Chapter 63

Chapter 63

But at this moment, no matter how furious Nicole felt, she couldn't let it show. Matthew despised women who were jealous and possessive.

"Matthew, I had no idea Sophie was actually a Chief of Cardiac Surgery."

He turned to look at Sophie.

How had he never noticed before that this woman could actually treat patients and save lives?

Perhaps she'd secretly studied medicine for a year behind his back and was just fooling everyone.

Looking at Dr. Bailey, Matthew figured the man wasn't particularly bright either—probably easy enough for Sophie to deceive.

With this thought, Matthew's discomfort eased somewhat.

Nicole could read Matthew's expression perfectly. She glanced at Sophie, steadied her emotions, and smiled. "You're quite impressive."

Though her words were complimentary, Nicole's gaze only lingered on Sophie's face for a moment before she turned back to Dr. Bailey with another suggestion. "Since Sophie is a doctor here, Matthew, why don't we have her conduct my examination?"

She looked at Dr. Bailey. "Would that be acceptable?"

Whether doctor or nurse, both served patients, didn't they?

As a premium client of this hospital, Nicole could still make Sophie serve her just as she'd served Matthew.

With this thought in mind, Nicole added pointedly, "Dr. Bailey, Matthew donated a hundred sets of equipment to your hospital. Surely you wouldn't forbid me from choosing my own physician?"

Seeing Nicole's insistence on using Sophie, everyone fell silent.

After all, no matter how skilled a doctor might be, they still had to respect the patient's or patient's family's wishes, didn't they?

Even Dr. Bailey had to consider such requests.

That's what everyone assumed.

Matthew could tell Nicole was being deliberate, but he had no intention of stopping her from making such demands in front of him.

Sophie had deceived him—teaching her a lesson was only appropriate.

At this moment, Matthew spoke up. "Dr. Bailey, we're all friends here. Having Sophie handle Nicole's examination would put my mind at ease."

After speaking, Matthew looked at Sophie with a serious expression. "Sophie, Nicole's health is delicate and she can't stand for long periods. I'll trouble you to wheel her to the examination room."

Hearing this, the onlookers began whispering among themselves.

See? What difference did it make being a chief physician? She still had to serve patients.

Dr. Bailey glanced at Matthew, then back at Sophie, clearly conflicted.

Sophie was the chief physician he'd spent a fortune to recruit, but Matthew was the investor who'd donated a hundred pieces of medical equipment.

He couldn't afford to offend either of them, but from Nicole's attitude, it was clear she wouldn't be satisfied until Sophie submitted. What should he do?

Just as Dr. Bailey was at his wit's end, Sophie spoke.

"Dr. Bailey, according to the law, physicians have the right to personal dignity and safety during their professional activities. If hospital personnel experience harassment or insulting behavior, they may report it to superiors and terminate the consultation."

Sophie paused, looking at Dr. Bailey as she continued. "Dr. Bailey, Mr. Moore is my ex, and Ms. Garcia is his friend. She's deliberately attempting to humiliate me personally, so I have the right to refuse to treat this patient."

"Furthermore, since this patient takes pleasure in trampling on my dignity, I will pursue legal action to protect my rights as an individual."

Her words finished.

The room fell completely silent. Everyone stared at Sophie in shock.

This was incredibly bold!

The onlookers had assumed Sophie would lower her head and comply with Ms. Garcia's demands.

But they never expected Sophie to invoke the law itself!

The mocking comments instantly ceased, and colleagues in the department looked at Sophie with newfound admiration.

Daring to challenge the authority of capitalists—this was a formidable woman!

Nicole's smile froze on her face.

Sophie was refusing to treat her—and threatening to sue her!

That bitch! That bitch!

Dr. Bailey's eyes widened.

This gave him an instant headache. He turned to Matthew with an apologetic smile. "Mr. Moore, Sophie just started today, she might not be quite adjusted yet..."

Matthew's face had already darkened. "Dr. Bailey, it seems I need to reconsider the placement of those hundred pieces of medical equipment."

Dr. Bailey's smile vanished.

At that moment, Sophie opened her phone, pulled up the detailed personal profile she'd sent to Dr. Bailey's email before arriving, enlarged the most important section, and held it where he could see it clearly. "Dr. Bailey may not have thoroughly reviewed my personal profile. You can examine it more carefully now."

Dr. Bailey looked puzzled.

He didn't understand why Sophie was suddenly asking him to re-examine her profile.

But he looked where Sophie's finger pointed anyway.

Two extremely concise lines of text made Dr. Bailey's pupils contract sharply.

"Mr. Moore, I will promptly compile usage statistics for the hundred pieces of medical equipment you donated, and I will also withdraw any equipment not yet in use. As for equipment currently in operation, I will purchase it at original price to terminate our future cooperation. If you're dissatisfied with how our hospital handles this, I can authorize compensation at double the equipment's value on behalf of the hospital."

Dr. Bailey paused, then turned to Nicole. "Ms. Garcia, due to your disrespect toward our hospital's physicians, we will refuse treatment. Your future follow-up appointments will not be accepted at this facility."

Everyone was stunned.

Had Dr. Bailey lost his mind?

Matthew's face darkened like a storm cloud. "Dr. Bailey, you'd better think this through!"

Nicole was livid. "Dr. Bailey, what exactly do you mean? Do you understand what it means to offend the Moore family?!"

In her fury, Nicole dropped her gentle act entirely.

Five minutes later, Matthew and Nicole were escorted out by hospital security.

Sophie followed Dr. Bailey to his office.

Everyone watched as Dr. Bailey offended both Matthew and Nicole for Sophie's sake, and instantly their perception of her shifted.

That very day, Dr. Bailey not only had his assistant arrange a private office for Sophie, but also directly transferred the Type A aortic dissection surgery research protocol from Philip to her.

He assigned her a team to continue research on an upgraded version of the Type A aortic dissection procedure.

In an instant, Sophie's legend spread throughout the hospital. Some speculated she was a top-tier physician from abroad, and Dr. Bailey was doing this to have her anchor the cardiac surgery department and introduce advanced foreign medical techniques.

So Dr. Bailey was just using Sophie, and once the medical technology was implemented, he'd dismiss her.

Others speculated that Sophie and Dr. Bailey had an improper relationship, and to keep her happy, Dr. Bailey was willing to offend the Moore family.

People speculated all sorts of things.

But regardless of Sophie's background, everyone unanimously decided to keep their distance from her—self-preservation came first.

Looking at the clean, bright office, Sophie was in a fairly good mood. But just then, the office door was kicked open from outside.

"Sophie!"