When Kingsley reached the office of the head of cardiology department, he heard Jude talking over the phone. "Hey, don't worry, Larry! Cough—cough—"
"Yes, that's right. Director Church has said that as soon as the donation of one million has come in, he'll give both our departments 200 thousand as research budget."
"Hahaha, cough. Don't worry, it'll be up to us, the heads of department, to decide how to spend that money!"
Jude kept coughing feebly as he spoke. It was clear that he had not fully recovered from the blow he received from Kingsley the other day.
Just as he was about to chortle into the phone...
Bang!
His office door was kicked open.
Jude jumped in shock, but once he saw
Kingsley's dark face, his eyes narrowed.
"It's you?!"
Jude shifted his glasses, which revealed the flash of malevolence in his eyes.
"Give me a moment, Larry. Something's come up. I'll call you right back as soon as I've dealt with it."
He gave a short explanation before ending the call.
"Do you still recognize me, Dr. Lynch?"
Kingsley's tone was frosty as he stepped into the office.
"I'd recognize you anywhere!" Jude pointed to his chest with a murderous expression on his face. "I was hospitalized for two weeks thanks to what you did to me! I haven't even fully recovered yet!"
Kingsley did not dwell on these unimportant things. He got straight to the point and asked, "Where's Dr. Kramer?"
"Alice Kramer?" Jude sneered. "You have the gall to ask about her? Do you think you'd be
able to stand here right now if it wasn't for her offering to resign in order to save you? I would've gotten you arrested by now!"
Jude gave Kingsley a once-over before snorting derisively. "I have no Peking idea what Dr. Kramer was thinking. Why did she give up her career for a bum like you? But thanks to you, Alice has become the stepping stone for the young Dr. Church's career. Director Church has even given me an additional 75 thousand for research as compensation!"
As soon as Jude finished speaking, a young doctor came striding in. "Is everything alright, Dr. Lynch? I heard some commotion."
The sound of the door slamming after Kingsley kicked it open had drawn quite a crowd of doctors and nurses. This young doctor, Beau Woolley, was on good terms with Jude, so he decided to step in and ask.
Beau Woolley lived up to his name. He was a dashing young man who stole the hearts of many young women at the hospital, including several nurses who were standing at the door and staring at him with adoring eyes.
Beau eyed Kingsley for a moment before asking Jude, "What's going on, Dr. Lynch? Should I get the security guards we just hired to come over?"
Before Jude could respond, Kingsley commented coolly, "Don't bother calling them. They're not here anymore."
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