“Ranita! Are you okay?” A figure rushed into the observation room, his voice slightly distorted with worry. “What happened?”
Steve looked at Ranita lying on the small bed, frowning.
Ranita reached out and Steve immediately helped her up, but she didn’t have much strength and ended up bumping into him.
Steve had a faint lemon scent on him.
Ranita felt her heart settle down in an instant. She grabbed onto Steve’s white coat and spoke with difficulty, “Dr. Pearson, Amiya forced me to undergo amniocentesis.”
“What? Is she crazy? How could she do something like this!” Steve said with a dark expression. “I’ll take you to Yasmin first!”
“Don’t… can you help me find surveillance footage and the informed consent form for the surgery? I didn’t sign it, so this kind of violation can be reported.”
Steve saw that her complexion wasn’t good and said, “I know, but right now your health is most important. I’ll take you to Yasmin’s first! We can deal with other things later.”
In fact, Steve didn’t say it out loud. The Stuart family had shares in this hospital and Amiya was one of its directors; if she did something wrong, they wouldn’t easily be able to catch her.
“But…”
“There are no ‘buts’, you’re the most important thing right now!” Steve helped Ranita stand up before asking, “Can you walk?”
Ranita didn’t want to appear too weak but still feeling some effects from anesthesia made it difficult for her body to respond properly; it was too uncomfortable.
She shook her head, “Dr. Pearson, can you get me a wheelchair?”
Before she could finish speaking though, Steve crouched down slightly and lifted her waist as he walked quickly towards the exit.
“Dr. Pearson…” Ranita was scared by his sudden action but also felt embarrassed as well, “Please put me down; I can walk by myself.”
“Don’t waste time! As a doctor there is no distinction between male or female patients in my eyes.”
Steve moved quickly through crowds since he was also a professor at the hospital until they arrived at the parking lot…
“Thank you Dr. Pearson; please put me down now because I feel better!” Ranita really felt ashamed of herself.
“Hmm! Take your time!” After putting Ranita back on solid ground again, he supported her as they walked forward together.
“Ranita! Stop!” At that moment, Brendon’s cold voice sounded from behind them. Before anyone could react, Brendon already flipped over Steve.
Steve was caught off guard and received a punch, leaving him dazed.
“Brendon, what’s gotten into you?!”
Brendon remained silent, his eyes sharp as he glared at Steve with obvious anger.
Ranita went over to help Steve up but before she could touch him, Brendon grabbed her wrist tightly with immense strength that nearly broke it.
“Ranita, come with me!”
“Brendon! Let go! Can’t you see how much pain Ranita is in?” Steve came to help and said firmly. “Let go!”
Ranita was already in pain as if her bones were cracking apart; she almost couldn’t breathe properly. Instinctively, she leaned towards Steve and pressed half of her body against his.
“Ranita, come with me! I have something to tell you,” Brendon’s eyes turned red from anger.
Despite the discomfort Ranita felt from the grip on her wrist, she refused, “Brendon, there’s nothing left for us to say.”
“Dr. Pearson, let’s go!”
Steve grabbed Brendon’s hand and also became angry, “Brendon, let go or else I won’t be polite!”
A cold smile appeared on Brendon’s lips as jealousy burned his heart into ashes.