Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

Everleigh tilted her head slightly upward, with a hint of coldness in her eyes. “I’ll be waiting.”

The woman had lost all her poise, so she turned around and left.

Since Everleigh asked her to head straight to the office, she proceeded to do so.

When the nurses saw the scene, they all gathered around her and asked, “Dr. Trevino, are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Just get back to work,” Everleigh responded with a smile. She didn’t look embarrassed at all.

Despite this, a red mark from the slap could still be seen clearly on her face.

It was obviously painful.

Although the nurses felt bad for her, they didn’t say anything. One of them went straight to the pharmacy and took some ointment to help relieve the swelling on Everleigh’s face.

Everleigh was very grateful. “Thank you, Berry.”

“You’re welcome. Sometimes, we’re just unlucky to face situations like this. It’s all part of our job.”

Everleigh smiled bitterly. She knew that it was a common encounter for healthcare workers.

That person was clearly looking for trouble. However, she had messed with the wrong doctor.

“Take a rest first. I’ll get back to work now.” Looking at Everleigh’s serious expression, Berry didn’t want to disturb her.

The news about Everleigh’s encounter had spread all over the hospital.

Christopher heard about it as soon as he woke up from a short nap. He went over to see Everleigh. Seeing that she was working as if nothing had ever happened, he asked, “What happened?”

“Someone accused me of mistreating a patient.”

He chuckled, “But you look like you’re not bothered at all.”

“Why should I be bothered? That woman was clearly trying to set me up. Even if I get infuriated, it won’t do me any good. Why don’t I just wait and see what she can do to me?” Everleigh responded as she put down the medical record book in her hands.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, showing an indifferent smile in his beautiful eyes. “Do you know who it is?”Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

She shook her head. Although she wasn’t very sure who it was, she knew that a doctor’s duty was to save people, not offend people.

Besides the Godfrey family and the Jenkins family, she had never offended anyone else.

She knew that Wilson didn’t do it, as it wasn’t something he would do. His game plans were much more wicked and she wouldn’t even have a chance to fight back. Moreover, she had heard from Theodore that Xavier was slowly oppressing and reducing his power.

He would never make such a rash move unless he had no other choice.

If so, then the only possible suspect was from the Jenkins family…

Christopher noticed the grim look on her face, as if she was thinking about something. He waved his hand in front of her eyes. “Hello? Do you have someone in mind?”

“Well, basically yes. Let’s just wait.” Everleigh came back to her senses and put on a faint smile, which made him feel at ease.

He then looked at her suspiciously, he wasn’t sure if she was really telling the truth.

He thought to himself that it’d be better for him to start an investigation in order to protect her from any harm or danger.

Just as her shift was almost ending, she was called to Benedict’s office. There were a few other people in the office as well. They were all dressed in suits. Everleigh immediately knew who those people were without even asking.

“Everleigh, you should know who they are. Someone has filed a complaint against you for misdiagnosis and delayed treatment, and you even spoke to that person rudely, telling her to feel free to make a report, did you?” Benedict questioned.

She chuckled and replied, “Yes Mr. Lawson, I said that.”

“Dr. Trevino, don’t you know the consequences of your actions? Others might say that you do not care about human lives, and might even claim that you’re abusing your status and power to pressure them,” one of the men sitting on the sofa said coldly.

Especially when he talked about ‘status and power’, it was obvious that he knew her identity and background.

When Everleigh heard that, she didn’t show much emotion, and didn’t take it to heart.

She walked over graciously, with coolness in her eyes. “What did that person tell you? Do you have any evidence?”

“She reported it with her real identity, so we are here to investigate and check if she was telling the truth or not,” another person added.

Everleigh smiled mockingly as she looked over at Benedict. “The whole incident has nothing to do with me. Why am I so sure? It’s because I was at the company on the 19th, and I didn’t show up at the hospital that morning. Go and check the logbook. You’ll see that I was only here in the afternoon. Besides, it was Christopher who checked the ward, not me.”

In other words, she only showed up at the hospital that day to clock in, and didn’t treat a single patient. If Christopher hadn’t asked her to be there that day, she wouldn’t have turned up.

After listening to her explanation, Benedict turned his head over and looked at the several people sitting on the sofa.

“It’s true. Everleigh has been spending most of her time at her company for the research on her new medicines. If there wasn’t an emergency, she wouldn’t be here.” Seeing her determination, Benedict finally understood what was going on.

During that period of time, tons of people had been trying to slander Everleigh.

The few men on the sofa exchanged looks. They didn’t expect such an outcome.

“Well, if that’s the case, then we’ll continue the investigation.”

“Sure, and if you really need it, I can ask a few other researchers from the company to be my witnesses. There are also data records of the breakthroughs in my experiment that day, which I can use as evidence. However, let me inform you in advance, after this investigation is over, I will be suing her for defamation of character.” Everleigh’s last sentence was a strong warning, and everyone in the room could feel the anger in her words.

She had had enough of it. So many people were trying to tear her down. If she didn’t fight back, she would really be called a coward, and everyone could easily bully her.

“That’s your decision. Our duty is just to find out the truth behind the incident.”

“If you want to investigate the truth, just go ahead. Don’t ever use words like ‘abuse status and power’ against me. No one wants to be framed and attacked over and over again. If it were you, could you endure the pain and pressure?” Her words were directed at the man who said that sentence to her.

That man’s face stiffened as he tried to look in other directions, avoiding eye contact.

Benedict looked at her fearless attitude, and was more or less pleased. Those people had always been acting proud and arrogant whenever they visited his office.

Now that they were left speechless by the words of a doctor, it felt incredibly good.

He hadn’t forgotten that Everleigh was very straightforward when he had a dispute with her previously, and she even made him lose face in front of all the other doctors.

Now that someone else had to experience the humiliation he felt, he was really delighted.

After the men left, Benedict stopped Everleigh. “Wow, it’s really bold and courageous of you to challenge them publicly.”

She pouted, “Mr. Lawson, I was just really enraged. Those fools didn’t even bother to investigate before coming over to confront me face to face. If it was some other doctor, they might not speak up for themselves. However, why should I accept it? They’re supposed to defend us and stand up for us, but look at them. Do they look like they’re trying to help us? If they weren’t wearing those fancy suits and ties, I would’ve cursed at them.”

She was speaking from her heart. If someone were to ‘abuse status and power’, it would be those men.

Benedict was struggling to keep a straight face after listening to her complaints. “Everleigh, I didn’t leave you here just to listen to your rants. Things have been getting serious lately, and you’re more or less affected. So, I think it’s better for you to take a few days off.”

She wanted to refute, but after she thought about it for a while, she agreed.