Chapter 105 -105 Conduct is Worrisome
“Yeah, Joy, listen to your dad and calm down,” Kaeli Thompson advised worriedly.
“You make it sound so easy. Waylon Lewis is completely hooked by Hope Williams now; he has no intention of marrying me, and what ‘responsibility’ is there to fob me off with?” Joy Ward was so angry she felt like going crazy.
“Responsibility? What responsibility?”
What responsibility does a man have towards his ex-wife?
“How should I know? If I did, I would certainly kill this ‘responsibility’ he is talking about.”
Old Master Lewis was her stumbling block, and then Hope Williams came back and disrupted all her plans. Now she was stuck with some ‘responsibility’ she didn’t understand—at this rate, Joy wouldn’t be crazy to go mad.
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Kaeli narrowed her eyes and muttered, “The only possible responsibility a man could have to an ex-wife is if she had his child.”
“What?” Joy Ward stood up abruptly, her eyes wide with rage as she stared at Kaeli, her breath catching in her throat. But on second thought, “Impossible. The last time at the Lewis Family’s place, Hope said she had no children. Even if she was lying, after her fall down the stairs last time, any baby would have miscarried if she had one.”
“Is it possible that they already had a child a long time ago?” Kaeli ventured boldly.
Joy was startled by Kaeli’s words. She frowned and thought hard, and suddenly a face of a girl who looked very similar to Hope flashed in her mind.
The child she bumped into at the hospital, the one that looked about five or six years old. Hope left five years ago—could it be she was already pregnant back then?
She bit her lip hard, forcing herself to dismiss this absurd thought, yet it grew more and more intense in her mind.
“Dad, Mom, please look into everything about Hope from five years ago for me, the more detailed, the better.”
“What are you thinking of?”
“I’ve come across a child in the hospital who looks a lot like Hope. I’m afraid…”
“That the child could be Hope’s?”
“I’m not sure.” Joy’s heart was in turmoil. If it really was the case, what should she do? She had already been kicked out of the Lewis Family, and if Hope had a child, it was very likely that she and Waylon would rekindle their relationship. Then Joy would really have no chance at all.
“I will investigate this matter. The most important thing now is to secure your position as department head at the hospital. I’ll donate another batch of medical equipment to your hospital, but you must secure that department head position for me,” Father Ward said.
A vicious look flashed in Joy’s eyes, “I understand, Dad. I must get that department head position.”
Joy clenched her fingers tightly. She had already been outmaneuvered by Hope at the Lewis Family; she absolutely could not lose to her at the hospital again.
The next day, Baby woke up and rushed over to wish her a happy birthday, each bearing a gift they had prepared.
Hope Williams accepted them with a smile, her heart brimming with warmth, “Thank you, my dears.”
There was also Aria Richardson. The moment it turned midnight, she sent a red envelope immediately to wish Happy 28th Birthday, with a real sense of ceremony.
Hope felt warmed by the gesture.
She had arranged to meet with Waylon at noon. In the morning, however, Hope still had to go to the hospital.
After all, the condition of the patients couldn’t be delayed.
As soon as she arrived at the hospital, she saw quite a few doctors heading to the cardiology office.
Hope guessed right; the matter of Joy Ward nearly killing Old Lady Mrs. Knox due to a surgical error was being pursued by the Knox Family.
“Mr. Knox, massive bleeding during surgery is inevitable. At that time, as I was preparing to remove the tumor, I didn’t expect such sudden bleeding. It was completely unforeseen. I… ” Joy Ward looked haggard and exhausted as she spoke, trying desperately to dissociate herself from the blame, yet her face showed self-reproach, “But when such a situation suddenly arose, as the chief surgeon, I do have a responsibility. I’m very sorry, Mr. Knox.”
Alexander Knox, the eldest son of Old Lady Mrs. Knox, looked at Joy with furrowed brows and an imposing gaze.
“If I remember correctly, Doctor Ward, you assured our family matriarch that according to your surgical plan, everything would be fine. So what happened? Mid-surgery there’s massive bleeding, and not only did you not have an immediate response, but you also panicked and nearly killed the old lady. If it hadn’t been for the other doctor who came later, my mother would have died on your table.
You assured us with such certainty, yet you made a surgical error and now you’re making excuses. This not only leads me to question your ability but also makes me doubt your character.”
Joy Ward’s head drooped as she cried softly, “Mr. Knox, any surgeon would panic in the face of such bleeding. The old lady was already frail, and I was extremely cautious during the surgery, not daring to make the slightest mistake. This situation was beyond my expectations; I really didn’t see it coming, but even if Doctor Williams hadn’t come in, I could have completed the surgery. I had already found the source of the bleeding.”
In other words, she was still blaming Hope Williams for taking over her surgery.
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Hearing this made not only Hope sneer, but the surrounding doctors as well. Just how brazen could Joy Ward be to spout such audacious nonsense?