Chapter 219 How Dare You Hit Her
How could Nancy not know what Jessie was thinking? She was timid but sinister and scheming.
The villain might be someone like Jessie.
Jessie rolled her eyes and said, "Director Nancy, just treat her like the child that she is. Don't lose your cool with her." Nancy shrugged, "It doesn't matter. I'm not particularly close with her."
"That's good. Keep it that way. Director Nancy, I'm leaving now." Jessie smiled before she stood up and walked out.
"Okay," Nancy said to Jessie's retreating figure coldly.
Back in her office, Jessie thought about the situation for a while and felt more and more uneasy. She wanted to know the truth, but she didn't know if she could handle it. What on earth did Anna do to Nancy? And how did Nancy fight back?
Jessie was worried about it but now that she had an idea, she was caught in a situation where she couldn't ask anyone about it.
Now, Anna and Nancy were both calm. And Jessie was the one stressing about it!
Anna was also distracted during the operation.
Although her father had helped her cover up the situation, she knew that someone must have been following her, or else she wouldn't have anything on her record. Who could it be?
Was it Nancy?
Anna continued to ponder over this question as the nurse, Erin, approached her.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Anna asked, raising her eyebrows at the nurse.
"I just put the patient on a drip." Erin didn't know much about Anna. She didn't trust anyone, except Nancy.
"Erin, I think you are nothing but Nancy's dog. You are even willing to be bossed around by her! Tell me, how much did she pay to buy your loyalty? Humph!" Anna said arrogantly.
Erin was a timid person who hated confrontation. She didn't want to provoke Anna at all. This situation had escalated too quickly for her, and she just wanted to leave.
Before she could make her exit, Anna grabbed her arm and asked, "I asked you a question. Tell me how much Nancy paid you. How about I give you double that amount?"
Erin was starting to get anxious that her face turned red. "Dr. Nancy is not the kind of person. She didn't give me anything."
"Humph, she didn't give you any benefits? So you're doing all this for free? How pathetic! How could you be willing to follow her?" Anna sneered arrogantly.
"If you don't believe me, that's on you. Whatever I told you is the truth," Erin argued. Her face was completely red now.
"Oh? Then, I was right. You were born to be Nancy's bitch!"
"Why, you-" Jessie might be devious but no one could top Anna's viciousness.
Erin might appear weak but when push came to shove, she would stand up to protect what little self-esteem she had. She raised her hand and slapped Anna hard.
But she was too short. Anna grabbed her hand before her slap could land on her face.
"Bitch, how dare you hit me? I can make you lose your job in a minute. Do you understand?" Anna gritted her teeth and returned the slap to Erin.
"Ah!" Erin gasped out in pain and fell to the ground.
Anna snorted arrogantly and left the other woman clutching her cheek in her hand.
Erin cried silently.
She did nothing wrong. She was just being kind. Why would Anna bully her?
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. She covered her face and went back to the nursing station.
"Erin, what happened with your face?" someone asked.
"Don't worry about it. I just bumped into the wall." She didn't want the situation to get worse. With practically no background, she couldn't afford to offend Anna any more. It was best to keep the incident to herself.
But even so, her tears kept falling from her eyes.
"Erin, Director Nancy asked for Boyd's record," someone said to her.
"Okay, I'll go now," She answered. She rummaged for Boyd's record and went to Nancy's office.
"Director Nancy, this is Boyd's record. Here you go." Erin put it on the desk.
Then, she lowered her head gently.
"Okay," Nancy answered. She wasn't paying attention to Erin's entrance, but she heard something off in her voice. Looking up, she inspected the nurse's face.
Her face and eyes were red. It was obvious that she had been crying.
"Erin, what happened with your face?" Nancy asked in surprise.
"Nothing. I'm fine, Director Nancy," she said even as tears kept falling from her eyes.
Erin was a weak woman but she was an adult after all. She wouldn't cry for no reason. Something must have happened.
The first thought that came to Nancy's mind was something must have happened to her family. So she said, "Erin, if there is anything that needs my help, just tell me. I'll do everything I can to help you out." "Director Nancy, no..." Erin whispered.
"What?" With a frown, she said, "Erin, I consider you as my friend. You don't need to hide anything from me. Please tell me what's wrong."
At her gentle and kind words, Erin began to sob. She began in broken words, "It's Anna..."
"Did she hit you?"
Erin nodded.
Nancy was furious. How could Anna hit a nurse? Erin was from the Second Pediatric Department. Anna could come to her if she had anything. Why did she hit Erin? What right did she have to do that?
"Did you do anything to provoke her?" Nancy asked.
"Nothing! She said I was a bitch that followed you..." Erin couldn't tell her what Anna said. She bit her lips and tears kept falling.
Nancy grabbed her arm and walked out of her office with Erin in tow.
"Director Nancy, I'm fine. It doesn't hurt. Let it go. You don't have to confront Anna about it. She has a powerful background. Let's not provoke her!" Erin rattled off anxiously.
"Humph, does she think she's the only one with a privileged background? I don't believe she could be any more powerful than Charles! Don't be afraid. I'll back you up!" Nancy rarely mentioned Charles. Not in general and most especially, not at work. She tried so hard not to bring his name up at all. It meant a lot to her to achieve her goals by herself.
But today, she was really pissed off by Anna, especially after she saw the humility of Erin.
Since Erin's incident with Jessie, she had been working very carefully, fearing that she would make a mistake. She came to work first and left late. She was afraid of getting into any more trouble because of her carelessness.
Erin was so cautious and she was still bullied by Anna. How could Nancy not be angry?
So, Nancy dragged her and rushed to the First Pediatric Department.
"Dr. Anna, please explain why you hurt Erin!" Nancy shouted at Anna as soon as she entered Jessie's office.
"What's wrong, Director Nancy?" Jessie asked immediately.
"I'm asking Anna, not you!" Rage hummed all over Nancy as she stared at Anna and said, "Anna, Erin is in my department. If she did something wrong, just tell me. Why would you hit her? Who gave you the right?"
Anna smiled. "Oh, Director Nancy, don't listen to that bitch's nonsense. How could I hit her? She walked and accidentally bumped into me."
As she spoke, she walked up to Erin and looked down her nose with a contemptuous smile. "Right, Erin?"
"I...I..." Erin stammered. It felt like her tongue froze and she couldn't say anything else.