Chapter 3 Don't Pretend to be Strong

Just then, Ashley's phone rang in her pocket.

It was an international call and Ashley winced at the cost, but answered it anyway.

"Wood, I've arranged a blind date for you. Be a good girl and go meet him!" Sarah's voice came through the phone.

Sarah Fox was a B-list celebrity and also Ashley's best friend. Because Ashley wasn't as outgoing as other girls, Sarah always called her "wood".

"Sarah, what ad are you shooting overseas this time? Can you ask the sponsor for some donations? I can donate them to an orphanage," Ashley deliberately changed the subject.

"I'm shooting an ad for sanitary pads."

"............"

Sarah said with a bit of impatience, "Even if you try to change the subject, it won't work. You need to go on this blind date. If I had a daughter like you, I'd strangle her. That scumbag Steven not only betrayed you but also had the audacity to invite you to his wedding. He's just trying to bully you. Are you just going to stay single and let him win? "

Steven Jeremy, He was her colleague, and they saw each other every day.

He was also her boyfriend of three years. She foolishly believed in him, but he secretly hooked up with Jessica George ,the hospital director's daughter, and ruthlessly betrayed her.

"Sarah, I..." She also wanted to take revenge on Steven, but revenge wasn't that easy.

Perhaps because Sarah was on a tight schedule overseas, her voice sounded a bit urgent, "Wood, I have something to do now. I'll have my assistant send you the time and location of the blind date later."

"Whether you like the man I introduce to you or not, you must go and meet him. I know you look like nothing's wrong now, but don't hide in your shell while I'm not in the country."

"Be good! Don't pretend to be strong in front of others, especially not in front of me."

After saying that, Sarah hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Ashley suddenly felt a sourness in her eyes and blinked away the moisture in her eyelashes with force.

Sarah, this dead woman, why does she understand her so well? She saw through her at a glance.

Perhaps she still rejected blind dates.

But this was Sarah's concern for her, and she couldn't refuse it.

Since that night.

Daniel disappeared completely from Ashley's life without leaving a trace.

It seemed that the night of danger and his new and old injuries were just an illusion of hers.

Busy work made her too busy to think about his whereabouts.

On the contrary

The hospital director's daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Steven, always showed off in front of her.

Ashley focused on her work and never confronted Jessica head-on, but instead made Jessica unable to find any faults with her.

Today, Ashley finished her morning shift and was about to go home to rest when she received a notification that she had to return to work temporarily. The hospital received orders from the military to receive a group of wounded patients who were injured while on duty.

These patients were different from ordinary patients. On the one hand, their injuries were very serious, and on the other hand, the military instructed the hospital to spare no effort to treat them.

Ashley rushed into the emergency room, dressed in her white coat.

Steven had already assessed the injuries of two soldiers and was preparing to perform surgery. Along with Ashley, the daughter of the hospital director, Jessica, had also arrived.

There were a total of nine injured patients, four of whom were in critical condition. The other five were injured to varying degrees but were not life-threatening.

Steven was already at his limit performing surgery on two patients simultaneously, and Ashley's ability was not yet on par with his.

"Ashley, I'll go in first," Steven said solemnly.

"I understand."

The only option now was for Ashley to choose the more severely injured patient to operate on first, then immediately move on to the second one after the first surgery was completed.

Jessica could see Ashley's plan and coldly spoke up, "Ashley, there's not enough time for that. The only way is for you to perform one surgery and for me to perform the other. If you perform both surgeries and time runs out, the second patient will be in danger."

Ashley's temple throbbed as she heard Jessica's slightly noisy voice. She furrowed her brows and said, "Jessica, remember that you're only an intern doctor and your surgical experience is insufficient. Your ability is not enough to perform this surgery. Stay here and observe the condition of the other injured person, take conservative emergency measures, and wait for me to come over to the operating room."

After Ashley finished speaking, the surgical nurse helped her change into a surgical gown and she entered the first operating room to perform surgery.

Jessica looked coldly at Ashley and her gaze was as venomous as ever. What was she saying?

Between herself and Ashley, hadn't Steven chosen her?

Ashley said her ability was not enough, but Jessica still wanted to prove how strong she was in her own way.

Jessica composed herself and turned to Megan Fox , the nurse beside her, saying in a low voice, "Megan, help me change into a surgical gown. I'll perform this soldier's surgery."

Megan knew Jessica's identity, but she still dutifully reminded her, "Without permission from Dr. Ashley or Dr. Steven, you can't perform this surgery."

"I can't?" Jessica sneered and asked back, "Megan, do you know what you're saying? Since I said I'll do it, I'll do it. If I dare to do it, then I'll be responsible for this surgery. Stop talking nonsense and help me with the surgery."

Megan felt uneasy about it, but she was just a nurse after all, and Jessica was the daughter of the hospital director. She could only grit her teeth and help Jessica change into a surgical gown.

Jessica entered the second operating room and began performing surgery on the anesthetized soldier. In Jessica's eyes, this was just a liver rupture caused by external trauma. It wasn't too difficult for her, and she could handle it perfectly fine. Ashley had just underestimated her.

"N," Megan handed over the ultrasonic scalpel.

The surgery went relatively smoothly.

Although Jessica still had some shortcomings in certain details, overall she did a good job.

Just as Megan was finally able to relax, suddenly, bright red blood splattered coldly onto Jessica's face and hands.

"Hiss," Jessica could feel the heat of the blood and subconsciously took a deep breath. She immediately looked at the patient's liver and saw blood continuously pouring out from the side of the liver, and it was flowing more and more. The patient wearing an oxygen mask had a pale face and his chest was heaving as he began coughing.