Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Keeping a Distance in the Hospital
“Hope, did you know, Joy Ward got hospitalized.”
Initially tense, Hope Williams’ face relaxed, thinking it was a patient emergency, but it turned out to be just this. What did Joy Ward have to do with her? Hope nonchalantly picked up a bottle of water, drank from it, and casually hummed in acknowledgment.
“Hope, and I heard that as soon as that woman woke up, she sobbed non-stop. The nurses around her have been talking about it, but who knows what happened.”
“What does whatever happened to her have to do with us?”
“Hope, how can you be so indifferent about that woman getting what she deserved? I say it’s karma.”
Yesterday everything was fine, and today she’s hospitalized? Based on her understanding of Joy Ward, it was most likely an act.
It’s none of her concern anyway, “…I’m not interested in her problems.”
“You really are indifferent, Hope. Then let me ask you a question about yourself.”
“Hmm, ask,” Hope nodded.
“What’s your relationship with Doctor Myers? I feel like there’s something special between you,” Aurora Wood inquired with a face full of curiosity.
Hope paused, pursed her lips, and looked at Aurora Wood seriously. Under the gaze of those beautiful and commanding eyes, Aurora shivered unconsciously.
“Hope, why are you looking at me like that?”
“Aurora.” Hope called her with deep seriousness.
Aurora Wood froze, not knowing how to respond, “Ah?”
Hope tapped on Aurora’s forehead lightly, “You seem to have a lot of free time.”
“Later, during rounds, you can join,” said Hope before getting up to leave.
“…”
In the inpatient department.
There were five doctors making rounds together. Hope stoically walked in front, with an authoritative stride, flipping through the patient’s charts and fluently responding to questions from several doctors.
“The recovery’s going well, but you must take your medication on time. Later, Doctor Wood will take you for a check-up, and if everything looks good, you can go home to recover,” Hope concluded the briefing with a serene smile. She closed the patient’s chart, walked out of the ward, and proceeded to the next one.
“Little Hope.”
Just as she exited the door, a deep magnetic voice called out from behind.
Hope turned to see Benjamin Myers approaching gracefully, “Are you doing rounds?”
“Mhm, what about you? Isn’t your department busy?”
“It’s all right. I just finished surgery. They told me you were doing rounds, so I came to see you.”
“To see me? Is something the matter?”
Benjamin Myers, holding a bottle of medicinal alcohol in his slender, fair hand and arching his brows slightly, handed it to Hope, “I knew you wouldn’t remember to apply the medicine.”
Only then did Hope remember the wound on her arm. Suddenly, her wrist felt warm, seized by the man’s large hand as Benjamin Myers placed the bottle in Hope’s palm.
“Being a doctor yourself, don’t you know that not applying medicine properly can slow the healing?” he chided gently.
“…” Hope stared at Benjamin Myers, momentarily stunned.
Benjamin Myers, noticing Hope’s expression, couldn’t help but gently tousle her soft hair, “What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?”
Hope, startled by Benjamin’s affectionate gesture, shrank back slightly. The words Willow had inadvertently mentioned floated through her mind: because Uncle Benjamin likes Mommy.
“Cough…” The thought itself startled Hope.
As her mind raced, she unconsciously shook her head.
Impossible, such a ridiculous thought.
When Benjamin Myers heard Hope cough and noticed her flushed face, he asked with concern, “Little Hope, are you feeling unwell?”
Hope snapped back to reality, suddenly remembering Benjamin Myers mentioning he had someone he liked, so his feelings for her must only be that of an elder brother to a younger sister.
Besides, Benjamin Myers had always been genteel and amiable to everyone; she was just overthinking it.
Hope quickly regained composure and answered with a relaxed smile, “No, thank you.”
Relieved she was alright, Benjamin Myers relaxed.
Aurora Wood, standing to the side, couldn’t help but click her tongue, “Oh my, are you two showing off your love in public now?”
“Aurora, don’t talk nonsense.” Maybe because she hadn’t fully recovered from her own thoughts, Hope’s voice inadvertently rose sharply at Aurora’s comment.
Aurora Wood was caught off guard by Hope’s intense reaction, but Benjamin Myers’ look at Hope was hard to misinterpret. His gaze was tender and doting, as if she was the only one in his eyes, not leaving room for anyone else. Aurora felt overwhelmed, just like watching a romantic TV drama.
It wasn’t just Aurora who was engrossed. Many nurses, doctors, and even patients and their families couldn’t help but take a second glance at the attractive pair.
The whispers among the nurses couldn’t help but carry a hint of jealousy, “Look, it’s Doctor Myers and Doctor Williams. What a handsome couple they make, don’t they?”
“How can they be a match? Our Doctor Myers is so handsome. How could a woman with impure intentions like Doctor Williams deserve him? She must have bewitched our Doctor Myers.”
“Exactly, how could Doctor Williams ever be worthy of Doctor Myers? He’s the pride of the medical world, so handsome and gentle. The last time he spoke to me, I felt like Doctor Myers was the gentlest man in the world, without equal.”
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“Not to mention, I heard Doctor Myers comes from a good family, a young master of nobility, rich and handsome with excellent medical skills. Where can you find a man like that?”
Amidst the rustling gossip, Hope felt the weight of the gazes upon her, as if she had accumulated ten thousand tons of resentment.
Benjamin Myers was indeed charming; handsome, with a gentle and genteel demeanor, a perfect gentleman, and a skilled doctor. From his first day at work, he became the idol of all the female staff in the hospital.
Because of the support Benjamin Myers showed for her at the conference, Hope, too, became a focus of hospital gossip.
Hope shook her head with resignation.
“Benjamin, I think we should keep our distance while at the hospital.”