My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 124

Rachel had not expected Sheila to contact her again.

Sheila was not as emotional as she had been before. Perhaps, going through this difficult time had changed her.

"Dr. Rachel, I want to ask you about my sister one more time."

Leaning back on the car hood, Rachel closed her eyes, wondering why she was so determined.

"I already told you everything I know." Her throat was so dry that she could barely speak.

Sheila was prepared this time. But, she did not immediately respond. There was silence at the other end of the phone.

A car honked somewhere in the background for ten seconds before fading. "May I ask about my sister's prescription?" Sheila asked. "Did you know about Dr. Kevin prescribing the wrong medicine? You never even told me that! Why would you say you already told me everything?"

Rachel was taken aback. She did not know how Sheila had found out.

There were too many people in the hospital. Anyone could have told her.

Rachel answered very cautiously, "Kevin didn't prescribe the wrong medicine. We just had an argument over one of the medicines." ■d

Rachel was not telling a lie nor covering up for Kevin.

Kevin had turned a deaf ear when she had asked him to use the imported medicine. But, it was the direct cause to the death of the patient.

The delay in taking action had eventually cost the patient her life.

It was simply a medical accident. The doctor in charge should not be punished based on this event alone.

However, Rachel was regretful that she hadn't insisted that Kevin should change the medicine.

Perhaps the patient could not have made it.

Rachel now explained that she wasn't the patient's attending doctor,

so she was unaware of the patient's condition after the operation.

Rachel still believed that the medicine was not the main cause of death,

though she didn't see the complete treatment record of the patient.

Despite the fact that the executive had asked them to tell what they knew to the patient's family, Rachel suspected that he could've hidden something quite easily if he wanted to.

Hence, if Sheila had wanted to investigate her sister's death, she could only have done so by asking for the treatment record or through a complete body check.

Sheila was not convinced at all. She thought ■d

Rachel was just making an excuse to cover up for the doctor who had killed her sister.

"Do you even deserve to be a doctor?" she questioned Rachel, anger evident in her voice. "Do you have no concept of medical ethics? Absolutely inhuman! If someone you loved had died, could you have listened to all these excuses? You will be held accountable for this! I will not let this matter be buried."

Sheila slammed the phone down without waiting for a response. With the phone still on her ear, Rachel silently listened to the dial tone. Her head was aching now.

She sat in her car, her head throbbing. She hadn't even slept last night because of all the work she had. Rachel could barely breathe.

The call from Sheila had left her restless. Recalling her past twenty years as a doctor, she could not remember a time when she had been under this much pressure.

The feeling of uneasiness swept over her even though she hadn't even been responsible.

Perhaps she could help Sheila investigate her sister's death, Rachel mused.

But, was it even her responsibility to do that? She hadn't even part of the team since the beginning. She couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong.

Rachel could not point the finger at Kevin. She could only fill in Sheila about what she knew.

However, it was clear that Sheila didn't believe her. Rachel took her phone out and dialed the ■d

executive. When she spoke, her voice was a little hoarse. Coughing twice, she asked, "Are you free right now, Executive Fang? There is something I have to tell you."

The next day, the patient who had passed just three nights ago was long forgotten.

The hospital had new patients to attend to every day, new families came in who did not cause any trouble. Even the doctors were at ease, including Kevin.

When the executive had ordered them to not discuss this issue with anyone, everyone had been afraid that something bad was inevitable.

But, peace was in the air.

Lucas had called to tell her that he would be flying back to Ninwell City in the evening, unaware of what had happened at the hospital.

Rachel hadn't told him either. She was happy that he was coming back.

After she hung up, she turned around only to come face to face with Kevin. She was startled, especially after noticing that his face had gone pale.

She pressed her hand to her chest, calming herself. "Kevin, what's up?"

He took a couple of steps towards her. Though his face was pale, his eyes had an odd shine to them. He just started at Rachel, not uttering a word.

She felt scared by his intense gaze feeling that there was something wrong with him.