantic directors dodged flying objects and winced at the damaged equipment.
“Stop it! “There’s only so much I can take. Keep it up, and you’re getting sent home. Having had it enough, Eric turned on his heel and stormed out. With the main player gone, the others had no reason to stick around – now it was up to Ashley to handle her patient.
Ashley watched Olivia’s antics with an amused smirk until Olivia collapsed, breathless, onto the bed. “You really need to control those mood swings. Maybe try keeping it together next time,” she said, dripping with sarcasm,
Even Olivia couldn’t miss that thinly veiled insult, essentially calling her a fool. Haunted by the memory of Ashley, she snapped, “You won’t get off scot–free for this, Ashley. You’ll pay”
