"Even though Dr. Shadow has a collaborative deal going on with our hospital, she doesn't take any patients," Alan stated as a reminder for Mildred.
In fact, it'd be extremely difficult for Mildred to see Dr. Shadow in person, let alone get her illness treated by her.
"I don't care! I know you want me dead! I won't believe you! I don't want to get treated unless you're able to bring Dr. Shadow here! I'm not leaving this spot otherwise!"
Mildred firmly pressed the brake button on the wheelchair. She couldn't care less about her reputation and appearance at all, for she started throwing a massive fit in the corridor.
She did all she could to cause a ruckus, be it wailing or screaming at the top of her lungs. Lilith's words did little to appease her.
There were a lot of people walking down the corridor leading to the inpatient department. They shot weird looks in Mildred's direction. Some of them even muttered to each other about her tantrum.
When Gino heard the ruckus, he exited the ward to check on the situation. Needless to say, he was embarrassed to acknowledge Mildred as his grandmother.
"Hera, what should we do? Grandma demands to see Dr. Shadow right now!" he said to Hera as he turned around to look at her.
Hera had already put on her headphones at that time. She continued playing the game on her phone with one leg crossed over the other while sitting on the chair comfortably. Clearly, she didn't care about the situation at all.
"Hera?" Gino approached her, intending to take her headphones away. He was about to reach for the headphones when Hera slapped his hand away.
Hera didn't even bother looking up from her phone. "She'll be too tired to continue throwing the fit once she wears herself out."
Gino didn't know what to say. For a moment, he wondered if Hera truly was Mildred's biological granddaughter.
While Hera was perfectly capable of being calm and uncaring toward the ruckus, others found it difficult to do the same. Alan, in particular, was starting to get antsy.
Those who weren't in the loop might think Mildred's tantrum stemmed from her displeasure with the hospital's services and treatment. If this were to continue, the recuperation rate of other patients might be affected. Not only that, but it would definitely wreck the hospital's reputation.
In the end, everyone was left without a choice. Lilith had to yield to Mildred's unreasonable demand.
"Alright, Mom. I'll go get Dr. Shadow in a while. Can we go back to the ward first? Let's not affect others, okay?"
"I want you to go find Dr. Shadow now! Otherwise, I'm not going back to the ward!" Mildred insisted stubbornly.
"Alright, alright."
Lilith didn't want Mildred to continue throwing that fit of hers, so she asked Alan and the head nurse to take Mildred back to the ward. Then, she headed toward the top floor.
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