"Dr. Dawson, I need to keep working, could you slap some ointment on my nose?" Cornelia reckoned that showing up to clients with ointment on her nose was a better look than turning up with a swollen schnoz.
Bam…
Marcus slammed the file he was holding onto the desk, "Going to work with a wound, do you think the Hartley Group can't function without you? Or do you want people to think I, Marcus, am a hard-ass boss?"
Cornelia, "......"
What was up with him? Was he in a bad mood? Or maybe he was all worked up for some reason and couldn’t vent. If that was the case, he should go home and chill out with his wife, and not take it out on the innocent folks.
Dr. Dawson explained, "Putting ointment on will slow down the recovery, but the quickest way to recover is to go home and rest."
Cornelia didn't take her injury too seriously, she chuckled, "It's okay if the recovery is slow, as long as it doesn't affect my image too much and doesn't give the Hartley Group a bad rep."
Dr. Dawson glanced at Marcus, "Ahem, Cornelia, don't take this lightly just because it's a minor injury. Even small wounds can get infected. We should take this seriously."
Cornelia looked a bit helpless, "Dr. Dawson..."
"Go home and rest. Now." Marcus stared at Cornelia, unblinking.
Even Skyler herself wasn’t as anxious as Cornelia right now Her nose was swollen, but she was so nonchalant about it, and still thinking about going to work. He really didn't know whether to praise her or scold her.
Cornelia sniffled, "Please let me keep working. If I go home with nothing to do, I'll just keep thinking about my nose and it might hurt even more."
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