Monique was awakened by his voice. What was he doing, banging on her parents’ door in the middle of the night? Had Brucille gone mad?
She threw the quilt off her, opened the door and rushed out. Grabbing Brucille, she, “Are you crazy? What are you doing in the middle of the night? My parents are already asleep!”
“Hey, let go of me. I have something important to tell Dad.”
The strong smell of alcohol filled the entire corridor. Monique was enraged. “Are you drunk? If you have something to say, you can say it tomorrow.”
When they were about to quarrel, Tyrion ran out of his room in his pyjamas. He asked, “What happened, Brucille? It’s midnight!”
Brucille wobbled in front of his father-in-law and happily informed, “Dad, I have good news for you! Get up earlier tomorrow morning and dress yourself presentably. You can go back to the hospital for work!”
Tyrion was in a daze, thinking that he was dreaming.
The father-and-daughter duo looked at the drunk Brucille curiously, not knowing what had happened.
Monique was certain that he was talking nonsense because he must have drunk a lot. Therefore, she tugged at his arm and dragged him back to his room.
“You’ve become too much lately. Don’t you know it’s rude to wake others up at midnight?”
“I know, but I only did it because I have something very important to tell dad, otherwise I wouldn’t have done it. Someone will bring him to the hospital tomorrow morning. Da-Dad, you must prepare yourself for that.”
Tyrion returned to his room in a state of wonder.
Although Monique was extremely furious, all Brucille noticed was her Hello Kitty nightgown. Staring at the kitten’s ears, he commented, “Wow, this kitten’s ears are so big.”
She looked down to see where the ears were. Then, she blushed instantly and left in a huff. “You rogue!”
The next morning, Tyrion decided to trust his drunk son-in-law. At 6:30 in the morning, he dressed himself neatly. Sabrina also stayed at home to witness that historical moment.
Seeing that her father was dressed neatly, Monique asked sarcastically, “Can you take a drunk man’s words seriously?”
“How can you say that? I trust Brucille. For such a long time, he hasn’t disappointed me.”
“Okay, okay, whatever you say. I’ll give Henric a call to inform you that I’m staying with you here,” Monique relented.
After they had breakfast, they were all perturbed. While Brucille did not say a word, Monique made all kinds of sarcastic remarks to him.
At 7:45 a. m., a black Toyota pulled up in the yard.
Three people got out of the car. They were Fredrick Tao the assistant dean, followed closely behind by the director of the surgery department and a representative of the hospital.
Fredrick cried out excitedly, “My beloved senior, this day has finally arrived! I’m here on behalf of the hospital to invite you back to work. You’re the mainstay of our hospital, and the organization needs you very much now…”
The moment Tyrion saw the people, his nose suddenly itched with emotion.
Although he was prepared, it was still too surprising. He called, “Fredrick?”
“Mr. Tyrion, on behalf of Mr. Chao and the leaders of the company, I officially ask you to return to work. Mr. Chao is personally arranging a conference to announce your return!” Fredrick informed.
Before Monique and Sabrina could fully understand what was going on, Tyrion was led into the car and they drove away. At that moment, Brucille interjected leisurely, “Well, Mom? I didn’t lie, did I?”
Slapping her thigh, she commended him, “You’re really extraordinary. How did you do it? You’re amazing!”
Monique recalled what Brucille had told her the previous day. Had Donald really been moved by Brucille’s words?
Meanwhile, all the assistant deans, directors of various departments, attending physicians and head nurses were all gathered in the large conference room of the hospital.
The sign beside Donald clearly stated, “Tyrion, assistant dean.”
Just as everyone was trying to figure out what was happening, Tyrion appeared.
Donald stood up and took the lead in giving him a standing ovation. “Let’s welcome Assistant Dean, Tyrion Ching for his return to work. Please give him an applause.”
Tyrion felt deeply moved. Choking on his heart-felt words, he finally completed his speech. Then Donald informed him about the Health Bureau’s decision. Apparently, the past incident had been completely cleared from his record.
…
A grand welcome ceremony was discussed throughout the hospital.
When Tyrion sat in his brand-new office, he thought he was just dreaming. Donald and the other leaders reminisced a lot about the old days.
They praised his medical skills and rapport, lamenting that he had suffered a lot for so many years.
Donald even said that he had always wanted to invite him back to work, but for some reasons, it was delayed until that day.
The news of Tyrion’s return to the hospital was highly discussed in the entire hospital.
After all, he had used to be highly respected for his excellent medical skills.
Meanwhile, Monique’s status had changed tremendously. With her father as the assistant dean, she was able to handle many things easily.
On the first day of work, Tyrion was extremely excited. He even called his eldest daughter and her husband to meet him at the office.
Melissa stared at Brucille in disbelief, telling him, “Brucille, you have finally come to your senses, huh! Not only did you solve the problem of my sister’s career, but my father’s as well?”
Pollard’s attitude toward his brother-in-law had also changed drastically, too. He enquired, “Brucille, do you know the director of the Health Bureau?”
“Pollard, you’re thinking too much. That’s not the case at all, I talked to Donald for a long time and finally persuaded him to allow Dad to return to work.”
As the head of the family, Sabrina announced, “To celebrate your father’s return to work, I have decided to hold a family party tomorrow night. Uncle Martin just came back from abroad a few days ago and I’ve also invited Aunt Kiana along. Let’s have a good dinner at the Superior Bay Hotel. I’ve already made room reservations.”
“No way, Mom. You are giving us a dinner treat at a five-star hotel. Isn’t that a bit too much?” Melissa exclaimed.
Melissa knew that her mother was the stingiest person in her family, but she was so behaving so generously at the moment. It was an occurrence as rare as the Sun’s rise from the West.
However, Sabrina waved her concerns away. “Your dad has been staying at home for several years. Since he’s finally back to work, of course we should celebrate. None of you are allowed to miss out tomorrow night. Do you hear me?”
Producing one of his finest wines, Tyrion sincerely thanked Brucille, “Brucille. Although I don’t know what you said to Donald, I know you must have put in a lot of effort. Come on, let’s have a toast to you.”
“Thank you, Dad,” responded Brucille. “Monique was right. She told me that you have been a little restless at home for the past few years. As your son-in-law, I have not been considerate enough to realize that you have suffered a lot.”