Veronica McCarthy chuckled awkwardly and said, "This bird is quite interesting."
After speaking, she instinctively reached out to touch the parrot, to display her generosity and let bygones be bygones.
However, she didn't understand the parrot's nature.
Parrots should not be touched randomly; they might nip at people.
Without hesitation, Polly bit Veronica McCarthy hard, causing her to take two steps back, turning her face pale.
Polly said, "Hmph, daring to show off insignificant skills before an expert? Tremble before the mighty heavenly dragon!"
Veronica McCarthy remained silent.
The onlookers were speechless.
Josh Crawford clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "Haha! Well done, Polly!"
He had disliked this doctor for a while now, even though she hadn't said anything or deliberately tried to get close to his dad to play innocent.
But he felt she had ulterior motives towards his father.
"Let's go, let's go! Liam!" Josh Crawford didn't want to stay longer.
Zachary Crawford had already changed his clothes and jumped off the bed. He exclaimed, "Let's go!"
Little did he know that as soon as he landed, he stepped on the monitor's wire.
He couldn't believe his bad luck. He had only lightly stepped on it, but it caused the bedside monitor to crash down.
The ECG monitor resembled a small television, reminiscent of black and white TVs from the 70s and 80s, and it was quite heavy.
Zachary Crawford was startled, but the ECG monitor didn't hit him; instead, it landed on Veronica McCarthy's toe.
It hit her toe directly, causing even more pain.
"Ah..." Veronica McCarthy cried of surprise and pain. She was on the verge of screaming a string of expletives: "You...!"
Zachary Crawford glanced back and Veronica McCarthy quickly changed her tone, saying, "I'll suggest to the nurse another day to be careful with the ECG monitor wires..."
No one paid attention to her. Lilly Crawford was carried by Anthony Crawford, while Josh Crawford held Lilly Crawford's hand, and Liam Crawford held Zachary Crawford. Anthony Crawford stood up and scooped Lilly Crawford into his arms.
During his business trip, he couldn't see Lilly Crawford at all. Now that he was back, he felt like he couldn't hold her enough.
Veronica McCarthy stood alone in the hospital room, feeling awkward and ashamed.
"Damn it..." she gritted her teeth. "What's so special about them? Looking down on people!"
"One day, I will successfully step into the Crawford family and become one of you!"
Not to mention, the Crawford family has two children who carry McCarthy blood!
She would have patience and wait to see!
**
They left the hospital.
Liam Crawford, who remained silent, glanced at his older brother and hesitated, saying, "Brother, that watch seems to be yours."
Zachary Crawford suddenly remembered something. Yes, his uncle had such a watch, kept in the study.
Josh Crawford paused for a moment and realized, "That purple watch! No wonder it looked somewhat familiar. It's just like my dad's!"
Liam Crawford hesitated to speak and said, "There were actually two versions of that purple watch."
The two versions of the watch had slight differences.
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